45th Annual Symposium – Clinical and Diagnostic Approaches to Pathogens That Are Difficult Cultivate
45th Annual Symposium
“Clinical and Diagnostic Approaches to Pathogens that are Difficult to Cultivate”
Friday, Nov 13, 2015
Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel
3549 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Co-Chairs
Alan Evangelista, PhD, D(ABMM)
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Drexel University College of Medicine
Kaede Ota-Sullivan, MD, MSc, D(ABMM)
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Kevin Alby, PhD, D(ABMM)
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
FEATURED SPEAKERS
“Impact of molecular testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and other sexually transmitted diseases”
Kimberle Chapin, MD, D(ABMM)
Lifespan Academic Medical Center
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
“Molecular approaches to CMV viral load testing and correlation of test results with clinical outcomes”
Angela Caliendo, MD, PhD, FIDSA
Rhode Island Hospital
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
“New diagnostic approaches and clinical management/prevention of biofilm-mediated infections associated with medical devices (PJI, CLABSI, CAUTI)”
Robin Patel, MD
Mayo Clinic
“New molecular tests for the detection and treatment of tuberculosis”
Phyllis Della-Latta, PhD, D(ABMM)
Columbia University Medical Center
“Serologic tools for the detection of Pneumocystis, Aspergillus and latent tuberculosis”
Elitza Theel, PhD, D(ABMM)
Mayo Clinic
Plus
Case presentations: detection of pathogens in tissues using molecular methods
Kaede Ota-Sullivan, MD
Children’s Hosptial of Philadelphia
Kevin Alby, PhD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Jane Gould, MD
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Registration is now open- Click Here to Go to the Registration Site
