Health Professional Radio - Podcast

Returning guest, Dr. Len Friedland, VP and Director, Scientific Affairs and Public Health, Vaccines at GSK discusses meningococcal disease, symptoms, and the 2 different types of vaccines available for MenACWY and MenB. He is joined by meningitis survivor and GSK spokesperson, Jamie Schanbaum who shares her experience with meningococcal septicemia and who founded the J.A.M.I.E. Group (Joint Advocacy of Meningococcal Information & Education) in 2009 to help raise awareness about the impact of meningitis and the importance of vaccination. Dr. Len Friedland is a practicing physician, vaccine researcher, and Vice President and Director, Scientific Affairs and Public Health, Vaccines at GSK. Dr. Friedland has held many positions in clinical research and development with GSK since 2003, specializing in infectious disease vaccination. Prior to his work at GSK, Dr. Friedland was Division Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Friedland studied medicine at Mount Sinai Sc