Recognizing and Diagnosing Measles and AFM in Urgent Care Practice

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Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Hina Zaidi, MD : I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Jennifer Johnson, MD, FAAP: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Speaker(s)

Hina Zaidi, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Children's Mercy Kansas City

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

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Co-Presenter(s)

Jennifer Johnson, MD, FAAP

Director, Division of Urgent Care; Associate Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Overland Park, Kansas

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Measles is a re-emerging infectious disease in the USA, related to an increase in global travel coupled with change in vaccination rates. Even well-seasoned clinicians can be surprised by the arrival of measles in their community. Urgent care providers should be ready to identify suspected cases in order manage the patient and to prevent further spread of this contagious virus.

Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) outbreaks have been recently identified by the CDC. This is a rare but serious condition affecting the central nervous system. Urgent care providers are uniquely positioned to assist with identification and reporting of such suspected cases.

Learning Objectives:

Identify current risk factors for measles infection in the United States.
Recognize history and exam findings concerning for measles and initial approach to caring for a suspected measles patient in Urgent Care.
Utilize readiness pearls to prepare for a measles outbreak affecting your Urgent Care Center.
Describe the presentation for acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) and suggested work up.
Discuss the CDC's efforts to investigate AFM cases to better understand this relatively new condition.