Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Infections:
The Last Course
November 16–18, 2011
Kahler Grand Hotel
Rochester, Minnesota
Conference Description
This conference is designed to introduce basic clinical mycology to those not acquainted with the field. Technologists/microbiologists will be able to recognize fungi in clinical specimens; identify common filamentous fungi and yeasts; interpret fungal serologic test results, understand the use of antifungal susceptibility testing and become familiar with molecular methods as they apply to patient care.
Case presentations will illustrate the selection of appropriate clinical specimens; use of appropriate laboratory testing and importance of communication between the laboratorian and physician. Participants will gain an appreciation for this discipline that has a direct impact on patient care.
Objectives
At the end of this conference, participants should be able to:
- Demonstrate specimen collection methods that ensure recovery of fungi from patient’s specimens
- Interpret the microscopic morphologic features of fungi commonly found in clinical specimens
- Identify and differentiate the most commonly encountered yeasts and molds seen in the clinical laboratory
- Translate how fungal serologic, antifungal susceptibility testing and molecular methods play a role in patient care
- Evaluate the importance of quality laboratory diagnostic skills to patient care
Intended Audience
This conference would be beneficial to persons from clinical laboratories of any size, who are beginners in mycology involved with the recovery and identification of fungi in clinical specimens. A review of common fungi will be presented in conjunction with laboratory demonstrations of cultures and microscopic preparations.
Attendance at this Mayo course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be discussed or taught in this course.
Conference Agenda
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
| 7:30-8:15 AM | Registration |
| 7:30-8:15 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15-8:30 AM | Welcome Heritage Hall, Kahler Grand Hotel |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Collection of Clinical Specimens |
| 9:30-10:00 AM | Break |
| 10:00-11:00 AM | Introduction to Clinical Mycology |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | Identification of Hyaline Monomorphic Fungi |
| 12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 12:30-1:00 PM | Culture of Caring, Communication and Quality Edward C. Rosenow, III, M.D., M.S. |
| 1:30-2:00 PM | Identification of Hyaline Monomorphic Molds |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Identification of Dematiaceous Fungi |
| 3:00-3:30 PM | Break |
| 3:30-4:00 PM | Identification of Dematiaceous Molds |
| 4:00-5:30 PM | Laboratory Demonstration of Rapidly Growing Molds |
| 5:30-6:30 PM | Refreshments |
| 6:30-8:00 PM | Laboratory Demonstration of Rapidly Growing Molds-Cont. |
Thursday, November 17, 2011
| 6:45-7:45 AM | Optional Tour: Infectious Disease Serology, Hepatitis/HIV and Mayo Medical Laboratories |
| 7:30-8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30-10:30 AM | Identification of Hyaline Dimorphic Fungi |
| 10:30-11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM-12:30 PM | Laboratory Demonstration of Dimorphic Fungi |
| 12:30-2:00 PM | Lunch |
| 2:00-3:30 PM | Identification of Yeasts and Yeast-like Fungi |
| 3:30-4:00 PM | Break |
| 4:00-5:00 PM | Antifungal Susceptibility Testing |
| 5:00-6:00 PM | Optional Lab Tours |
| 6:00-7:00 PM | Refreshments |
| 7:00-9:00 PM | Histopathologic, Serologic and Microbiologic Diagnosis of Infections Caused by Fungi |
Friday, November 18, 2011
| 7:30-8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Molecular Tools for Clinical Mycology |
| 9:30-10:00 AM | Break |
| 10:00-11:30 AM | Direct Microscopic Examination of Clinical Specimens |
| 11:30 AM-12:00 PM | Review Glenn D. Roberts, Ph.D. |
| 12:00 PM | Adjournment-Box lunches available to go |
Faculty
COURSE DIRECTOR
Glenn D. Roberts, Ph.D.
Consultant, Clinical Mycology and Mycobacteriology Laboratories*
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
MAYO CLINIC FACULTY
Leslie Hall, M MSc
Associate, Clinical Microbiology
Research and Development Technologist
Clinical Mycology and Mycobacteriology Laboratories*
Instructor in Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
D. Jane Hata, Ph.D., D(ABMM)
Consultant
Director of Clinical Microbiology and Serology Laboratories
Mayo Clinic Florida
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., (D)ABPath
Senior Associate Consultant, Clinical Microbiology*
Director, Clinical Parasitology and Virology*
Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Nancy L. Wengenack, Ph.D.
Consultant, Clinical Mycology and Mycobacteriology Laboratories*
Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
*Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
GUEST FACULTY
Norman L. Goodman, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Elmer W. Koneman, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Breckenridge, Colorado
Gary W. Procop, M.D.
Chair, Department of Molecular Pathology
Section Head, Molecular Microbiology
Director, Mycology and Parasitology
Professor of Pathology
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Edward C. Rosenow, III, M.D., M.S.
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Rochester, Minnesota
Faculty Disclosure
As a provider accredited by ACCME, Mayo Clinic (Mayo School of CME) must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in its educational activities. Thus, safeguards against commercial bias have been put in place. Course director(s), planning committee, faculty, and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity. Faculty also will disclose any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentation. Disclosure of this information will be published in course materials so that participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentation.
