268 - Infectious Diseases From Climate Change and Natural Disasters

Saturday, October 14, 2023

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Location: 160 ABC

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

A. Krishna Rao, MD, MS

Associate Professor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
George Thompson, III, MD (he/him/his)

Professor
Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA, United States

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Faculty(s)

NA

Nelson Agudelo Higuita, MD

Associate Professor
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK, United States

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Regina LaRocque, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA, United States

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George Thompson, III, MD (he/him/his)

Professor
Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA, United States

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Disclosure(s):

A. Krishna Rao, MD, MS: Merck and Company, Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Terminated); Rebiotix Inc.: Advisor/Consultant (Terminated); Seres Therapeutics Inc: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing); Summit Therapeutics: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)

George R. Thompson, MD, III: Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc: Advisor/Consultant (Terminated, June 3, 2022), Grant/Research Support (Terminated, June 3, 2022); Astellas Pharma Inc.: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Cidara Therapeutics Inc.: Advisor/Consultant (Terminated, September 22, 2022), Grant/Research Support (Terminated, September 22, 2022); Mayne: Grant/Research Support (Terminated, May 2, 2022); Melinta Therapuetics: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing); Pfizer, Inc.: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)

Learning Objectives:

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

recognize the changing geographic distribution of infectious diseases due to climate change;
describe the impact of natural disasters on the spread of infections;
recognize the impact of climate change on disease vectors

Presentations:

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM US ET

Climate Change and Vector-Borne Infections
Speaker: Nelson I. Agudelo Higuita, MD – University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM US ET

Climate Change and Waterborne Diseases
Speaker: Matthew Phillips, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Climate Change and Fungal Diseases
Speaker: George R. Thompson, III, MD (he/him/his) – University of California Davis Medical Center