117 - When the Indication for Transplant Is Infection

Friday, October 13, 2023

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM US ET

Location: 157 ABC

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Jennifer Cuellar Rodriguez, MD, DTM&H, FIDSA (she/her/hers)

Chief, Transplant Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Bethesda, MD, United States
Gabriela Maron, MD (she/her/hers)

Associate Member
Infectious Diseases
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN, United States

Faculty(s)

Brian Fisher, DO, MPH/MSCE (he/him/his)

Associate Chair of Research
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Slides
Alexandra Freeman, MD

Senior clinician
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Bethesda, MD, United States

Slides
Michael Ison, MD MS (he/him/his)

Chief
Respiratory Diseases Branch, DMID/NIAID/NIH
Derwood, MD, United States

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Jennifer Cuellar Rodriguez, MD, DTM&H: No financial relationships to disclose

Gabriela Maron, MD: Astellas Inc: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); SymBio Pharma: Grant/Research Support (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:

recognize that transplantation can be used as a therapeutic strategy for severe infections;
explain bridging strategies to safely proceed with transplantation, and understand the gaps in knowledge in the current clinical era;
recognize expected complications during the peri-transplant period, and the current evidence on post-transplant outcomes

Presentations:

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM US ET

Transplantation in the Setting of Invasive Fungal Disease: How Do You Make the Decision to Proceed With the Transplant?
Speaker: Brian T. Fisher, DO, MPH/MSCE (he/him/his) – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
10:55 AM – 11:20 AM US ET

Transplant for Patients With Active Mycobacterial Infection
Speaker: Alexandra Freeman, MD – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
11:20 AM – 11:45 AM US ET

Lung Transplantation for COVID-19
Speaker: Michael Ison, MD MS (he/him/his) – Respiratory Diseases Branch, DMID/NIAID/NIH