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February 2013

February 4: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

February 11: Phuong Nguyen MD, USF ID Fellow: Chagas' Disease

February 18: Nancy Rihana MD, USF ID Fellow: Dengue Fever

February 25: Karen Abernathy PharmD, Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center: Renal Implications in HIV Infected Patients

January 2013

January 7: Jorge Lujan-Zilbermmann MD FAAP, USF Pediatric ID: Congenital Infections

January 14: David Weber MD MPH, Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health: HCAP

***Healthcare Practitioners Only***

*Conference will be held at: Samba Room, 1502 S. Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606

January 21: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

January 28: Pamela Damisse MD, USF ID Fellow: Emergence of KPC & Other Carbapenemase Producing Organisms

2012 Archived ID Conferences

December 2012

December 3: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

December 10: Yanina Pasikhova PharmD BCPS AAHIVE Clinical Pharmacist, Infectious Diseases, Moffitt Cancer Center: Evaluating Medical Literature: Crash Course

December 17: CANCELLED

November 2012

November 5: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

November 12: Lynette Menezes PhD, Director, USF Medicine International, Assistant Professor, USF ID: HPV in HIV Positive Women

November 19: Carina Rodriguez MD FAAP, Division Chief & Associate Professor, USF Pediatric ID: Vaccines for Childhood Immunization

November 26: Silvana Carr MD, Assistant Professor, USF Pediatric ID: Pertussis

October 2012

October 1: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

October 9 (Tuesday): Lary Robinson MD, Sr. Member, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Dept. of Interdisciplinary Oncology & Co-Director, Center for Infection Research in Cancer, Moffitt Cancer Center: Human Microbiome & Its Association with Cancer

October 15: Cynthia Mayer, IDATB: Stribild

*Conference will be held at: 717 South Restaurant (717 South Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606)

October 22: Frederick Heinzel MD FACP, Associate Professor, USF ID: Update on ID and Polytrauma Patients

October 29: John Sinnott MD FACP, Director, USF ID, Associate Dean, USF Medicine International: Gram Negative Resistance and Head and Neck Infections

September 2012

September 10: John T. Sinnott MD FACP, Associate Dean, USF Medicine International, Professor & Director, USF ID: Genetics & ID

September 17: Daniela Chiriboga MD, Specialty Care Program, Polk County Health Department: Infections in Pregnancy

September 24: CANCELLED

June 2012

June 4: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

June 11: Christine Ayarza MD, USF ID Fellow: Travel Medicine

June 18: Pamela Damisse MD, USF ID Fellow: Adult Vaccinations

May 2012

May 7: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

May 14: Cynthia Mayer MD, IDATB: HIV & Bone Disease

*Conference will be held at: Roys (4342 West Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa, FL 33607)

May 21: Kevin Smith MD, USF ID Fellow: Nuclear Medicine in the Practice of Infectious Diseases

May 29 (Tuesday): Ann Kwong PhD, Vice President, HCV, Franchise Lead, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.: Resistance in the Era of HCV Protease Inhibitors

*Conference will be held at: Flemings (4322 West Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa, FL 33607)

April 2012

April 2: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

April 9: Georgina Nasr MD, USF ID Fellow: Aspergillus Infection (Special off-site event - ID Faculty and Fellows only)

April 16: Patrick Kenney DO, USF ID Fellow: Primary Care in HIV

April 23: Scott Ubillos MD, IDATB: HIV Slide Deck

*Conference will be held at: 717 South Restaurant (717 South Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606)

April 30: Phuong Nguyen MD, USF ID Fellow: Microsporidia Overview

March 2012

March 5: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

March 12: Joseph Katta DO, USF ID Fellow: Trypanosomiasis

March 19: Elias Maroun MD, USF ID Fellow: Endemic Treponematosis

March 26: TBD

February 2012

February 6: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

February 13: Cynthia Mayer MD, IDATB: HIV Resistance

February 21 (Tuesday): Brent Laartz MD, West Coast Infectious Disease: A Critically Ill Patient with an Intra-abdominal Infection

