Cytomegalovirus (CMV) can have life-changing consequences of birth defects and developmental disabilities if passed to newborn babies. Watch our video series, featuring renowned experts in paediatric infectious diseases as they share their perspectives on raising awareness and improving the diagnosis and prevention of CMV, particularly congenital CMV (cCMV).
Our experts discuss:
– The impact of CMV on different populations
– The prevalence and challenges of cCMV
– The diagnosis methods for detection and screening
– The key prevention strategies and future developments.
Speakers:
Karen Fowler1
Chrissie Jones2
Vana (Vassiliki) Papaevangelou3
Mark R Schleiss4
1. Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Heersink School of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
2. Associate Professor of Paediatrics Infection and Immunology; Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK.
3. Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, 3rd Department of Paediatrics, University General Hospital Attikon, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
4. Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
Moderator:
Hannah Moir5
5. Head Medical Writer, Moderator, and Educator, EMJ, London, UK; Senior Fellow (Associate Professor in Health & Exercise Prescription), Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education, Kingston University, London, UK
Job code: MED-CA-NPCMV-2500001
Date of prep: December 2024
