Plenary

Vaccines in Immunocompromised Patients

Friday, November 1, 2024

3:35 PM - 4:15 PM MST

Location: Trailblazers Ballroom

Speaker(s)

Manish Jain, MD

Physician, Regional Medical Director and Principal Investigator
Ravenswood Rheumatology and Flourish Research

Keith A. Reich, DO, MACOI, RhMSUS, FACR (he/him/his)

Rheumatologist
University of Chicago Medical Group
Flossmoor, Illinois, United States

Disclosure(s):

Manish Jain, MD: No relevant disclosure to display

Keith A. Reich, DO, MACOI, RhMSUS, FACR: No relevant disclosure to display

please see slide 15 - multiple references included

To understand the importance of - and limitations of - vaccinations in immunocompromised patients. Recognize that differences in vaccine response may be driven by both drug and disease in immunocompromised patients.
To understand recommendations around vaccination, immunosuppressant holding/timing around vaccination, and managing live vaccinations - in an immunocompromised patient population.
To understand the importance of - and challenges so far - to passive immunity strategies like monoclonal antibody pre-exposure prophylaxis.