164 - Emerging Fungal Pathogens

Friday, October 21, 2022

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM US ET

Location: 150 AB

Watch the live stream on the conference website.

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Lena Heung, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Disclosure(s): 3M: Stocks/Bonds (Ongoing); Kimberly-Clark: Stocks/Bonds (Ongoing); Procter & Gamble: Stocks/Bonds (Ongoing)
Adrienne Carey, MD

Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases & Immunology
University of Utah School of Medicine

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides

Faculty(s)

Ilan Schwartz, MD, PhD (he/him/his)

Instructor
Duke University
Durham, NC, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Adrienne Carey, MD

Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases & Immunology
University of Utah School of Medicine

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Bhavarth Shukla, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Lena Heung, MD, PhD: 3M: Stocks/Bonds (Ongoing); Kimberly-Clark: Stocks/Bonds (Ongoing); Procter & Gamble: Stocks/Bonds (Ongoing)

Adrienne Carey, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Ilan S. Schwartz, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Bhavarth S. Shukla, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-22-002-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

describe the clinical features, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of emerging fungal pathogens;
summarize factors contributing to the emergence and spread of invasive mycoses;
develop approaches to mitigate the spread of emerging fungal diseases

Presentations:

1:45 PM – 2:10 PM US ET

The Rise of Emergomyces and Other Dimorphic Fungal Pathogens
Speaker: Ilan S. Schwartz, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University
2:10 PM – 2:35 PM US ET

Climate, Urbanization and the Changing Endemicity of Coccidioides
Speaker: Adrienne Carey, MD – University of Utah School of Medicine
2:35 PM – 3:00 PM US ET

Infection Prevention Strategies for Candida auris
Speaker: Bhavarth S. Shukla, MD, MPH – University of Miami