180 - Clinical Conundrums in C. difficile Infection: One Guideline Does Not Fit All

Friday, October 13, 2023

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Location: 253 ABC

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Marina Nunez, MD, PHD

Professor Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston Salem, NC, United States
Cirle Warren, MD

Research Professor of Medicine
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA, United States

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Faculty(s)

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Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD

Professor
Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI, United States

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Larry Kociolek, MD, MSCI (he/him/his)

Attending Physician
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL, United States

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Disclosure(s):

Marina Nunez, MD, PHD: No financial relationships to disclose

Cirle A. Warren, MD: Ferring/Rebiotix Pharmaceuticals: Site PI for REBYOTA Prospective Registry (Ongoing); Seres Therapeutics: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing), Honoraria (Ongoing)

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:

describe diagnostic challenges in adults suspected to have C. difficile infection;
recognize challenges in the application of C. difficile guidelines in clinical practice;
explain clinical dilemmas encountered in the management of C. difficile infection in the pediatric population

Presentations:

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM US ET

Diarrhea After C. difficile Infection: Does This Patient Have a Recurrence?
Speaker: Cirle A. Warren, MD – University of Virginia
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM US ET

Challenges in the Application of C. difficile Guidelines in Clinical Practice
Speaker: Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

C. difficile Infection: Clinical Dilemmas in the Pediatric Population
Speaker: Larry K. Kociolek, MD, MSCI (he/him/his) – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago