303 - Laboratory Diagnosis and Susceptibility Testing of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria

10/5/2019

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Salon ABC

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: 0221-9999-19-421-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

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

discuss current guidelines and methods for the detection of susceptibility and resistance among the non-tuberculous mycobacteria
discuss updates in emerging non-tuberculous mycobacteria and assess their potential impact in the clinical laboratory setting
describe the optimum methods for detection and identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria
list the recommended testing strategies for susceptibility and resistance detection among non-tuberculous mycobacteria

Presentations:

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
2870 - Emerging Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria
Christine Turenne, PhD, DABMM – University of Manitoba
3:40 PM - 4:05 PM
2871 - Diagnostic Methods for Detection and Identification of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria
Emmanuelle Cambau – Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
2872 - Update on Susceptibility Testing and Resistance among NTM
Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, MS – University of TX Heath Science Center at Tyler

Moderator(s)

Karen Carroll, MD

Professor, Director, Division Medical Microbiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Disclosure: Accelerate Diagnostics: Research Grant
BD Diagnostics, Inc: Honorarium, Other Financial or Material Support, Research Grant
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.: Other Financial or Material Support, Research Grant, Travel reimbursement
Klaris, Inc.: Advisory Board
Singulex: Advisory Board, Research Grant

Speaker(s)

Barbara Brown-Elliott, MS

Associate Professor, Microbiology
University of TX Heath Science Center at Tyler
Tyler, TX

Disclosure: Biomerieux: Lab funding, Research Grant
Insmed: Lab funding, Research Grant
Janssen Pharm: Lab funding, Research Grant
EC

Emmanuelle Cambau

Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Paris, France
Christine Turenne, PhD, DABMM

Assistant Professor
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose