This 6-full day in-person CME and P.A.C.E. credited course contains morning lectures and afternoon sessions for practical lab training. The content of the course provides the ultimate tool for lab identification of medically important fungi and is designed to equip attendees with the knowledge and practical laboratory skills to enhance and improve the diagnosis of fungal diseases.
The intended participants are clinical microbiologists, infectious disease physicians, laboratory professionals, and researchers/scientists at all training levels who are interested in the diagnosis of fungal diseases. The topics include laboratory identification of major fungal groups, including yeast, Mucorales, Entomophthorales, Aspergillus and other hyaline fungi, dermatophytes, dematiaceous fungi, basidiomycetes, and dimorphic fungi, and clinical aspects of the diseases caused by these fungi. In addition, fungal histopathology, MALDI-TOF MS, molecular and sequencing identification, fungal serology and biomarkers, antifungal susceptibility testing, PK/PD, and mechanism of antifungal resistance, and case studies will be covered.
Location: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Registration Fee: US$ 1,000. The fee covers breakfast, luncheons, and coffee/tea with snacks during breaks.
Maximum participants: 60