195 - When the Transplant ID Physician Needs to "Phone a Friend"

10/4/2019

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 207 AB

MOC Credit: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CME Credit: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
ACPE Credit: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: 0221-9999-19-378-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

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

describe the clinical settings associated with challenging, but frequently encountered infections in transplant candidate and recipients: drug-resistant CMV infections
discuss the diagnostic complexities related to drug-resistant CMV infection
formulate management strategies for drug-resistant CMV infections

Presentations:

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
1869 - How I Treat Resistant CMV Infections in Transplant Patients
Raymund R. Razonable, MD – Mayo Clinic
3:40 PM - 4:05 PM
1870 - Managing Challenging Fungal Infections: Art or Science?
Fernanda P. Silveira, MD, MS, FIDSA – University of Pittsburgh
4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
1871 - Optimizing Transplant Readiness in the Setting of Infection with MDROs
Valerie Waters, MD – Hospital For Sick Children

Moderator(s)

Pearlie Chong, MD, MSCR

Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern
Dallas, Texas

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
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Lynne Strasfeld, MD

Associate Professor
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose

Speaker(s)

Raymund Razonable, MD

Consultant
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Fernanda Silveira, MD, MS, FIDSA

Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Disclosure: Ansun: Grant/Research Support
Qiagen: Grant/Research Support
Shire: Grant/Research Support
Whiscon: Grant/Research Support
Valerie Waters, MD

Associate Professor
Hospital For Sick Children
Toronto, ON, Canada

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose