IN PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY SEASON AND THE IN-PERSON GATHERINGS THAT COME WITH IT, FRIENDS AND FAMILIES SHOULD REMEMBER IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO PRACTICE PROPER HYGIENE AND GET IMMUNIZED TO HELP PROTECT AGAINST RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES, LIKE FLU, SERIOUS LUNG INFECTION CAUSED BY RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) AND WHOOPING COUGH. 

JOINING US TODAY TO TALK ABOUT WAYS TO HELP PROTECT YOURSELF – AND SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS – ARE DR. KERRY-ANNE PERKINS, BOARD-CERTIFIED OBSTETRICIAN-GYNECOLOGIST (OB-GYN) AND DR. SEAN LENG, GERIATRIC MEDICINE & INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT

BIO-Dr. Kerry-Anne Perkins, Board-Certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist (OB-GYN)

Dr. Kerry-Anne Perkins has a comprehensive background in obstetrics and gynecology that makes her dynamic and impactful in the communities she serves. Dr. Perkins is clinically proficient in minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of diseases of the female reproductive tract including abnormal uterine bleeding and uterine fibroids. She has extensive expertise in high-risk pregnancies and contraceptive care.

Dr. Perkins is a native of Jamaica, W.I. She received her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology-Exercise and Sports Science from Temple University. She has a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and an Executive Master in Business Administration from Saint Joseph’s University. She received her medical degree from PCOM and completed her internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Saint John’s Episcopal Hospital in Queens, New York. In addition to her medical practice, Dr. Perkins is a Captain in the United States Army.

As an avid scientific researcher with over 16 research publications and abstracts, Dr. Perkins has notable honors and awards for her innovative contributions to the research community. Dr. Perkins is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is also a member of the American Medical Association and American Osteopathic Association.

When she’s not at work, Dr. Perkins enjoys traveling, exercising, teaching as a fitness instructor, and spending time with her family. She also has a passion and commitment for global maternal health needs. She enjoys medical missions serving in clinics and hospitals around the world. Her most recent missions include Ghana, Africa, and Jamaica, W.I.

Dr. Sean Leng, Geriatric Medicine & Infectious Disease Expert

Dr. Sean X. Leng is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include geriatric medicine.

Dr. Leng earned his M.D. from Jiangxi Medical College and his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center. He completed his residency at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospitals and performed a fellowship in geriatric medicine and gerontology at Johns Hopkins.

His research interests include international collaborative development of geriatrics and aging research programs.

In 2006 Dr. Leng received the Paul Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research, one of the most prestigious in the field of geriatric research.

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C. difficile infection (C. diff infection) is a highly contagious bacterial infection that causes half a million illnesses and tens of thousands of deaths in the U.S. each year. Yet, few people know what it is and how it occurs, despite being declared a public health threat by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1-3

C. diff infection causes debilitating symptoms such as severe diarrhea, fever, stomach pain, loss of appetite, nausea and colitis.1 This infection can happen to anyone, at any age, and can be contracted in some of the most common places in the community and in hospitals.4-6 When the infection strikes, it can have a devastating impact on everyday life, including taking care of loved ones, going to work regularly and carrying out typical activities. And C. diff infection can come back – known as a recurrence.

Antibiotics – the current standard of care for treatment of C. diff infection – treat the disease but also can be a contributing factor to the cycle of recurrence.1,7 It has been estimated that up to 35% of C. diff infection cases can recur after the initial diagnosis8-11, and after first recurrence up to 65% may develop a subsequent recurrence.11,12

Recently, the FDA approved a first-of-its-kind microbiome-based treatment to prevent recurrent C. diff infection after completing antibiotics for recurrent C. diff infection.

Paul Feuerstadt, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, will discuss:
• What is C. diff infection and who is vulnerable to contracting it
• Why does this infection recur and what are the consequences of recurrence
• What are the treatment options for recurrent C. diff infection
• How has the newest FDA-approved treatment changed how recurrent C. diff infection may be treated

Patricia, who suffered from recurrent C. diff infection, will share her personal story of her struggle with the infection, how it impacted her life and how she broke the cycle of recurrence.
Footnotes available on request

Courtesy: Ferring Pharmaceuticals
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Interview is courtesy of Ferring Pharmaceuticals

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