7:15 – 8:40 AM Registration, Breakfast Buffett, and Visit the Vendors
8:40 – 8:45 AM Welcome
8:45 – 9:45 AM 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Basic - P.A.C.E. ® # 362-201-22
2022 Global Monkeypox Outbreak
Aniruddha Hazra, MD
Assistant Professor, Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health
Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, Medical Director, UCM Sexual Wellness Clinic, Director of STI Services, Chicago Center of HIV Elimination, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago
Objectives: At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to
- Outline the 2022 MPXV Outbreak and current local and global trends.
- Recognize unique clinical and diagnostic considerations with current outbreak
- Identify opportunities for advocacy to expand response with future sexual health threats
9:45 –10:45 AM 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Intermediate - P.A.C.E. ® # 362-202-22
The Curious Case of Relentless Resistance
Audrey N. Schuetz, MD, MPH
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Science in Rochester, Minnesota Objectives: At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to
- List advantages and limitations of antimicrobial susceptibility testing direct-from-specimen.
- Design a strategy for implementing the new susceptibility testing standards into laboratory practice
- Develop a communication strategy with the testing laboratory for information regarding significant antimicrobial resistance testing and reporting updates.
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break and Visit the Vendors
11:00 AM –12:00 PM 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Intermediate - P.A.C.E. ® # 362-203-22
Cool Cases from Cowboy Country
Dena R. Shibib, DO
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, OU College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Associate Medical Director, Microbiology and Virology, OU Health
Medical Director, Microbiology, Oklahoma City VA Health Care System
Objectives: At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to
- Recognize clinical presentations of presented diseases
- Affiliate risks of particular infections with activities or populations
- Recall characteristics of the presented organisms and the diseases they cause.
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch and Visit the Vendors
(Note: Due to speaker illness, the afternoon sessions were adjusted from the original program)
1:30 – 2:00 PM 0.5 Contact Hour - Level: Intermediate- P.A.C.E. ® # 362-204-22a
Anaerobe Bacterial Cases: A Real Gas!
Audrey Schuetz, MD, MPH
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Science
Director of the Clinical Microbiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Objectives: At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to
- Differentiate the need to identify anaerobes to the genus or species level in a specimen versus the need to presumptively identify
- List scenarios in which antimicrobial susceptibility testing for anaerobes may be indicated
2:00 – 2:30 PM 0.5 Contact Hour - Level: Intermediate- P.A.C.E. ® # 362-204-22b
Microbiology/Pathology Consults
Vera Tesic, MD, MS, D (ABMM), M(ASCP)
Associate Director Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Objectives: At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to
• Recognize clinical presentations of presented diseases
• Recognize diagnostic challenges
• Demonstrate the role of collaboration across specialties in the diagnosis of infectious diseases.
2:30 – 3:00 PM Visit the vendors, prizes, evaluations, thanks, conclusions
For additional information, please contact:
Vera Tesic, MD, MS, D(ABMM)Phone: (773) 702-2677
Email: illinois@scacm.org
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