187 - Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections: Translation Research to Address Gaps in Diagnosis and Therapy

Friday, October 13, 2023

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Location: 160 ABC

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Mahalia Desruisseaux, MD

Associate Professor
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT, United States
Luiz Bermudez, MD

Professor
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR, United States

Faculty(s)

JoAnne Flynn, PhD

Distinguished Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Slides
Tony Hu, PhD

Professor and Presidential Chair
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA, United States

Slides
Jerry Nick, MD (he/him/his)

Professor of Medicine
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO, United States

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Luiz Bermudez, 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 the current knowledge on tuberculosis and host response;
describe efforts to develop improved tests to diagnose tuberculosis;
explain ways to diagnose NTM infections

Presentations:

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM US ET

Unraveling Protection Against Tuberculosis
Speaker: JoAnne L. Flynn, PhD – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM US ET

The Unfolding Story of Multi-Omics Discovery for Personalized Tuberculosis Diagnoses
Speaker: Tony Hu, PhD – Tulane University
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Detection of Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacterial Lung Infection and Diagnosis of Disease
Speaker: Jerry A. Nick, MD (he/him/his) – National Jewish Health