Education, Training, and Competencies

Concurrent Education Session - 60 minutes

1505 - A History of Infectious Diseases in Philadelphia

Invited Speaker(s)

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  Patrick Brennan

  Chief Medical Officer and Sr. Vice President
  Penn Medicine
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  Nothing to disclose

Moderator(s)

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  David Witt, MD, FIDSA, CIC

  Regional Healthcare Epidemiologist
  Kaiser Permanente Northern California
  mill valley, California

  Nothing to disclose

“A History of Infectious Diseases in Philadelphia” presents a broad overview of the spectrum and impact of infectious diseases in Philadelphia from the earliest days of our republic to the present day. The lecture addresses major epidemic events such as the Yellow Fever outbreak of 1793 and the Influenza pandemic of 1918. Endemic and smaller scale occurrences like the first recognized outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease in 1976 will also be discussed. The impact of these events on the society and the development of public health services in the nation and in Philadelphia will be considered.

Learning Objectives:

• Participant will be able to identify the major epidemic events in Philadelphia from earliest days of the republic to present day.
• Participant will be able to discuss the impact of epidemic events on society.
• Participant will be able to describe the impact of epidemic events on the development of public health services in Philadelphia and in the nation.