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ForwardInfectious Diseases Practice Updates 2027
This course offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual) attendance options
Course Directors: Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Raymund R. Razonable, M.D., and Abinash Virk, M.D.
February 8 - 12, 2027 - Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa - Lahaina, Hawaii
This interactive infectious disease CME course provides practical clinical updates on common challenges and emerging developments in the field. Expert faculty deliver case-based presentations with in-depth discussion and Q&A to improve knowledge, performance, and patient outcomes. Participants gain current, actionable insights for immediate clinical application.
Course Highlights:
- Geared towards increasing clinical knowledge and improving patient outcomes
- Expert faculty review new guidelines, developments, and literature in the field
- Interactive panel sessions and clinical case reviews
- Dedicated time for questions and discussion
- Networking opportunities at breakfast roundtable sessions and evening social reception
- Practical updates that can be immediately applied into daily practice
| Registration Fee(s) | |
|---|---|
| M.D., D.O., Ph.D. | $1275 |
| Allied Health, NP, PA, Retirees | $1125 |
Target Audience
This course is relevant for infectious diseases specialists, infectious diseases trainees, internists, pharmacists, hospitalists, and clinical infectious diseases researchers. The content also benefits physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, family physicians and clinical microbiologists with interest in managing patients with infections.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Differentiate the appropriate use of multiplex PCR panels for diagnosis of infections.
- Identify updated imaging and treatment modalities for infective endocarditis.
- Define the approach to management of prosthetic joint infections.
- Describe new antifungals for management of resistant and difficult to treat fungal infections.
- Discuss diagnosis and management of Chaga’s Disease and Leprosy.
Monday, February 8, 2027 | |
6:15 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
7:00 a.m. | Welcome Announcements Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Raymund Razonable, M.D., Abinash Virk, M.D. and Maryam Mahmood, M.B., Ch.B. |
Endocarditis Session Chair: Daniel C. DeSimone, M.D. | |
7:10 a.m. | 2026 Endocarditis Guidelines Update Daniel C. DeSimone, M.D. |
7:35 a.m. | Emerging Cardiac Surgical Interventions for Endocarditis Arman Arghami, M.D., M.P.H. |
8:00 a.m. | Imaging Modalities for Endocarditis; When to Use What and Why? Geoffrey Johnson, M.D., Ph.D. |
8:25 a.m. | Cases with Panel Discussion Moderator: Mac Chesdachai, M.D. Cases: |
8:55 a.m. | Panel Q & A |
9:25 a.m. | Break |
Travel and Trop Session Session Chair: Bobbi Pritt, M.D. | |
9:45 a.m. | Chagas Diagnostics Elitza S. Theel, Ph.D. |
10:05 a.m. | Chagas Management Christina M. Coyle, M.D., M.S. – Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
10:35 a.m. | Leprosy Diagnostics and Management Update Barbara M. Stryjewska, M. D.- National Hansen’s Disease Program |
11:05 a.m. | What’s New in Malaria: Diagnostics and Treatment Bobbi Pritt, M.D. and Abinash Virk, M.D. |
11:35 a.m. | Panel Q & A |
12:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Reception: Halona Kai Lawn | |
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Larvae and Lava Flow - Sunset Social Hour with Rapid Fire Tropical Cases Hosts: Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Raymund Razonable, M.D., Maryam Mahmood, M.B., Ch.B. and Abinash Virk, M.D. |
Tuesday, February 9, 2027 | |
6:30 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
6:30 a.m. | Breakfast Roundtable Discussions – Meet the Professor: Sunset Terrace |
7:00 a.m. | Travel to General Session |
7:05 a.m. | Course Announcements |
Incubating Problems Session Chair: Maryam Mahmood, M.B., Ch.B. | |
7:10 a.m. | CMV in Pregnancy Carl H. Rose, M.D. |
7:30 a.m. | TB in Pregnancy Maryam Mahmood, M.B., Ch.B. |
7:50 a.m. | Syphilis in Pregnancy Mary Jo Kasten, M.D. |
8:10 a.m. | HIV in Pregnancy Stacey Rizza, M.D. |
8:30 a.m. | Cases with Panel Discussion |
9:00 a.m. | Panel Q & A |
9:25 a.m. | Break |
Let's Not Penalize the Panels!! Session Chair: Robin Patel, M.D. | |
9:45 a.m. | Triva |
9:50 a.m. | CNS PCR Panels Trish J. Simner, Ph.D. |
10:10 a.m. | Respiratory PCR Panels Abinash Virk, M.D. |
10:30 a.m. | GI Pathogen Panel Robin Patel, M.D. |
10:50 a.m. | Blood Culture PCR Panels Ritu Banerjee, MD, Ph.D.-Medical Center North |
11:10 a.m. | Cases with Panel Discussion |
11:40 a.m. | Panel Q & A |
12:05 p.m. | Adjourn |
Wednesday, February 10, 2027 | |
6:30 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
6:30 a.m. | Breakfast Roundtable Discussions – Meet the Professor: Sunset Terrace |
7:00 a.m. | Travel to General Session |
7:05 a.m. | Course Announcements |
Bone and Joint Infections Update Session Chair: Aaron Tande, M.D. | |
7:10 a.m. | Prosthetic Joint Infection – Diagnosis Robin Patel, M.D.
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7:30 a.m. | PJI – Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention (DAIR) Management Irene G. Sia, M.D. or Abeer AlMajali |
7:50 a.m. | Prosthetic Joint Infection – 1 or 2 Stage Management Update Aaron J. Tande, M.D. |
8:10 a.m. | Mycobacterial Orthopedic Infections Madiha Fida, M.B.B.S. |
8:30 a.m. | Vertebral Osteomyelitis Takahiro Matsuo, M.D. |
8:50 a.m. | Cases with Panel Discussion |
9:25 a.m. | Break |
Money, money, money, must be funny….!! Session Chair: Priya Sampathkumar, M.D. | |
9:45 a.m. | Trivia |
9:50 a.m. | Value Based Purchasing Priya Sampathkumar, M.D. |
10:10 a.m. | Diagnostic Stewardship Opportunities Madiha Fida, M.B.B.S. |
10:30 a.m. | Value of OPAT to Patients, ID and Institutions! Abeer M. AlMajali, M.D. |
10:50 a.m. | Metrics to Demonstrate ID Value Aaron Tande, M.D. |
11:10 a.m. | Panel Q & A |
11:40 a.m. | Adjourn |
Thursday, February 11, 2027 | |
6:30 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
6:30 a.m. | Breakfast Roundtable Discussions – Meet the Professor: Sunset Terrace |
7:00 a.m. | Travel to General Session |
7:05 a.m. | Course Announcements |
What’s Hot, What’s New, What’s Coming? Emerging Pathogens and Technologies Session Chair: Douglas Challener, M.D. | |
Emerging Pathogens | |
7:10 a.m. | Ebola and Other Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses Adi Shah, M.D. |
7:30 a.m. | Andes, Sin Nombre, and Hantaviruses Priya Sampathkumar, M.D. |
Emerging Technologies and Therapies | |
7:50 a.m. | Novel Assays in Clinical Microbiology Trish J. Simner, Ph.D. |
8:15 a.m. | Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Infectious Diseases Douglas Challener, M.D. |
8:40 a.m. | Microbiome – Do We Care? Yagmur Y. Comba, M.D., M.S. |
9:05 a.m. | Panel Q & A |
9:25 a.m. | Break |
What’s Hot, What’s New, What’s Coming? Top Papers in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Session Chair: Raymund Razonable, M.D. | |
9:45 a.m. | General Infectious Diseases Teresa Seville, M.D. |
10:05 a.m. | Transplant Infectious Diseases Zahra N. Sohani, M.D., Ph.D. |
10:25 a.m. | HIV Julio Mendez, M.D. |
10:45 a.m. | Clinical Microbiology Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Ryan Relich, Ph.D. |
11:15 a.m. | Antimicrobial Stewardship Kellie N. Hannan, Pharm.D., R.Ph., BCIDP |
11:35 a.m. | Panel Q & A |
12:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Friday, February 12, 2027 | |
6:30 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
6:30 a.m. | Breakfast Roundtable Discussions – Meet the Professor: Sunset Terrace |
7:00 a.m. | Travel to General Session |
7:05 a.m. | Course Announcements |
New Drugs! Session Chair: Paschalis Vergidis, M.D., M.S. | |
7:10 a.m. | Case Based Discussion: Antifungal Resistance and New Antifungals Paschalis Vergidis, M.D., M.S. |
7:40 a.m. | Case Based Discussion: Antibacterial Resistance and New Antibacterials Kellie N. Hannan, Pharm.D., R.Ph., BCIDP |
8:10 a.m. | New Antibacterials for Complicated UTIs Drew Dickinson, PharmD |
8:30 a.m. | Antiviral Resistance and New Antivirals Raymund Razonable, M.D. |
9:00 a.m. | Panel Q & A |
9:30 a.m. | Break |
Low Counts, High Stakes: Updates in Heme-Onc ID Session Chair: Jack W. Mc Hugh, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. | |
9:45 a.m. | Trivia |
9:50 a.m. | CAR-T Infections Jack W. Mc Hugh, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. |
10:10 a.m. | Herpes Viruses Matthew J. Thoendel, M.D., Ph.D. |
10:30 a.m. | Mucorales Infections Paschalis Vergidis, M.D., M.S. |
10:50 a.m. | Cases with Panel Discussion Moderator: Jack W. Mc Hugh, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. Cases: |
11:20 a.m. | Panel Q & A |
11:40 a.m. | Adjourn |
Travel
All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant. Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development is not responsible for expenses incurred by an individual who is not confirmed and for whom space is not available at the meeting. Costs incurred by the registration such as airline or hotel fees are the responsibility of the registrant.
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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 Statements:
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 23.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAPA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 23.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
ANCC
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this enduring material for a maximum of 23.50 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
| Daily Breakdown for days of General Session | |
|---|---|
| Monday | 4.50 |
| Tuesday | 5.00 |
| Wednesday | 4.50 |
| Thursday | 5.00 |
| Friday | 4.50 |
| Total | 23.50 |
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.
Available Credit
- 23.50 AAPA Category 1
- 23.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 23.50 ANCC
- 23.50 Attendance
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| Registration Fee(s) | |
|---|---|
| M.D., D.O., Ph.D. | $1275 |
| Allied Health, NP, PA, Retirees | $1125 |
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