Credit
College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, designates this live activity for a maximum of 19.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Mayo Medical Laboratories is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This program has been approved for 19.5 contact hours. Level of instruction for this program is intermediate.
Mayo Medical Laboratories is approved as a Continuing Education Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science for State of California and State of Florida credit. The level of instruction for this program is intermediate. This program has been approved for 19.5 contact hours.
Register
To register, click on the “Register Now” button below. The registration fee of $500 includes tuition, comprehensive course syllabus on a flash drive, continental breakfasts, lunches, break refreshments and evening refreshments.
Although it is not the policy of Mayo Medical Laboratories Education Department to limit the number of participants, conference room facilities may necessitate closing of enrollment; therefore, early registration is strongly advised. Registration deadline is November 1, 2011.
Please indicate your e-mail address on the registration form. A letter of confirmation will be forwarded to this address upon receipt of payment and completed registration form. Present the letter of confirmation when checking in at the meeting registration desk.
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel your participation in this conference on or before November 1, 2011, your registration fee, less a $75 administrative fee, will be refunded. Mayo Medical Laboratories Education Department must receive written notification of your cancellation. No refunds will be made after November 1, 2011.
Travel
Travel arrangements are the responsibility of the participant.
Rochester, Minnesota, is a friendly city that greets thousands of visitors from around the world each year. The city is served by a modern international airport with multiple flights daily from Chicago, Detroit, and Minneapolis via American or Northwest Airlines.
Access to and from the airport is available by taxi, shuttle service, and rental car. The airport is located approximately 10 miles from downtown. The Hilton Garden Inn, Kahler Grand Hotel, Radisson Plaza Hotel, and Rochester Marriott are all located 15 minutes from the Rochester International Airport.
Attention: Several cities in the United States are named Rochester. When you make airline reservations and check your baggage, be sure that your destination is Rochester, Minnesota (RST), and that your baggage has been properly tagged.
Lodging Accommodations
Blocks of rooms have been secured for participants and their guests with special conference rates at the following hotels. To receive the special rate, you must make reservations before the room block is filled or before the expiration date of October 25, 2011, whichever comes first.
Reservations will be taken following this date based on space and rate availability. Please identify yourself as a participant of the Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Infections Conference when making a reservation.
Hilton Garden Inn
225 South Broadway
Rochester, MN 55904
1-800-HILTONS or 507-285-1234
$109 single/double
Doubletree Hotel Rochester
150 South Broadway
Rochester, MN 55904
1-800-222-TREE or 507-281-8000
$119 single/double
The Kahler Grand Hotel
20 Second Avenue SW
Rochester, MN 55904
1-800-533-1655 or 507-280-6200
www.kahler.com
$92 single/double
Rochester Marriott Hotel
101 First Avenue SW
Rochester, MN 55904
1-877-623-7775 or 507-280-6000
www.marriott.com/property/propertypage/RSTMC
$149 single/double
The hotels listed above are connected by skyway and pedestrian subway to conference facilities, downtown shops and restaurants. You may also wish to visit the Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau Web site (www.rochestercvb.org) for additional accommodation options. Lodging arrangements are the responsibility of the participant.
Parking
Parking is available in hotel, city, and Mayo patient/visitor ramps. The cost for parking is not included in the registration fee (view maps at www.mayoclinic.org/travel-rst).
Recreation and Leisure Activities
Public tours of Mayo Clinic are provided each weekday beginning at 10 AM, except for holidays. The tours originate from Judd Auditorium, subway level of the Mayo Building, and last approximately 1.5 hours. The tour includes a 20-minute film on history and operation of Mayo Clinic plus visits to points of interest in the Mayo, Plummer, Hilton, and Gonda buildings. Please make advance reservations by calling 507-538-0440.
Mall of America, in Bloomington, Minnesota, is the largest fully-enclosed retail and family entertainment complex in the United States. Along with 500 retail stores, restaurants, and nightclubs, the mall features Nickelodeon Universe®, the world’s largest indoor theme park, and Underwater Adventures Aquarium®, a walk-through aquarium featuring 15,000 fish. The mall is an easy 90-minute drive or shuttle ride from Rochester.
Rochester Direct shuttle service will pick up at all local hotels and depart at the following times: 8:15 am, 8:45 am, 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:00 pm and 12:30 pm; and return at the following times: 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 3:45 pm, 4:15 pm, 5:00 pm, 5:45 pm, 6:45 pm, 8:00 pm 9:00 pm and 10:15 pm (except on Saturday where the last shuttle is at 9:20pm). The cost is $39 per person for same day round-trip. For reservations, call Rochester Direct at 800-280-9270 or visit its Web site at www.rochesterdirect.com.
Rochester Shuttle Service offers 12 daily shuttles serving Mayo Clinic and all Rochester Hotels to and from the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and Mall of America. The cost is $38 per person for same day round-trip. For reservations, call Rochester Shuttle Service at 507-216-6354 or visit their Web site at www.rochestershuttleservice.com.
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