2018 Meeting Presentations

The MSGERC 2018 Biennial Meeting "Clinical Mycology Today" was a resounding success!  Experts from around the globe who specialize in fungus and mycoses gathered for 3 full days of plenary talks, falling into 4 broad categories: Aspergillosis, Candida, Cryptococcosis, Endemic Mycoses, plus Gerald McGwin's groundbreaking keynote presentation, "Biostatistics for Fungal Disease Trials: Special Considerations".  These sessions were followed by panel and audience interactive discussions.  

The presentation videos and handouts are listed below, click on the green buttons for the links.  Or go straight to the MSGERC YouTube Channel to see all the presentations.  We hope you will view and share them with other scientists, researchers and doctors.  Together, we champion evidence-based diagnoses, prevention, treatment and management of invasive fungal infections.

Keynote Presentation
Biostatistics for Fungal Disease Trials: Special Considerations

Gerald McGwin, Jr., MS, PhD Handouts Video Presentation
Professor of Epidemiology and Director of Advanced Enterprise Analytics
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Aspergillosis Lectures and Facilitated Discussions
Facilitated by: Marisa Miceli, MD and Dimitrios Kontoyiannis, MD

Aspergillus Diagnostics Handouts Video Presentation
Dr P. Lewis White, FECMM, FRCPath
Head of Mycology Reference Laboratory
Public Health Wales, Microbiology Cardiff

Invasive Aspergillosis in 2018: An Update in Diagnosis and Management Handouts Video Presentation
Dimitrios P. Kontoyannis, MD, ScD, PhD, FIDSA, FACP, FAAM, FEMM, AAAS
Texas 4,000 Distinguished Endowed Professor
Deputy Head, Division of Internal Medicine
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Insights into Antifungal Resistance & Newer (Other) Moulds Handouts Video Presentation
Nathan P. Wiederhold, Pharm D
Fungus Testing Laboratory
UT San Antonio

What are the Clinical Implications of Antifungal Resistance Handouts Video PresentationThomas F. Patterson, MD FACP, FIDSA
Professor of Medicine
Vice-Chair for Faculty Development
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, San Antonio Center for Medical Mycology

Aspergillus Facilitated Panel Discussion Video Presentation
Marisa Miceli, MD & Dimitrios Kontoyiannis, MD

Candida Lectures and Facilitated Discussions
Facilitated by: Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, MD, FACP and Peter Pappas, MD

Updates on Candida Immunology Handouts Video Presentation
Michail Lionakis, MD, ScD
Chief, Fungal Pathogenesis Section
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases

 Antifungal Resistance Among Candida spp Handouts Video Presentation
David Perlin, PhD
Executive Director and Professor
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

Updates: Candida Epidemiology and Candida auris Handouts Video Presentation
Tom Chiller, MD, MPHTM
Chief, Mycotic Diseases Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Candida diagnostics Handouts Video Presentation
Cornelius (Neil) Clancy, MD
Chief, Infectious Diseases
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Candida Facilitated Panel Discussion Video Presentation
Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, MD, FACP and Peter Pappas, MD

Cryptococcus Lectures and Facilitated Discussions
Facilitated by: John Perfect, MD and David Boulware, MD, MPH

Rethinking immunity to Cryptococcus: What about antibody? Handouts Video Presentation
Liise-anne Pirofski, MD
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine

New Insights into the Pathogenesis of Cryptococcosis: Focus on the Organism Handouts Video Presentation
Andy Alspaugh, MD
Professor
Duke University School of Medicine

Clinical Trials for Cryptococcosis Handouts Video Presentation
David Boulware, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota

New Treatments for Cryptococcosis Handouts Video Presentation
William Hope PhD, FRACP, FRCPA
Professor of Therapeutics and Infectious Diseases
University of Liverpool

Cryptococcal Treatment Guidelines: Experience, Evidence and Controversies Handouts Video Presentation
John Perfect, MD
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Duke University Medical Center

Cryptococcus Facilitated Panel Discussion Video Presentation
John Perfect, MD and David Boulware, MD, MPH

Endemic Lectures and Facilitated Discussions
Facilitated by: Andrej Spec, MD and GR Thompson, MD

Genetics, Evolutionary Biology, Environment Handouts Video Presentation
John Taylor, PhD
Professor
University of California Berkeley, The Taylor Lab

Update on Diagnostics and Treatment Handouts Video PresentationGeorge (GR) Thompson, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of California, Davis Medical Center

Emerging Dimorphic Fungi: Blastomyces & Emergomyces Handouts Video Presentation
Ilan Schwartz,MD, PhD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
University of Alberta

Histoplasmosis: A Latin American Perspective Handouts Video Presentation
Ana Belen Arauz Rodriguez, MD, MSc, FACP
Attending Physician / Infectologist
Hospital Santo Tomas

Endemic and other Mycoses Facilitated Panel Discussion Video Presentation
Andrej Spec, MD and GR Thompson, MD