*Conference will be held at: Mitchell's Fish Market (204 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL 33609)

February 27: Eliot Godofsky: Post Conference Update, AASLD

*Conference will be held at: The Palm Restaurant (205 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FL 33609)

January 2012

January 3 (Tuesday): Journal Club (Fellows Only)

January 9: Luis Rosas MD, USF ID Fellow: Amebiasis

January 17 (Tuesday): John Toney MD, MD FACP FIDSA, Professor, USF ID, Director, START Program, Director of Epidemiology, James A. Haley VA Hospital: Streptococcus pneumoniae - More Than the Old Man's Best Friend

January 23: Sylvana Carr MD, USF ID - Pediatrics: Influenza

January 30: Tienchai Narach MD, USF ID Fellow: Infections in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

2011 Archived ID Conferences

December 2011

December 6 (Tuesday): Journal Club (Fellows Only)

December 12: Aiysha Ansari MD: An Afghani Woman's Journey in Medicine

December 20 (Tuesday): Sally Houston MD, Sr VP/CMO TGH: Transplant ID

November 2011

November 1 (Tuesday): Journal Club (Fellows Only)

November 7: Mario Stevenson PhD, University of Miami: Obstacles to HIV Eradication

November 14: Barry Eisenstein MD: Failure of the Market to Develop New Antimicrobials

*Conference will be held at: Ocean Prime (2205 N. West Shore Blvd., Tampa, FL 33607)

November 21: Chakrapol Sriaroon: Update from IDSA/ICAAC 2011

November 28: Scott Ubillos, IDATB: HIV and the Central Nervous System

*Conference will be held at: 717 South (717 S. Howard Ave., Tampa, FL 33606)

October 2011

October 3: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

October 11: John Toney MD FACP FIDSA, Professor, USF ID, Director, START Program, Director of Epidemiology, James A. Haley VA Hospital: Top 20 ID Publications

October 17: Brent Laartz MD, West Coast ID: HIV Tropism

*Conference will be held at: Roys (4342 West Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa, FL 33607)

October 24: Atul Patel MD: Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Ahmedabad: India's First Outbreak

September 2011

September 6: Daniela Chiriboga MD, Specialty Care Program, Polk County Health Department: Vaccines for Children, Adults, and Travelers

September 12: John Sinnott MD FACP, Associate Dean, USF Medicine International, Director, USF ID: Director's Perspective on a Good Fellow

September 19: Claudia Steinberg: USF Billing Integrity (USF Faculty, Fellows, and Staff Only)

September 26: Kristen Morda: Shimberg Library Orientation

July 2011

No Conferences

June 2011

June 6: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

June 13: Rachel Franck MD, USF ID Fellow: Viral Hepatitis - Basic Approach to Outpatient Management

June 20: Joseph Katta DO, USF ID Fellow: Overview of Tickborne Illnesses

May 2011

May 2: Juan Diaz MD: Mgmt of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

*Conference will be held at: Ruth's Chris, 1700 N. Westshore Blvd., Tampa 33607

May 9: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

May 16: Michael Tan: Epidemiology and Treatment of Healthcare Associated Pneumonia

*Conference will be held at: Seasons 52, 204 North Westshore Blvd., Tampa 33609

May 23: David Gilbert MD FIDSA MACP, Providence Portland Medical Center: Update on Antibiotic Resistance: Mechanisms and Control (CME)

May 31: Moise Carrington MD, USF ID Fellow: Cardiovascular Device Infections

April 4: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

April 11: Jamie Sotelo, Senior Consultant, USF Billing Integrity: Coding and Compliance (Faculty, Fellows and Staff Only)

April 18: Elvis Castillo MD, USF ID Fellow: Vaccines - Updates & Myths

April 25: Ulyee Choe MD, USF ID Fellow: A Review of HIV2 Infections

Mandatory Conference Attendance for Infectious Disease Fellows

March 2011

March 7: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

March 14: George Karam, MD, Paula Garvey, Manship Professor of Medicine, LSU COM: Strtegies for Minimizing Antimicrobial Resistance: Improving the Process

