The Center for Individualized Medicine Grand Rounds lecture series is designed to highlight the latest in scientific discovery and innovation in translating Individualized Medicine to meet current and future patient needs.  The audience will consist of staff physicians and researchers, residents and fellows, genetic counselors, and allied health staff. Grand Rounds is scheduled the second Thursday of every month and is webcast to locations throughout the Mayo Clinic enterprise, reaching hundreds of individuals in Rochester, Minnesota; Jacksonville, Florida and Scottsdale, Arizona. 

Course Objectives:

After the presentation, attendees will be able to:

     1. Explain the need for improved infectious diseases diagnostics.

     2. Describe how advances in sequencing technology have enabled the application of clinical metagenomics (CMg) for infection diagnosis.

     3. Compare and contrast advantages and disadvantages of CMg for infection diagnosis.

     4. Discuss the future potential of CMg and how it could replace culture for the diagnosis of infection.

Improving the Diagnosis and Management of Serious Infection using Rapid Metagenomic Sequencing - CIM Grand Rounds - May 10, 2018

Justin O'Grady, MSc, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Medical Microbiology, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Accreditation Statement


In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s)

AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ANCC

The Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC nursing contact hour. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

*Joint Accreditation is an accrediting body that is a combination of representation from ACCME (CME credit), ACPE (pharmacy credit), and ANCC (nursing credit) accrediting bodies.