71 - Keeping an Eye on H5

Monday, October 20, 2025

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM US ET

Location: Sidney J. Marcus Auditorium

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Ruth Lynfield, MD (she/her/hers)

State Epidemiologist and Medical Director
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, MN, United States
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Andrew Pavia, MD (he/him/his)

George and Esther Gross Presidential Professor Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Faculty(s)

Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH (he/him/his)

Director, CIDRAP
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Richard Webby, PhD

Member
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN, United States

Disclosure(s):

Ruth Lynfield, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Andrew T. Pavia, MD: Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc: Royalties for Sanford Guide

Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Richard Webby, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

discuss circulating strains of H5 influenza A;
explain clinical manifestations, evaluation, and treatment of H5 influenza A;
discuss approaches to the prevention of H5 influenza A;
describe the pandemic potential for H5N1.

Presentations:

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM US ET

Genomic Insights on Circulating Strains in Wild Birds, Poultry and Dairy Cattle
Speaker: Richard Webby, PhD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2:10 PM - 2:35 PM US ET

Clinical Issues
Speaker: Andrew T. Pavia, MD (he/him/his) – University of Utah
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM US ET

Pandemic Potential and How to Prepare
Speaker: Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota