When
Where
Topic: “Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections: What’s in a name?”
Charles L. Daley, MD
Noon-1 p.m., Lecture Hall, Room 5403
College of Medicine – Tucson
The series is named for Orin J. Farness, MD, a Tucson physician who, in 1938, was the first to report a positive culture for coccidioidomycosis (cocci or Valley fever), a fungal disease that primarily affects the lungs caused by inhaled spores found in the soil that are endemic to the U.S. Southwest.
The U of A Valley Fever Center for Excellence, which organizes the Farness lectures, is affiliated with the Division of Infectious Diseases. Created by the Arizona Board of Regents in 1996, the center’s work encompasses public awareness, clinical guidelines and training, and research into faster detection methods for the disease as well as collaborative efforts to develop of a vaccine for both animals and humans.
Presenter: Dr. Daley is a professor of medicine at National Jewish Health, the University of Colorado, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. He is chief of the Division of Mycobacterial and Respiratory Infections and director of the Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Center of Excellence at NJH. Dr. Daley has served on expert panels for the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Infectious Diseases Society of America and American Thoracic Society. As such, he has played key roles on guideline development committees for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TB including as chair of the multi-society NTM Guidelines. He has been recognized as one of the “Best Doctors in America” by U.S. News & World Report and Castle Connolly and, in 2016, he received the World Lung Health Award given by ATS. He was previously associate editor of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and currently associate editor of The European Respiratory Journal. His academic interests include global health policy and clinical and translational research in tuberculosis and NTM infections.
Accreditation Statement: The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement: All faculty, CME Planning Committee members, and the CME Office reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.
Learning Objectives:
- Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
- Understand more clearly advances in therapy
- Become truly professional physicians
Event Location:
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85724
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VIRTUAL (See livestream link above or, to participate in Q&A, find the Zoom link & passcode in reminder email about this lecture. For those seeking to participate in Q&A not on DOM listserv, contact the Office of the Chair at crystalescobar@arizona.edu)
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