191 - Tick-Borne Illnesses: New Trends in Diagnostics And Therapeutics

Saturday, October 19, 2024

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM US PT

Location: 502 B

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Marina Nunez, MD,PhD

Infectious Diseases, HMB Clinical Director
Houston Methodist Specialty Group
Baytown, TX, United States
Linden Hu, MD, FIDSA (he/him/his)

Professor of Medicine and Microbiology
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA, United States

Faculty(s)

John Branda, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology
Department of Pathology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, United States
Linden Hu, MD, FIDSA (he/him/his)

Professor of Medicine and Microbiology
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA, United States

Disclosure(s):

Marina Nunez: No financial relationships to disclose

Linden Hu, MD, FIDSA: Moderna, Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Tarsus Pharmaceuticals: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

John A. Branda, MD: Analog Devices Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Flightpath Biosciences: Advisor/Consultant (Terminated); Pfizer, Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Tarsus Pharmaceuticals: Advisor/Consultant (Terminated)

Learning Objectives:

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

Identify the advances in laboratory tests for the diagnosis of tick-born infections;
identify the dilemmas in the management of tick-born infections that arise in clinical practice;
recognize the prophylaxis and treatment strategies for tick-born infections.

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM US PT

New developments in the diagnosis of tick-born infections
Speaker: John A. Branda, MD – Harvard Medical School
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM US PT

Coming approaches in the treatment and prophylaxis of tick-borne infections
Speaker: Linden Hu, MD, FIDSA (he/him/his) – Tufts University School of Medicine