This conference will provide practitioners with the most recent advances and information to enhance knowledge, skills and performance in the treatment and diagnosis of infectious diseases.

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Purpose

The Infectious Diseases Spring Symposium will update health professionals regarding infectious diseases so that infections can be better diagnosed, treated and prevented.

Registration Fee: $45

Designed For

Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, medical technologists, public health professionals, fellows, residents, students and other interested healthcare providers

Jointly Provided By

• Creighton University School of Medicine
• CHI Health
• Creighton University Office of Continuing Education

Objectives

• Recognize patients labeled as “allergic to penicillin” who may indeed be candidates for receiving penicillin or related drugs.
• Identify best practices in the antibiotic therapy for prosthetic joint infections, including oral vs parenteral therapy.
• Limit treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria to situations in which treatment is appropriate.
• List and describe the common HIV tests and their indications.
• List principal advantages and disadvantages of an injectable integrase inhibitor in the prevention and treatment of HIV.
• Identify major changes in the 2024 immunization schedule affecting children.
• Recognize situations other than HIV in which Pneumocystis carinii infection should be suspected.
• Explain why the impact of dengue is changing.
• Select appropriate laboratory tests for the diagnosis of suspected Clostridioides difficile infection.
• Explain the role of new drug therapy options for Clostridioides difficile infection.

Schedule

9:25 a.m.
Welcome/Program Overview
Marvin J. Bittner MD, MSc, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA

9:30 a.m.
Penicillin Allergy Delabeling: Recent Literature, Ongoing Investigation and Instructive Cases
Kelsey L. Witherspoon, MD

10 a.m.
Prosthetic Joint Infections Update, Including Oral vs. Intravenous Antimicrobials
David S. Quimby, MD

10:30 a.m.
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: Instructive Cases Involving Acutely Altered Mental Status, Dementia, Spinal Cord Injury and Prophylaxis
John M. Horne, MD

11 a.m.
Break and Visit Virtual Exhibits

11:20 a.m.
Role of Laboratory Testing in the Diagnosis and Management of HIV
Stephen J. Cavalieri, PhD

11:40 p.m.
Cabotegravir in the Prevention and Treatment of HIV: Clinical Impact of an Injectable Option
Christopher J. Destache, PharmD

12 p.m.
Lunch

12:30 p.m.
Impact of 2024 Immunization Schedule Changes on Child Health, Including Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention Options and Pneumococcal Vaccines
Meera Varman, MD

1 p.m.
Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia Beyond HIV
Lilian Vargas Barahona, MD

1:30 p.m.
Dengue in an Era of Climate Change
Michael A. Koren, MD

2 p.m.
Break

2:20 p.m.
Clostridioides difficile: Laboratory Diagnosis
Stephen J. Cavalieri, PhD

2:40 p.m.
Clostridioides difficile: Treatment Update, Including Management of Recurrences
Christopher J. Destache, PharmD

3 p.m.
Adjournment

Education Credit

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education (HSCE) and CHI Health. Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Refund Policy

Continuing education and professional development courses may be cancelled by the attendee in writing up to 7 days before the course begins for a full refund, less a $25 processing fee. No refund will be given 7 days prior to the course. Some courses are not eligible for a refund; these exceptions are noted in specific course descriptions. If a course is cancelled by the University for non-weather related issues, the student will be notified and a full refund will be processed. In the event of a weather related closure, the course will be rescheduled.