183 - New Approaches to Parasite Diagnostics

Friday, October 21, 2022

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Location: 143 ABC

Watch the live stream on the conference website.

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Nira Pollock, MD, PhD

Associate Medical Director, Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Lab/Associate Professor of Pathology and Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Blaine Mathison, M(ASCP)

Scientist
ARUP Laboratories
Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides

Faculty(s)

Blaine Mathison, M(ASCP)

Scientist
ARUP Laboratories
Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Elizabeth Egan, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Natasha Hochberg, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine, United States

Disclosure(s): 8. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research: Employee (Ongoing), Stocks/Bonds (Ongoing)

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Nira R. Pollock, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Blaine A. Mathison, M(ASCP): No financial relationships to disclose

Elizabeth S. Egan, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Natasha Hochberg, MD, MPH: 8. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research: Employee (Ongoing), Stocks/Bonds (Ongoing)

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:

explain how new technologies can be used in the setting of a complex time-consuming diagnostic test such as the ova and parasites exam;
describe the strengths and limitations of current approaches for malaria diagnosis used in the U.S. and in malaria-endemic settings, and be aware of new and future approaches to malaria diagnosis;
discuss the increasing threat of Chagas disease, including who is at risk and the best approach to diagnosis

Presentations:

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM US ET

AI for Stool Parasitology
Speaker: Blaine A. Mathison, M(ASCP) – ARUP Laboratories
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM US ET

Malaria – Current and Future Approaches to Diagnosis
Speaker: Elizabeth S. Egan, MD, PhD – Stanford University School of Medicine
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Chagas Disease: Who to Test and What Tests To Use
Speaker: Natasha Hochberg, MD, MPH – Boston University School of Medicine