CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

A Hidden Annual Epidemic: The Burden of RSV in Adults

Episode Summary

When is RSV not just a common cold? Learn from Angela Branche, MD; Pamela Rockwell, DO, FAAFP; and Rick Zimmerman, MD, MPH, FAAFP, on how RSV infection and disease affect adults, including risk factors for severe disease, and how the disease burden compares with yearly influenza.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Angela Branche, MD; Pamela Rockwell, DO, FAAFP; and Rick Zimmerman, MD, MPH, FAAFP, discuss the burden of RSV in older adults, including:

• RSV burden throughout life
• RSV seasonality in the United States
• Comparative burden and incidence of RSV and influenza in adults aged 65 years or older
• Cardiopulmonary hospitalizations of long-term care facility residents with influenza and/or RSV
• Risk factors for severe RSV (eg, hospitalization, mortality) in older adults
• RSV incidence by presence of underlying medical conditions
• RSV awareness among healthcare professionals and patients

Program Director:

Pamela Rockwell, DO, FAAFP
Professor
Family Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Faculty:

Angela Branche, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

Richard Zimmerman, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Professor
Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology  
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Content based on an online CME program supported by an independent educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.

Link to full program: https://bit.ly/49YBZ4r

Link to downloadable slides: https://bit.ly/3GocjRe