Stanford Pediatric Grand Rounds: Acute Otitis Media in Young Children

Improving Accuracy in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Otitis Media in Young Children Presented by: Alejandro Hoberman, MD President, Children’s Community Pediatrics Chief, Division of General Academic Pediatrics Vice Chair, Clinical Research Distinguished Professor, Pediatrics and Clinical and Translational Science Jack L. Paradise Professor, Pediatric Research Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Session Description: In this session we will be using three large, recently conducted, NIH-sponsored clinical trials, evidenced-based management strategies in young children with acute otitis media (treatment, appropriate duration of treatment and management of recurrent acute otitis media) will be addressed. This session will highlight methodological similarities of these trials, stringency of diagnostic criteria and follow-up, role of nasopharyngeal colonization, as well as future research related to improved treatment options and artificial intelligence for diagnosing acute otitis media.