258 - What's New in Head and Neck Infections

Saturday, October 14, 2023

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM US ET

Location: 253 ABC

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Latania Logan, MD, MSPH

Marcus Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA, United States
Colleen Nash, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics - Division of Infectious Diseases
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL, United States

Faculty(s)

Ithzak Brook, MD, M Sc (he/him/his)

Professor Pediatrics
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC, United States

Slides
Milissa Jones, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD, United States

Slides
Ellen Wald, MD (she/her/hers)

Member, Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI, United States

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Latania K. Logan, MD;MSPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Colleen B. Nash, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

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: JA0007082-0000-23-002-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

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

explain challenges in diagnosis, recommendations empiric and definitive medical and surgical treatment of acute complicated mastoiditis and strategies for step down therapy;
describe the current epidemiology of Lemierre’s syndrome, changes in incidence, and strategies in management;
explain changes in the epidemiology, evaluation and management of acute sinusitis in children, and the medical and surgical management of associated intracranial complications

Presentations:

1:45 PM – 2:10 PM US ET

The Changing Face of Acute Mastoiditis Management in Children
Speaker: Ithzak Brook, MD, M Sc (he/him/his) – Georgetown University School of Medicine
2:10 PM – 2:35 PM US ET

What’s New in Lemierre’s Syndrome? Incidence, Epidemiology and Management
Speaker: Milissa U. Jones, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
2:35 PM – 3:00 PM US ET

Updates in Acute Sinusitis: Evaluation, Management and Intracranial Complications
Speaker: Ellen R. Wald, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health