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AKH Inc. Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare

IFIs: Epidemiological Trends, Antifungal Resistance, and Why Antifungal Therapy Fails in Patients with Invasive Mold Infections

Overview / Abstract:	Target audience The enduring activity is intended for health care professionals, particularly physicians, clinical microbiologists, researchers, nurse, nurse practitioners and pharmacists, specializing in prevention and management of fungal infections. Learning objectives Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to: -Discuss the role of prophylaxis therapy in patients with invasive fungal infections (IFIs) -Review the emerging data on breakthrough and relapse infections in patients with invasive fungal infections (IFIs) Method of Participation In order to receive credit, participants should read the entire monograph, complete and submit an evaluation and score at least 70% on the self-assessment test. AKH Inc. allows for one (1) re-test at no additional charge; additional re-tests must be purchased again at the full cost. Statements of Credit will be available upon successful completion of the self-assessment test. If you have questions about this CME/CE activity, please contact AKH Inc. at service@akhcme.com. Disclosure Declaration It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The faculty must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with commercial interests whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflict of interest is resolved by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Products This educational activity does not include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. Disclaimer AKH Inc.ís activities are designed solely to provide healthcare professionals with information to assist in their practice and professional development. The activities are researched thoroughly, utilizing current literature and including practical experiences. AKHís activities are not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The activities serve as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, they cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH educational activities do not endorse commercial products. The author(s) and the publisher specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the activities. AKH further disclaims any responsibility for undetected errors, or from the readerís misunderstanding of the activity. Copyright © 2014 AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare No part of this publication may be produced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher.
Expiration	Dec 31, 2017
Discipline(s)	Nurse Practitioner , Nursing CNE, Pharmacy CPE, Physician CME, Physician Assistant CME
Format	Monograph, Online
Credits / Hours	0.75
Accreditation	Credit available Physicians This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and the Mycoses Study Group Education & Research Consortium (MSGERC). AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this enduring activity for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physician Assistants NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME. Pharmacy AKH, Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. AKH, Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare approves this knowledge-based activity for .75 contact hour(s) (0.075 CEUs). UAN 0077-9999-15-006-H04-P. Initial Release Date: January 1, 2015. Nursing AKH, Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is awarded .75 Contact Hours. Nurse Practitioners AKH, Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider Number: 030803. This program is accredited for .75 contact hour(s) which includes .25 hour(s) of pharmacology. Program ID #21449. This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies and AANP Commercial Support Standard Activity is jointly-provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and the Mycoses Study Group Education & Research Consortium (MSGERC).
Presenters / Authors / Faculty	Faculty & credentials Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, MD, ScD, FACP, FIDSA Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, MD, ScD, FACP, FIDSA is the Frances King Black Endowed Professor and Deputy Head-Research in the Division of Internal Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is also an adjunct professor at Baylor College of Medicine and University of Houston College of Pharmacy in Houston Texas. He received his medical degree Summa Cum Laude from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece. Dr. Kontoyiannis also completed a post-doctoral clinical research fellowship at the Section of Infectious Diseases at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, followed by training in Internal Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, where he served as a Chief Medical Resident. He was subsequently trained as a clinical fellow in Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and obtained a Master in Clinical Sciences from Harvard Medical School in Boston. He spent 3 years at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Sciences/Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a fellow in the Harvard MIT Clinical Investigators Training Program. Dr. Kontoyiannis has authored more than 400 peer-reviewed manuscripts and been invited to give over 150 lectures in international conferences and prestigious institutions in US and abroad. He serves as an associate editor for Mycoses and J of Infection and sits in the editorial Boards of Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, JID. Transplantation Infectious Diseases and he is a reviewer for several other peer-reviewed journals in Infectious Diseases, Oncology and Hematology. An international expert in clinical and experimental mycology, and the recipient of several international, national and institutional awards. Dr Kontoyiannis has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Consultant- Astellas Pharma US, Inc., Merck Contracted Research- Astellas Pharma US, Inc., Merck Speakers Bureau- Astellas Pharma US, Inc., Merck, Pfizer Inc.
Activity Specialities / Related Topics	Infectious Disease
Sponsors / Supporters / Grant Providers	COMMERCIAL SUPPORT This activity is supported by an educational grant from Astellas, Merck, IMMY, MiraVista Diagnostics & MiraBella Technologies, T2 Biosystems, Inc., Viracor-IBT Laboratories.
Keywords / Search Terms	AKH Inc. Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare Invasive Fungal Infections (IFIs), prophylaxis therapy Free CE CME

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