Program

Infectious Diseases Update 

Hot Topics & What’s New

A Virtual Event

Agenda

Friday November 4, 2022 09:00- 16:30 PST

09:00 – 09:10 Introduction – Dr. Wayne Ghesquiere

09:10 – 09:40 What are the Hot Topics in ID for 2022-2023 (Other than COVID)
Dr. David Patrick

09:40 – 10:10 Sexually Transmitted Infections, Staying Current
Dr Melanie Murray

10 Minute Stretch Break

10:20 – 10:55 Are you Frustrated about Treatment of Antibiotic Resistant UTI’s? Here’s Practical Tips on Management
Dr. Gregory Deans

10:55 – 11:30 COVID 19 & Influenza Vaccines: Efficacy & Current Recommendations
Dr. Brian Conway

11:30 – 12:00 Are You Confused About COVID 19 Treatment?
Dr. Zain Chagla

12:00- 13:00 Lunch Break – Symposiums

13:00- 13:30 Travel in 2023: Challenges and What You Need to Know                        
Dr. Andrea Boggild

13:30- 14:00 Lyme Disease, Epidemiology Serology and Treatment
Dr. Muhammad Morshed

14:00- 14:30 Using Social Media to Stay Current in Medicine
Dr. Ilan Schwartz

14:30- 14:40 10 Minute Stretch Break

14:40- 15:10 Duration of Antibiotic Therapy: What’s the Evidence?
Dr. Jennifer Grant

15:10- 15:40 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Including Animal Bites, Management Update
Dr. Wayne Ghesquiere

15:40-16:10 Top Articles in Infectious Diseases in the Past Year That May Affect Your Practice
Dr. Wayne Ghesquiere

16:10- 16:30 Open Q & A Period

Saturday November 5, 2022, 09:00- 16:30 PST

09:00 – 09:35 New Vaccines Update
Dr. Shelly McNeil

09:35 – 10:10 Hardware Infections How to Investigate and Manage
Dr. Eric Partlow

10:10 – 10:45 Do you Suspect Your Patient has Immunodeficiency? the ABC’s of Investigation.
Dr. Amanda Jagdis

10 Minute Stretch Break

10:55 – 11:30 Infection in the Active IVDU Patient: Management & Treatment
Dr. Siobhan Holland

11:30 – 12:00 How to Work Up “Fever of Unknown Origin”
Dr. Shay Daniels

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break – Symposiums

13:00- 13:35 The Top Five Pediatric Infections You Shouldn’t Miss
Dr. Joan Robinson

13:35 – 14:10 HIV & Hep C Management in Marginalized Women
Dr. Mary Kestler

14:10 – 14:45 A Commonsense Approach to Treating Oral and Dental Infections
Dr. Divya Virmani

10 Minute Stretch Break

14:55 – 15:30 Approach and Management of Pneumonia in the Outpatient Setting.
Dr. Ronald F. Grossman

15:30 – 16:10 Is There a Doctor or Nurse Onboard? ABC’s of What to do if Called Upon During a Flight
Dr. David Kodama

16:10- 16:30 Open Q & A Period and Closing Remarks