Pediatric Influenza Continuing Medical Education Opportunity Respiratory Viruses in the Development of Exacerbation of Asthma: Re-examining the Impact of Influenza and Benefits of Immunization This online Continuing Medical Education (CME) program highlights the need for routine influenza vaccination for children with asthma, examines how to define the asthmatic child and reviews the importance of increasing recognition of the impact of influenza in this high-risk population. To access this new online CME opportunity – with up a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 creditsTM – please click on the link below. www.asthmapedflu.com Program Faculty Carol J. Baker, MD, Moderator President, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) Bethesda, Maryland Professor of Pediatrics, Molecular Virology and Microbiology Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Henry (Hank) Bernstein, DO Chief, Section of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Visiting Professor of Pediatrics Dartmouth Medical School Hanover, New Hampshire Kathryn M. Edwards, MD Professor of Pediatrics, Vice Chair for Clinical Research Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville, Tennessee Learning Objectives At the conclusion of this program, the participant should be able to: - Understand the identification and diagnosis of the asthmatic child - Describe the burden of influenza infection in pediatric asthmatic patients - Review the safety and efficacy of influenza vaccination in this high-risk population - Review the safety and efficacy of influenza vaccination in this high-risk population - Recognize the importance of influenza vaccination in children with asthma Target Audience - Pediatricians - Pediatric pulmonologists - Pediatric infectious disease clinicians - Researchers in lung disease - Researchers in respiratory viral infections - Others interested in lessening the burden of influenza in children with asthma CME Accreditation This activity was planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the sponsorship of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID).  NFID is accredited by the ACCME to provide Continuing Medical Education (CME) for physicians.  NFID takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity. CME Credit NFID designates this CME activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 creditsTM.  Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extentof  his/her participation in the activity. Goals of this NFID program are supported by the Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics; American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology; American Academy of Pediatrics; American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; American College of Emergency Physicians; American Lung Association; American Medical Association; American Pharmacists Association; American Thoracic Society; Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; National Association of School Nurses; National Jewish Medical and Research Center; National Medical Association; Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and Society for Adolescent Medicine.    NFID’s Influenza and Children with Asthma initiative is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant to NFID from sanofi pasteur.