117 - Hepatitis Outbreak in Children: What We Know and How We Got Here

Friday, October 21, 2022

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM US ET

Location: 150 AB

Watch the live stream on the conference website.

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Hayley Gans, MD

Clinical Professor
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
William Steinbach, MD

Robert H. Fiser, Jr., MD Endowed Chair in Pediatrics Chair, Department of Pediatrics Associate Dean for Child Health College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Pediatrician-in-Chief, Arkansas Children’s
Arkansas Children's, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR, United States

Disclosure(s): Sfunga Therapeutics: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)

Faculty(s)

Jacqueline Tate, PhD

Lead, Epidemiology Team, Viral Gastroenteritis Branch
Division of Viral Diseases
Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
NG

Neil Gupta

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Sema Mandal, MBBS, MSc, DTM&H, MRCP, FFPH

Consultant Epidemiologist, Head of Hepatitis Section
UK Health Security Agency
London, United Kingdom

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Hayley Gans, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

William Steinbach, MD: Sfunga Therapeutics: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)

Jacqueline E. Tate, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Neil Gupta: No financial relationships to disclose

Sema Mandal, MBBS, MSc, DTM&H, MRCP, FFPH: No financial relationships to disclose

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit

No CPE credits offered

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

describe the current understanding of the cause of hepatitis outbreaks in the United States and the United Kingdom;
discuss the investigation of the hepatitis outbreaks in the United States and the United Kingdom and the impact the pandemic has had on current strategies

Presentations:

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM US ET

UK Discovery and Investigation: Hepatitis of Unknown Cause in Children
Speaker: Sema Mandal, MBBS, MSc, DTM&H, MRCP, FFPH – UK Health Security Agency
10:55 AM – 11:20 AM US ET

The U.S. Investigation: Hepatitis of Unknown Cause in Children
Speaker: Jacqueline E. Tate, PhD – Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC
11:20 AM – 11:45 AM US ET

Outbreak Investigations: What Have We Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic
Speaker: Neil Gupta