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Respiratory Syncytial Virus: What You Need to Know about the New RSV Vaccines

April 4, 2024

 

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Respiratory syncytial virus is a viral illness that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. RSV vaccine can help prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV. This podcast will discuss the use of the RSV vaccine in adults and pregnancy.

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Mukti PatelMukti Patel, PharmD, BCACP is a clinical pharmacy specialist in Geriatrics Primary Care at UChicago Medicine in Chicago, IL. Dr. Patel works alongside attending physicians, medical residents, and advanced practice nurses to optimize chronic disease management for a variety of conditions, including, but not limited to diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Dr. Patel received Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in New Jersey. Dr. Patel then completed PGY1 at Mount Sinai Morningside and West and PGY2 at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy.

Morgan KingMorgan King, PharmD, BCPPS, (she/her) currently works as a clinical pharmacy specialist at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital in the women and children’s hospital. Dr. King is primarily responsible for the birthing center (high risk antepartum, labor and delivery, and postpartum patients) and pediatric psychiatry unit, but she also spends time taking care of the general pediatrics unit and NICU. 

Petrea CoberPetrea Cober, PharmD, BCNSP, BCPPS, FASPEN, attended the University of Tennessee, College of Pharmacy. She completed her PGY1 at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, and her PGY2-Pediatrics at the University of Michigan. She is the clinical pharmacy specialist - NICU and PGY1 RPD at Akron Children's Hospital where she provides clinical services and precepts pharmacy trainees. She is also a professor at Northeast Ohio Medical University, teaching in the areas of pediatrics, women’s health, and nutrition.

The information presented during the podcast reflects solely the opinions of the presenter. The information and materials are not, and are not intended as, a comprehensive source of drug information on this topic. The contents of the podcast have not been reviewed by ASHP, and should neither be interpreted as the official policies of ASHP, nor an endorsement of any product(s), nor should they be considered as a substitute for the professional judgment of the pharmacist or physician.