Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools, 7th Edition: A Quick Reference Guide [Paperback]

Editor

Timothy R. Shope, MD, MPH, FAAP

Timothy R. Shope, MD, MPH, FAAP, is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr Shope is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Early Education and Child Care. He retired after 21 years of service in the Navy in 2011.  

Editor

Andrew N. Hashikawa, MD, MS, FAAP

Andrew N. Hashikawa, MD, MS, FAAP, is a pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physician and associate professor at the University of Michigan. He serves as a volunteer child care health consultant for local child care centers. He earned his medical degree and completed a pediatric residency at the Mayo Clinic. He then completed a PEM fellowship and a master’s degree in epidemiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr Hashikawa has served as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Michigan Early Childhood Champion for over a decade. He has helped create training content on injury prevention and medication administration for child care providers on the AAP e-learning platform Pedialink. He is an executive committee member of the AAP Council on Early Childhood.  Dr. Hashikawa has published extensively in child care research related to health and safety.  He created MCRISP (Michigan Child Care Related Surveillance Program) to assist child care centers in reporting illnesses to the local public health department. He received the Head Start 50th Anniversary Award in 2015, and in 2019, he received the AAP Council on Early Childhood Dr Susan S. Aronson Early Education and Child Advocacy Award for making a significant contribution to improving the health, safety, and development of children in early education and child care settings. Dr Hashikawa resides near Ann Arbor with his wife and 3 teenage daughters.  

Associate Editor

Nicole M. Poole, MD, MPH, FAAP

Nicole M. Poole, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Children’s Hospital Colorado and associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She serves as associate medical director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and leads outpatient stewardship initiatives to optimize the treatment of common childhood infections across emergency, urgent care, and primary care settings. Dr Poole’s work integrates clinical expertise, quality improvement, and implementation science to inform practical approaches to infectious disease management in schools and early childhood education programs. She collaborates with clinicians, public health partners, and educators to develop clear, actionable guidance for child care settings. As a parent of young children in early child care, she is committed to ensuring that recommendations are both grounded in evidence and feasible for families and clinicians.