Quarterly Conferences
Nancy A. Hagen Northeast Ohio Infectious Diseases Roundtable
The quarterly regional program entitled "Nancy A. Hagen Northeast Ohio Infectious Diseases Roundtable" is designed to stimulate discussion about new available antibiotics, emerging infectious diseases and clinical guidelines. Regional Infectious Diseases physicians present topics of interest followed by roundtable discussion. This program attracts area Infectious Diseases physicians, fellows, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals.
Presentations:
- March 2013
- Implementing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program - Michelle Hecker, M.D.
- Get Smart: Know Your Pharmacist - Sharanie V. Sims, Pharm.D., BCPS
- May 2012
- Molecular technologies in the diagnosis of β-lactam resistance in Gram negative bacteria - Robert A. Bonomo, M.D.
- Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry MALDI-TOF MS - Michael Jacobs, M.D., Ph. D.
- Molecular Testing in the Clinical Bacteriology Laboratory - Sandra S. Richter, M.D.
- March 2012
- Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of MRSA Infections in Adults and Children - Usha Stiefel, M.D.
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults. - Curtis Donskey, M.D.
- Update of Clinical Guidelines Part III - J. Walton Tomford, M.D.
- November 2011
- 2011 ICAAC/IDSA HIV Review - Corrilynn Hileman, M.D., M.S.
- IDSA 2011-Emerging Infections - Thomas M. File, Jr., M.D., MACP, FIDSA, FCCP
- New Drugs from the 51st ICAAC - Federico Perez, M.D.
- Hospital Epidemiology Update IDSA 2011 - Thomas Fraser, M.D.
- Post ICAAC Review: The CRISIS Continues - Krisztina M. Papp-Wallace, Ph.D.
Phillip I. Lerner Infectious Diseases Citywide Conference
The quarterly Phillip I. Lerner Infectious Diseases Citywide Conference rotates locations between MetroHealth Medical Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, The Cleveland Clinic and Fairview Hospital. Fellows prepare cases for discussion and teaching points.
Weekly - Divisional Educational Conferences
Fellows’ Core Curriculum Conference
The weekly core curriculum conference offers a series of lectures that rotate every 2-3 years so that each fellow will be exposed to the critical areas necessary to provide the foundation for expertise in infectious diseases. The chief fellows organize the series of lectures with supervision by the program director. The series of lectures are carefully reviewed every 3 years so that the topics are updated contemporary and capture emerging topics. A series of essential "survival" or 'boot camp" lectures are given by key faculty at the start of the new academic year and focused on the first year fellows.
Fellows' Core Curriculum Presentations
Infectious Diseases Case Conference
The weekly Infectious Diseases Case Conference is held at University Hospitals Case Medical Center (combined with the VAMC) and separately at MetroHealth Medical Center. Fellows prepare cases which are chosen along with the attending faculty member, because of their enormous interest, teaching points or complex management issues. Cases are presented to the body of experts for further advice and input.
ID Journal Club/Watch
During the course of training, each fellow prepares several journal clubs. These conferences take place three times a month and there is a journal watch that occurs once a month. There is a faculty preceptor for these activities. Fellows choose an article from the contemporary medical literature and evaluate the study design, statistical methods, strength of the evidence and relevance to contemporary clinical practice. Fellows may invite a faculty member who represents a content expert related to the area of discussion to further enrich the discussion. I addition to Journal Club, each fellow reviews certain journals and reports on interesting and important studies during the Journal Watch sessions. These sessions allow a broader sampling on the numerous areas that impact on the field of Infectious Diseases and are also supervised by a faculty preceptor.
Annual Conferences
Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
ID Week: A Joint Meeting of IDSA, SHEA, HIVMA, and PIDS
IDWeek 2012 is an exciting new venture. With the theme—Advancing Science, Improving Care—IDWeek will feature the latest science and bench-to-bedside approaches in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of infectious diseases, including HIV, across the lifespan. The inaugural IDWeek will take place October 17-21, 2012, in San Diego.
Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC)
ICAAC is the world's premier international conference on antimicrobial agents and infectious diseases. ICAAC will take place September 9-12, 2012, in San Francisco.
Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) is a scientifically focused meeting of the world's leading researchers working to understand, prevent, and treat HIV/AIDS and its complications. The goal of CROI is to provide a forum for translating laboratory and clinical research into progress against the AIDS epidemic. Over 4,000 leading researchers and clinicians from around the world convene in a different location each year for the Conference. CROI will take place March 2-8, 2013, location TBD.
