Guest(s) Dr. Hank Bernstein Topic Swine, Seasonal Flu & Vaccine Updates Topic Info This Winter, The only thing experts can say for sure about the upcoming flu season is that it will be unlike any other, with multiple flu viruses circulating...putting our kids at high risk.
Dr. Hank Bernstein joins the show with the latest updates on seasonal flu and H1N1. How is it progressing, vaccine recommendations, when to take your children to the doctor or emergency room...all the information which will put parents at ease. Guest Info Hank Bernstein is Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School and Children's Hospital at Dartmouth. He regularly shares his knowledge and expertise by educating the public through writing for academic and health information websites as well as regular participation in media interviews.
Dr. Bernstein is a member of the Committee on Infectious Diseases (COID/Red Book Committee) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), whose responsibility it is to develop and revise guidelines of the AAP for control of infectious diseases in children. He also serves as the AAP Liaison to the Influenza Workgroup of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
He leads several national initiatives in medical education and clinical primary care research. His research focuses on issues important to the community-based practice of primary care, including immunization development, education, and delivery, health promotion, preventive health services, technology, medical education, and advocacy. Dr. Bernstein's clinical research studies have had significant impact on the practice of primary care pediatrics and national policy.
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