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Description
In this webinar, Dr. Cornelius (Neil) Clancy describes the difficulty in accurately identifying patients with deep-seated invasive candidiasis (IC) by discussing a clinical case study of a post-operative secondary fungal infection. He explains the limitations of using blood culture alone for detecting IC and provides an overview of recent clinical data on the performance of other diagnostic tests available for detecting candidemia and deep-seated infections. Dr. Clancy reviews data from a pilot study (n=125) in the MICU, comparing the sensitivities of both blood culture and culture-independent diagnostics and highlighting the impact to patient management. For healthcare professionals interested in implementing a non-culture solution, Dr. Clancy reviews the key considerations, benefits, and challenges to adopting new diagnostic methods for the detection of deep-seated IC.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for physicians, lab supervisors, lab directors (and/or assistant directors), and lab managers (supervisory and/or non-supervisory).
Learning Objectives
After attending this session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the clinical case study of a patient with candidemia and the likelihood of invasive candidiasis
- Review the latest clinical data on the diagnosis of deep-seated candidiasis
- Describe opportunities and barriers to the implementation of blood culture independent diagnostics and lessons for patient management
Faculty
Cornelius J. Clancy, MD
Chief, Infectious Diseases, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief, Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh
Co-Director, Center for Healthcare Mycology and XDR Pathogen Lab, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA USA
DISCLOSURES AND STATEMENT OF INDEPENDENCE
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CONTENT VALIDITY
All recommendations involving clinical medicine are based on evidence accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients; AND/OR all scientific research referred to or reported in support or justification of a patient care recommendation conforms to generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
This activity is approved for 1.0 ACCENT® continuing education credits. Activity ID# 4176. This activity was planned in accordance with ACCENT® Standards and Policies.
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION STATEMENT
Verification of Participation certificates are provided to registered participants based on completion of the activity, in its entirety, and the activity evaluation. For questions regarding continuing education, please email [email protected].