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In the light of ongoing increases in pertussis activity, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is running a free 90-minute lunchtime training webinar. 

This will cover pertussis disease and appropriate diagnostics, public health management of cases and their contacts, recent pertussis epidemiology and the latest data on the maternal and infant vaccination programme. The content of the webinar aims to provide information to support health professionals working with pregnant women, providing advice on maternal or infant vaccination, involved in local public health management of cases and practitioners in primary care and NHS Trusts involved in the management of patients with pertussis. 

There will be an expert panel to answer your pertussis questions.

Agenda:

• 12:30   Welcome – Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam
• 12:35   Clinical pertussis and why we vaccinate – Professor Adam Finn
• 12:45   Pertussis vaccination programmes and epidemiology – Dr Helen Campbell
• 13:00   Pertussis diagnostics – Dr David Litt
• 13:15   Pertussis guidance – Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam
• 13:25   Vaccine coverage and data challenges – Dr Colin Campbell
• 13:35   Q&A and panel discussion, chaired by Dr Amirthalingam – Adam Finn, Greta Hayward, Jennifer Jardine, Helen Campbell, David Litt, Colin Campbell