Teleclass | (European Teleclass) ISSUES IN ANTIFUNGAL STEWARDSHIP: AN OPPORTUNITY THAT SHOULD NOT BE LOST |
Outline: | Objectives: - We are facing an escalating incidence of fungal infections and increasing resistance to anti fungal agents. To ensure optimal anti-fungal usage, stewardship initiatives are mandatory. Diagnostic stewardship, anti-fungal drug stewardship and infection control should all be used to tackle this issue. The lecture will highlight importance and methods of diagnosis, use of empiric and definitive anti-fungal therapy and issues of infection control. Approach to managing fungal infections in the immuno-competent and compromised patient to ensure optimal use of anti-fungal agents will be elaborated. |
Date | February 5, 2019 |
Live broadcast time | ... 2:30pm-3:30pm in Geneva 8:30am in New York/Toronto ... 1:30pm in London ... 12:30am (February 6) in Sidney ... 10:30am in Buenos Aires ... 4:30pm in Riyadh |
Faculty: | Dr. Ramasubramanian, The Capstone Clinic, Tamil Nadu, India |
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Payment: | $40 |