March 21: Georgina Nasr MD, USF ID Fellow: Infections of the Eye

March 28: Cynthia Mayer MD, IDATB: HIV Update

January 2011

January 3: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

January10: Tienchai Narach MD, USF ID Fellow: Viral Encephalitis in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients

*Conference will be held at: Pho Quyen, 2740 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa

January 17: Douglas Dieterich MD, Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, SOM, New York, New York: Emerging Antiviral Treatments & Management Approaches for Chronic Hep C Infection

*Conference will be held at: Capital Grille, 2223 N. Westshore Blvd.,Tampa

January 24: Elias Maroun MD, USF ID Fellow: Hemorrhagic Fevers

January 31: Daniel Haight MD FACP, Associate Professor, USF ID, Director, Polk County Health Department: Speaking to the Media (Risk Communication)

2010 Archived ID Conferences

December 2010

December 6: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

December 13: Joseph John MD & Ralph H. Johnson, VA Medical Center: War: Infections & Infermities

December 20: Robert Brooks MD FIDSA, Professor, USF ID & Public Health, AVP, USF Health Care Leadership: Global TB: Where We Are & Where We Are Going

December 27: No Conference

November 2010

November 1: Cynthia Mayer MD: Comorbities: Clinical Considerations in HIV/AIDS - CV Risk

November 8: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

November 15: John Segreti MD: Nosocomial Pneumonia in the Complex Patient

*Conference will be held at Season 52 (204 North Westshore Blvd Tampa, FL. 33609)

November 22: TBD

November 29: Brent Laartz MD, West Coast ID: HIV Tropism

*Conference will be held at Roy's (4342 West Boy Scout Blvd Tampa, FL. 33607)

October 2010

October 4: Charles Callahan MD: Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections: Management, Outcomes and Anti-Microbial Choices

*Conference will be held at: Six Tables Fine Dining, 4267 Henderson Blvd, Tampa, FL

October 12: Journal Club: (For Fellows Only)

October 18: Rod Quilitz PharmD: Prevention and Treatment of Infections in Oncology

October 25: Mark Rumbak MD: HIV and Pulmonary Hypertension

August - September 2010

August 30: John Toney MD FACP FIDSA, USF ID/VA: Antibiotic Stewardship

September 7: Kristen Morda: Shimberg Library Orientation

September 13: Scott Ubillos MD, IDATB: When to Start Initiation of ARV Therapy in Patients with HIV

September 20: Glenn Triesman MD: Mental Health & the HIV Patient: Epidemiology,Impact & Management - Should Mental Health Be Considered in the Treatment of the HIV Patient?

September 28: Anil & Daxa Patel MD: Experiences on Prevention, Early Diagnosis, & Treatment of Infectious Diseases

June 2010

June 1: John Greene MD FACP, Professor, USF ID: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

June 7: Marela Velez-Vassak MD: Viral Infections in Transplant Patients

June 14: Sally Alrabaa MD: Fever in Returned Traveler

June 21: Tran Phung MD: Health Care Reforms

June 28: Cancelled

May 2010

May 3: Journal Club (Fellows Only)

May 10: Rachel Franck MD, USF ID Fellow: Worms for the Boards

May 17: Aliya Baluch MD: Review of Fungal Combination Treatments

May 24: Elvis Castillo MD, USF ID Fellow: Infection Control for the Healthcare Worker

April 2010

April 12: Jill Moss, Bella Moss Foundation President: MRSA In Pets

April 19: Ulyee Choe DO, USF ID Fellow: Procalcitonin

April 26: Moise Carrington MD, USF ID Fellow: HIV-Related Malignancies: Trends in Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Prevention & Mortality

March 2011

March 1: George Karam MD, LSU SOM; Earl K. Long MC, Baton Rouge, LA: Update on Intra-abdominal Infections

March 8: Scott Ubillos MD, IDATB: Women and HIV/AIDS

March 15: Charurut Somboonwit MD, USF ID: HPV

March 22: John Toney MD FACP FIDSA, USF ID/VA: Gram-negative Bacterial Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Update

