About this webinar
As the RSV maternal vaccination programme rolls-out across the UK, this webinar will discuss the epidemiology of RSV, the vaccine, the prevention options and the winter challenges that lie ahead.
Topic covered
- The epidemiology of RSV
- An overview of prevention options - maternal vaccination and monoclonal
- An explanation of the JCVI decision
- Maternal vaccination and why - success - tetanus/pertussis
- Details of the RSV maternal vaccine and how it will be delivered in maternity and primary care
- How to talk confidently with families about this programme to help promote it, helping to reduce the burden of RSV disease and its sequelae in paediatrics
- What to expect this winter
Speakers
Dr Elizabeth Whittaker
Professor of Practice, Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology |Chairperson | British Paediatric Allergy Infection and Immunity Group (BPAIIG)
Dr Liz Whittaker is Senior Clinical Lecturer in paediatric infectious diseases and immunology. She divides her time between Imperial College London and the Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, St. Marys Hospital, London where she is a Consultant.
Dr Alison Kent
Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Alison Kent is a paediatric infectious diseases (PID) consultant at Evelina London Children’s Hospital looking after children with unusual and severe infections and providing advice to referring hospitals across a large geographocal area.
Dr Conall Watson
Consultant Epidemiologist – RSV lead | Head of Respiratory Virus Section – secondary care and outcomes, Immunisation and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Division
Conall Watson is a consultant epidemiologist and RSV lead in the Immunisation and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Division in the UK Health Security Agency. Conall’s team have provided evidence and clinical leadership for the introduction of the national RSV immunisation programmes for infant protection and older adults, and are responsible for impact surveillance in England.
For more information
Please contact the RCPCH Education Team by email: rcpch.learning@rcpch.ac.uk