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LA Peds Ready Podcast: Special Pathogens – Part 2

A critically ill infant arrives in respiratory failure, but a key exposure history raises concern for something beyond routine influenza. In Part 2 of our Special Pathogens series, we work through a suspected H5N1 avian influenza case, from initial stabilization and protecting the healthcare team to diagnostic testing, treatment, post-exposure prophylaxis, and coordination with public health.

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LA Peds Ready Podcast: Special Pathogens – Part 1

In this episode, we are joined by Brad Goldberg, MD (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles), Erika Cheung, RN (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles), and Pooja Nawathe, MD (Cedars-Sinai)—leaders from the LA County Special Pathogens Program. Together, we discuss how emergency clinicians can recognize, isolate, and respond to patients with emerging infectious diseases using the practical Identify, Isolate, Inform (III) framework. From travel screening and PPE to isolation protocols and communication with public health, this episode is packed with practical pearls to help your team prepare before the next outbreak arrives.

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