March 29: Journal Club (Fellows ONLY)

February 2010

Feb. 8: Michael Gelfand MD: TBD

Feb. 16: Eve Hanna MD, USF ID/VA: Personal Health & Wellness

Feb. 22: Ana Velez MD, USF ID/Moffitt: TBD

January 2010

Jan. 4: Jeff Nadler MD: HIV Update

Jan. 11: David P. Nicolau PharmD FCCP FIDSA: Expert review of Doribax

*Conference will be held at: Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

Jan. 19: No Conference

Jan. 25: Robert Moellering MD: Update on Bacterial Resistance Issues

2009 Archived ID Conferences

December 2009

Dec. 14: Cindy Mayer DO, FACOI: HIV Update

Dec. 21: Ana Velez MD, USF ID: Infections in Bone Marrow Transplants

November 2009

Nov. 9: Douglas Holt MD FACP, Associate Director USF ID, Andor Szentivanyi Professor of Medicine, Director, Hillsborough County Health Department: Physician Leadership "From Medical School to Practices

Nov 16: John Sinnott MD FACP: Introduction to Immunology

Nov 23: Nobel Bellosillo MD: HIV Update

Nov 30: Don Kurtyka PhD ARNP MBA: TBD

October 2009

Oct. 5: Physicians from Baroda, India: HIV Issues in India

Oct. 13: Rod Quilitz PharmD: Antimicrobial Management in Oncology

Oct. 19: Eliot Godofsky MD: Advances in Treatment of HCV/HIV Coinfection with Pegasus & Copegis

*Conference will be held at: Boizao Brazilian Steakhouse, 4606 Boy Scout Blvd

Oct. 26: Phil Amuso PhD: H1N1 Surveillance Testing by the State Public Health Laboratories

September 2009

September 14: Eliot Godofsky MD: HIV/HCV Coinfection Update

*Conference will be held at: Boizao Brazilian Steakhouse, 4606 Boy Scout Blvd

September 21: Margarita Cancio MD: Roy, A Non-Albican Candidemia patient

*Conference will be held at: Ocean Prime, 2205 N. Westshore Blvd

September 28: Kathleen Rehl PhD: Financial Planning

June 2009

June 1: Rafael Campo MD: HIV Case Presentation

June 8: Scott Ubillos MD: HIV

June 15: Henry Chambers MD, Chief, Infectious Diseases, UCSF: MRSA Update

June 22: Daniela Chiriboga MD: New Perinatal Guidelines

June 29: Chan MD: Choices and Protease Inhibitor Therapy for HIV Patients

May 2009

May 4: Daniel Haight MD FACP, Associate Professor, USF ID, Director, Polk County Health Department: Incident Command Structure and how we use it to respond to the new flu

May 11: Barry Cohen, Esq and Michael Hoad, Director of USF Public Affairs: Confronting the Criminal Justice System: Media and Legal Issues

May 18: Lynette J. Menezes PhD, Dean, USF Medicine International: HPV Update 2009

May 25: John Toney MD FACP FIDSA, USF ID/VA: TBD

April 2009

April 6: Lisa Gould MD: Diagnosis & management of decubitis ulcers & osteomyelitis

April 13: Chris Cooper MD & Jason Sniffen MD: Case studies from ID practice

April 20: Fred Heinzel MD FACP, USF ID/VA: Leishmaniasis update

April 27: Sandra Gompf MD FACP FIDSA, USF ID/VA: TBD

March 2009

March 2: John Orriola MA, MED: Literature researching and the use of Endnote

March 9: Karen Abernathy PharmD BCPS, CGP: Women and HIV Infection—What factors might influence treatment decision-making?

March 16: Roy Chemaly MD: Case study: Critically ill patient with intra-abdominal infection

March 23: Michael Gelfand MD: Invasive fungal infections: Evolving challenges and therapeutic approaches

March 30: Derek Fine MD, Nephropathy in HIV Patients