168 - Go With the Flow: Infections and Mechanical Circulatory Support

Friday, October 18, 2024

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM US PT

Location: 502 B

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 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)

Maricar Malinis, MD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Medicine
Section of Infectious Diseases
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, TN, United States
Alan Koff, MBBS

Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases
UC Davis School of Medicine

Faculty(s)

Steven Gordon, MD

Chairman Department of Infectious Diseases@Steven
Infectious Disease
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH, United States
Maryam Mahmood, M.B., Ch.B. (she/her/hers)

Attending Physician
Infectious Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, United States
Mathew Davis, PharmD

Lead Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases
Yale New Haven Hospital

Disclosure(s):

Maricar F. Malinis, MD: Moderna ( concluded): Advisor/Consultant; Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Honoraria

Alan Koff, MBBS: Astra Zeneca: Clinical trial funding (to institution) (Ongoing)

Steven M. Gordon, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Maryam Mahmood, M.B., Ch.B.: No financial relationships to disclose

Mathew Davis, PharmD: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

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

analyze therapeutic management of complicated infections related to mechanical circulatory support;
determine when surgical intervention is needed to treat infections related to mechanical circulatory support;
recommend how to appropriately dose antibiotic therapy involving infections related to mechanical circulatory support.

Presentations:

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM US PT

A Drive into the LVAD infections: approach and management
Speaker: Steven M. Gordon, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM US PT

Emo about ECMO: Addressing Infectious Challenges
Speaker: Maryam Mahmood, M.B., Ch.B. (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM US PT

Dosing Antimicrobials in Patients Requiring Mechanical Circulatory Support
Speaker: Mathew Davis, PharmD – Yale New Haven Hospital