Agenda

 

Agenda Saturday, September 8, 2012
5:00 PM Registration/Lite Fare
5:30 PM Introduction
Peter G. Pappas, MD, FACP, chair
5:45 PM Review of Current and Promising Fungal Diagnostics
Thomas F. Patterson, MD, FACP, FIDSA
6:10 PM Case Studies
Aspergillus spp.
Paul Verweij, MD, PhD
Candida spp.
Jose A. Vazquez, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Cryptococcus spp.
Nelesh Govender, MBBCh, MMed, FCPath(SA)
Endemics
George Thompson, MD, FACP
7:15 PM Overall Discussion
Peter G. Pappas, MD, FACP, moderator
7:30 PM Adjourn

 

 

Additional Information

There is no charge for this activity.

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Astellas Scientific and Medical Affairs Inc., IMMY, Luminex, Mira Vista Diagnostics, T2 Biosystems, and Viracor-IBT.

This event is neither sponsored nor endorsed by the American Society for Microbiology.

For further information, contact Tom Davis by telephone (877-276-4523), fax (805-648-8070), or email (tdavis@terranovamedica.com).

Sponsored by The University of Nebraska Medical Center, TerraNova Medica, and The MSG Educational Committee
Supported by Educational Grants from: Astellas, IMMY, Luminex, MiraVista Diagnostics, T2 Biosysems, and Viraco IBT

Aspergillus fumigatus image provided courtesy of Dr. David Ellis and the University of Adelaide.
Cryptococcus neoformans image provided courtesy of Gross L (2006) Iron Regulation and an Opportunistic AIDS-Related Fungal Infection. PLoS Biol 4(12): e427. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0040427