113 - Climate Emergency and Infectious Disease Stories from the Frontlines

Friday, October 13, 2023

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM US ET

Location: 107 ABC

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Belinda Ostrowsky, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FSHEA

Field Medical Officer
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention & Einstein/ Montefiore
New York, NY, United States
Dimitrios Kontoyiannis, MD

Professor, Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX, United States

Slides

Faculty(s)

Andrea Morrison, PhD (she/her/hers)

Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance Coordinator
Florida Department of Health
Tallahassee, FL, United States

Slides

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:

discuss climate change and high level discuss of the impact on infectious diseases (including fungal disease, bacterial, viral including vector borne);
analyze recent cases of potentially locally acquired malaria and vector borne illnesses.

Presentations:

10:30 AM – 10:52 AM US ET

The High-level Story: Climate Change Brings New Infectious Diseases
Speaker: Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, MD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
10:52 AM – 11:10 AM US ET

Reality Bites: Locally Acquired Malaria and Other Vector-borne Pathogens
Speaker: Andrea Morrison, PhD (she/her/hers) – Florida Department of Health