Strep is on the Rise: An Update on Group A Strep, Strep Throat and Invasive Strep

CME link:  https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10092889

Topic: Strep is on the Rise: Group A Strep, An Update for the Busy Practitioner

Dr. Theresa "Tess" Barton is a pediatric infectious disease doctor with UT Health San Antonio and University Hospital.  

OVERVIEW:

Host and Producer Holly Wayment gets an update on Group A Strep and Strep Throat with Theresa (Tess) Barton, MD. She also answers questions about when to test and what to do.

Refer to Tess: 210-358-KIDS number if this is for UH general circulation, or the 210-890-2699 number direct for practitioners.   Pediatric Infectious Disease programs:

OCCAPI Clinic:

Diagnostic testing and treatment of congenital infections including: CMV, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV

Located at UH Rio Tower

Dr. JB Cantey

 210-358-KIDS

 

FFACTS Clinic:

Testing and prophylaxis for newborns exposed to HIV infection

Treatment and primary care services for children and adolescents living with HIV infection

Comprehensive care with case management and mental health services

Dr. Tess Barton

210-358-3710

 

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES CLINIC

UH Rio Tower, Drs. Barton and Cantey

210-358-KIDS

We see a variety of infections and communicable diseases, as well as follow-up care after hospitalization for severe infections. That includes follow-up after severe COVID infections, or long-term COVID illnesses.

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DISCLOSURES: Theresa (Tess) Barton, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

 

The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Seidner have been mitigated.  

 

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio and Deepak Kamat, MD course director and content reviewer for the activity, have reviewed all financial disclosure information for all speakers, facilitators, and planning committee members; and determined and resolved all conflicts of interests.

 

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The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for physicians.

 

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