265 - CNS Infections: The Devil Is in the Details of the Devices

Saturday, October 14, 2023

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Location: 205 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
Rodrigo Hasbun, MD, MPH

Professor Internal Medicine
Infectious Diseases
University of Texas Health Science Center
Bellaire, TX, United States

Faculty(s)

Maryam Mahmood, M.B., Ch.B. (she/her/hers)

Attending Physician
Infectious Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, United States

Slides
Carlos Isada, MD (he/him/his)

Vice Chair
Infectious Disease
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH, United States
Anita Campbell, MBBS, DCH, PGDipPID, FRACP, PhD (she/her/hers)

Infectious Diseases Paediatrician
Perth Children's Hospital, Telethon Kids Institute Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases
Nedlands, Australia

Slides

Disclosure(s):

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

Rodrigo Hasbun, MD, MPH: bioMerieux Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Honoraria (Ongoing); Melinta Pharmaceuticals: Advisor/Consultant (Terminated)

Maryam Mahmood, M.B., Ch.B.: No financial relationships to disclose

Carlos M. Isada, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Anita Jane Campbell, MBBS, DCH, PGDipPID, FRACP, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

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

identify and describe the clinical dilemmas encountered in the management of infections associated with CNS devices;
describe the available data and how to apply it to the management of infections associated with CNS devices;
describe the clinical dilemmas and how to apply the available data in the management of cochlear implant infections

Presentations:

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM US ET

Infectious Complications of Implanted Brain Devices
Speaker: Maryam Mahmood, M.B., Ch.B. (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM US ET

Infectious Complications of Implanted Spinal Cord Devices: Approach to Diagnosis, Management and Prevention
Speaker: Carlos M. Isada, MD (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Hard Wired – Cochlear Implant Infections
Speaker: Anita Jane Campbell, MBBS, DCH, PGDipPID, FRACP, PhD (she/her/hers) – Perth Children's Hospital, Telethon Kids Institute Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases