Hong Kong Training Portal on Infection Control and Infectious Disease

Workshop on infections in transplant recipients: prevention, control and management

Topic

Workshop on infections in transplant recipients: prevention, control and management

Course Type

Workshop

Content

Please refer to Programme Outline

Date

3 February 2015 - 4 February 2015

Venue

Lecture Theatre, G/F Centre for Health Protection, 147C Argyle Street, Kowloon

Organizer

Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority/ Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection, and Chief Infection Control Officer’s Office, Hospital Authority

Target Group

Physicians, paediatricians and surgeons specialized in transplantation, haematologists, infection control personnel, clinical microbiologists, infectious disease physicians, epidemiologists.

Speakers

Topic	Speakers
Session I (3^rd Feb 14:15)
Pre-transplantation evaluation of donors and recipients on risk of infections	Prof. Peter Chin-Hong
Isolation Precautions and Environmental Concerns for Transplant Patients	Prof. Emily Blumberg
Session II (3^rd Feb 16:00)
Donor derived infections in transplantation: epidemiology and surveillance	Prof. Peter Chin-Hong
Impact of multi-drug resistant organisms on clinical outcomes	Prof. Emily Blumberg
Session III (4^th Feb 09:00)
Laboratory diagnosis of invasive fungal infection in transplant recipients: theory and practice	Dr. Jasper Chan
CMV disease in transplant recipients: evaluation and management	Prof. Emily Blumberg
Session IV (4^th Feb 10:45)
Management of invasive fungal infections in HSCT recipients	Dr. Eric Tse
Antimicrobial prophylaxis for transplant recipients	Prof. Peter Chin-Hong
Session V (4^th Feb 14:00)
Difficult to treat infections in renal transplant recipients: local experience	Dr. SK Chan
Difficult to treat infections in paediatric HSCT recipients: local experience	Dr. Frankie WT Cheng
Session VI (4^th Feb 15:45)
Vaccinations for paediatric HSCT recipients	Dr. Frankie WT Cheng
Virological surveillance in paediatric HSCT recipients	Dr. Pamela Lee

Disclaimer

Published at 2015-03-04

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