Common Infections with CLL: Prevention and Treatment
Recorded Friday, December 13, 2024
(Duration 90 minutes)
Description
As colder weather approaches and more time is spent indoors, the risk of respiratory infections like COVID-19, influenza, RSV, and bacterial pneumonia increases. Other infections to be aware of include infections affecting skin, gastrointestinal, and the urinary tract. Because everyone diagnosed with CLL / SLL are considered immunocompromised a variety of serious infections can occur.
Join CLL Society and Dr. William Werbel for an in-depth discussion on managing infection risks. We’ll explore respiratory and other significant infections, review essential infection control measures including reactivation of prior infections, discuss treatment options, vaccinations, and outline special precautions that are necessary to help protect those who are immunocompromised.
Speakers
Welcome:
Robyn Brumble, MSN, RN
Director of Scientific Affairs & Research
CLL Society
Moderator:
Brian Koffman, MDCM (retired), MS Ed
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
CLL Society
Speaker:
William A. Werbel, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease
Section of Transplant and Oncology Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Associate Director of Epidemiology and Quantitative Sciences
Johns Hopkins Transplant Research Center
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