COVID-19 in Children, More Than an Acute Crisis
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the most common symptoms associated with Post- COVID unwellness in children
- Summarize the lessons learned from having a dedicated clinic for Post-COVID unwellness in children
- Describe the impact of Post-COVID unwellness beyond the symptoms.
Meet the presenter:
Daniel B. Blatt, M.D., joined Norton Children’s in August 2020 as a pediatric infectious diseases physician. He is a pediatric transplant infectious disease specialist and a member of the Norton Children’s Hospital’s infection control committee. In addition to his clinical role, he is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
Dr. Blatt graduated with highest honors from the University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Basseterre, Saint Kitts, where he earned his medical degree in 2014. He completed his residency in general pediatrics in 2017 at University of South Alabama Children’s & Women’s Hospital and then served as a fellow in pediatric infectious diseases at Hasbro Children’s Hospital for three years.
Clinically, Dr. Blatt is interested in transplant pediatric infectious diseases, global health, and infection control and prevention.
In addition to providing care domestically, Dr. Blatt has international experience. He treated residents in a rural village in Nepal in 2014. Two years later, he was the pediatrician for an 80-bed inpatient unit at Kibogora Hospital in Rwanda.
Dr. Blatt views being a physician as one of the most privileged careers because of the responsibility and honor to heal those who are sick. He specifically chose pediatrics because of his natural connection with children.
Dr. Blatt is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in general pediatrics. He is a member of multiple national organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
Maintaining a highly active lifestyle, Dr. Blatt loves downhill skiing, hiking, running, Ultimate Frisbee and biking. He thoroughly enjoys exploring remote areas of the world and spontaneous adventures. He is passionate about maintaining a baseline level of goofiness and corny jokes.
