Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast17 Aug

A Path to Protection Podcast: Purposeful Solutions to Power Up Influenza Vaccine Uptake

Currently, annual influenza vaccination is recommended for everyone 6 months of age or older who do not have a contraindication, but vaccine uptake was suboptimal among adults and children during the most recent season. In anticipation of influenza season, tune into to this podcast featuring audio from a live webinar to listen as experts Mary Barna Bridgeman, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, and Jana Shaw, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP, FPIDS, discuss the 2025-2026 influenza season and explore strategies to improve your confidence in optimizing influenza vaccine uptake for pediatric and adult patients. To download the accompanying slides, and view additional activities, visit the program page.

Topics covered in this podcast include:

Influenza Uptake and Viral Activity During the 2025-2026 Season
Influenza Vaccine Selection
The Influenza Vaccine Dosing Algorithm for Children Aged 6 Months Through 8 Years
Comparative Analysis of Immune Response to Seasonal Inactivated Influenza Vaccines
Preferential Recommendations for Older Adults
Strategies to Improve Outcomes for the 2026-2027 Season

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Presenters:

Mary Barna Bridgeman, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Clinical Professor
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Piscataway, New Jersey
Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Jana Shaw, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP, FPIDS
Professor of Pediatrics, Public Health, and Preventive Medicine
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Hospital Epidemiologist, Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York

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