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ForwardThe 38th Annual Richard B. Brown Infectious Diseases Symposium
Date & Location:
Friday, May 4, 2018, Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House, Holyoke, MA
Topics Include:
- HIV 2018: Where Have We Been and Where are We Heading?
- HCV Treatment: Ready for Primary Care
- Always Exciting: A Review of Literature in the Past Year
- The Opioid Epidemic: An Ongoing Crisis and Opportunities for Intervention
- C.diff 201: Beyond the Basics
- New Vaccines: New Hope
- Infection Control: Not Just for Hospitalists Anymore
Target Audience
This course is designed for healthcare professionals including physicians, infection control practitioners, physician assistants, infection control practitioners, physician assistants and nurses.
Learning Objectives
- Review recent developments in HIV management.
- Provide an overview of future treatments for HIV infections.
- Discuss current HCV treatment guidelines.
- Discuss HCV treatment strategies in primary care setting.
- Discuss the most relevant infectious disease literature of the past year.
- Discuss sites of care and opportunities to (re)initiate medication addiction treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder.
- Identify resources for opioid use disorder treatment
- Discuss the importance of both microbiome restitution and immunologic response to Clostridiumdifficile colitis.
- Discuss the management of relapsed Clostridum difficile colitis.
- Discuss the latest adult vaccination schedule recommendations.
- Discuss new vaccines for adults.
- Describe how the cycle of transmission of pathogens extends beyond the hospital.
- Identify how to improve infection prevention in the outpatient area.
**Register up to two weeks prior to the course and receive the early bird price of $95.00. The reduced rate will show after you enter the coupon code ID95 at checkout. **
Program Schedule
7:30 Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
8:00 Welcome & Introduction
Armando Paez, MD
Course Director
8:15 HIV 2018: Where Have We Been and Where are We Heading?
Daniel Skiest, MD
9:00 HCV Treatment: Ready for Primary Care
Armando Paez, MD
9:45 Always Exciting: A Review of Literature in the Past Year
Eric Granowitz, MD
10:30 Refreshment Break and Exhibits
10:45 The Opioid Epidemic: An Ongoing Crisis and Opportunities for Intervention
Thomas Lincoln, MD
11:30 Questions and Discussion
Morning Faculty
12:00 Lunch
1:00 C.diff 201: Beyond the Basics
Hans Schlecht, MD
1:45 New Vaccines: New Hope
Monica Ahuja, MD
2:30 Infection Control: Not Just for Hospitals Anymore
Sarah Haessler, MD
3:15 Questions and Discussion
Afternoon Faculty
3:30 Adjourn
Monica Ahuja, MD*
Infectious Diseases Fellow
Baystate Medical Center
Eric V. Granowitz, MD*
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Attending Physician
Baystate Infectious Diseases
Sarah Haessler, MD*
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Vice Chair, Department of Medicine
Hospital Epidemiologist & Attending Physician
Baystate Infectious Diseases
Thomas Lincoln, MD*
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Attending Physician
Baystate Medical Center
Armando Paez, MD*
Course Director
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Interim Chief & Infectious Diseases Fellowship Director
Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases Division
Baystate Medical Center
Hans Schlecht, MD, MMSc*
Attending Physician
Baystate Infectious Diseases
Dr. Schlecht is a content writer for the Merck Manual.
Daniel Skiest, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Vice Chair, Department of Medicine
Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases Division
Baystate Medical Center
Dr. Skiest receives grant research support from Gilead, and Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline.
Faculty Disclosure
The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education ( CE ) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.
Faculty and Planners marked with an * have no commercial relationship with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients.
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Available Credit
- 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 5.75 ANCC Contact Hours
- 5.75 BCIPE Instructional Hours
Price
| Early Online Rate | Cost |
. Use Code: ID95 This code expires 14 days before the event. | $95 |
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| This course opens for enrollment on: | Mon, 02/12/2018 - 12:00am |
| In order to receive credit, the evaluation must be completed by: | Sun, 07/01/2018 - 12:00am |
We appreciate your business and sincerely wish to meet your educational needs. We understand that the schedule of a busy professional, like yourself, is subject to change. Therefore, we have included information about our refund/cancellation policies for your convenience below.
Cancellation:
If you must cancel, telephone Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education at 413-322-4242 and follow your call with a written/email request. All cancellations will incur a $25.00 fee. Please note that we cannot refund cancellations received less than two weeks (10 business days) before the program date.
Refund Policy:
Your refund, less a cancellation fee, will be processed within two (2) weeks from the date we receive the written notification. For credit card refunds, please allow one to two (1-2) billing cycles for the credit to appear on your statement.
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