119 - Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Clostridioides difficile infections

Speaker(s)

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  Larry Kociolek, MD MSCI

  Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control
  Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  Frankfort, Illinois

  Disclosure: Merck : Grant/Research Support (Status: Ongoing)
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  Maribeth Nicholson, MD, MPH

  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
  Vanderbilt University
  Nashville, Tennessee

  Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 Knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: 0221-9999-20-490-H01-P

Learning Objectives:

• discuss practices and challenges in diagnosing C. difficile infections in children
• describe indications, efficacy, and safety of fecal microbiota transplantation in the pediatric C. difficile patient

Presentations:

• 10:00am – 11:15am EDT

  Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Clostridioides difficile Infections - Speaker 1
  Maribeth Nicholson, MD, MPH – Vanderbilt University
• 10:00am – 11:15am EDT

  Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Clostridioides difficile Infections - Speaker 2
  Larry K. Kociolek, MD MSCI – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago