MSGERC Grand Rounds Webinar Series
Episode 9—Combating Antifungal Resistance in the Hospital Setting
Archived from 5/9/2024
In this episode, we bring clinical and public health experts together to discuss strategies to combat antifungal resistance in the hospital setting. The webinar features:
- Peter G. Pappas, MD, FACP, a mycology expert at University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses his experience in advocating for the inclusion of antifungal stewardship in the antimicrobial stewardship program at his institution
- Teny M. John, MD, an infectious diseases clinician working to add antifungal stewardship to the stewardship program at his cancer center
- Experts from CDC working with epidemiologic data toward developing best practices in antifungal stewardship
In this interactive session, you will learn about and discuss:
- The epidemiology of resistant mycoses in hospital settings (including resistant Candida, Aspergillus, and non-Aspergillus mold species)
- The importance of monitoring for resistance
- Prophylaxis protocols
- Diagnostic and susceptibility testing
- Therapeutic drug monitoring as components of antifungal stewardship
Faculty
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Sophie Jones Allen, PhD, MSc
Epidemiologist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
![Teny M. John, MD](https://funguseducationhub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Teny-M.-John-MD.jpg)
Teny M. John, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control & Employee Health
Division of Internal Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
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Dallas Smith, PharmD
Epidemiologist
Mycotic Diseases Branch
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Peter G. Pappas, MD, FACP
Emeritus Professor
Chair, Scientific Committee, MSGERC
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
![Jeremy Gold, MD, MS](https://funguseducationhub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jeremy-Gold-MD-MS.jpg)
Jeremy Gold, MD, MS
Medical Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia