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Annual Spring Meeting 2010
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Spring Meeting 2010
Please join us at the Annual Spring MeetingFriday, March 19, 2010
8 AM to 4:30 PM
Hotel Pennsylvania
401 Seventh Avenue
Between W32 & W33 St
18th Floor
New York NY
800.780.5733
The Hotel Pennsylvania is located near subway lines 1, 2 & 3 and is directly across the street from Penn Station.
Download Registration Form Meeting Program and Registration in pdf format for Spring 2010 here. Telephone reservations will not be accepted.
RSVP by
March 12, 2010
$40 Pre-registration NYC ASM Members
$70 Non-Members & On-Site Registration(limited availability)
$55 Pay NYC ASM annual dues ($15) and register as a member ($40)
Moderators
The program will be moderated byDr Susan Whittier
President NYC ASM
Dr Stephen G Jenkins
President-elect
NYC ASM
Course Objectives
After completion of this symposium, participants will be:• Knowledgeable about recent advances in molecular detection of mycobacteria and susceptibility testing
• Familiar with pathogens that are making their way to the US
• Up to date with recent trends in the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases
• Able to discuss the most common pathogens associated with disease entities and develop algorithms to facilitate detection and diagnosis
• Knowledgeable regarding the unusual presentation of typical pathogens
Program
8:00-8:50 AMRegistration
Continental Breakfast
8:50-9:00 AM
Welcome
Dr Susan Whittier
President NYC ASM
9:00-9:45 AM
Fast Tracking the Diagnosis of TB & NTM
Dr Phyllis Della-Latta
9:45-10:30 AM
Ready or Not:
Here They Come
Dr Vincent LaBombardi
10:30-11:15 AM
Break & Visit the Exhibits
11:15 AM-noon
Lessons on Lesions: the New York City STD View
Dr Jeffrey Gilbert
noon-1:30 PM
Luncheon
Visit the Exhibits
1:30-2:30 PM
Jeopardy for Clinical Microbiologists
Dr Ferric Fang
2:30-3:30 PM
Case Presentations: Put Your Thinking Caps On!
Dr William Pasculle
3:30-4:30 PM
Refreshments & Trivia Contest in Exhibit Area
You must be present to win!
Meeting Photos
Thomas Lee has been the official photographer at many NYC ASM meetings. If you would like to see his photos, e-mail him. He'll send you a link to KodakGallery, where you can view photos and order prints. Below, from previous years.
Corporate Sponsors
NYC ASM wishes to pay special tribute to our sponsors who have so generously supported our educational programs. Please visit the exhibits and support our sponsors. The Exhibition Hall is on the 18th floor; it will be open from 8 AM to 4 PM. Sponsors listed below are linked to their web sites.Platinum Award Members
• BD Diagnostics
• bioMérieux
• Siemens Healthcare
Diagnostics Inc
• ViraCor & IBT
Laboratories
Gold Award Members
• AdvanDx
• Cepheid
• Gen-Probe Inc
• Inverness Medical
Innovations Inc
• Meridian Diagnostics
• Thermo Fisher
Scientific
Microbiology (Remel)
• Roche Molecular
Systems
• TREK Diagnostics
Systems Inc
Faculty
Phyllis Della-Latta PhDProfessor
Clinical Pathology in Medicine
Columbia University Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
New York NY
Ferric Fang MD
Professor
University of Washington
Director
Clinical Microbiology
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle WA
Jeffrey Gilbert MD
Medical Director
STD Center for Excellence
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx NY
Vincent LaBombardi PhD
Associate Professor
Clinical Pathology
Director Microbiology
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York NY
William A. Pasculle ScD
Director Microbiology
University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center
Pittsburgh PA
Medical Mycology Society of New York Meeting
Mar 31 Meeting
Please join us for a talk and dinner.Speaker
Josh Nosanchuk MD Associate Professor
Dept of Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology & Immunology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Yeshiva University
Attending Physician
Dept of Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Montefiore Medical Ctr
Where and When
6:00 PM
Wed March 31 2010
NYU Medical Center
Orentreich Conference Room (first floor)
Tisch Hospital
560 First Ave
From main lobby follow signs to C elevator on 1st floor. Conference room is across from elevator.
PROGRAM
Candida ParapsilosisEmerging Fungus
Invasive candidiasis is a major global health problem and Candida parapsilosis is currently the second most common cause of invasive candidiasis worldwide. C. parapsilosis is especially associated with disease in premature infants and immunocompromised adults, particularly causing nosocomial infections in Intensive Care Units. Despite the clinical importance of this emerging pathogen, little is known about the genetic basis of fungal virulence that enables C. parapsilosis to cause disease. Dr Nosanchuk's laboratory developed the first method for targeted gene deletion in this pathogen and they are using their disruption technique to study the role of lipid metabolism and lipid pathways in C. parapsilosis.
Buffet Dinner
The Society is pleased to offer members who attend this meeting a light, buffet-type dinner after the lecture. It will be held just outside the conference room at the conclusion of the presentation.In order for us to plan for this dinner, it is essential that you contact Jean Pollack by telephone (212-263 5902) or e-mail Jean.pollack@nyumc.org by Monday, March 29th, 2010.
Please indicate in your response if you will be attending alone or will be accompanied by one or more of your colleagues.
RSVP
Monday, March 29, 2010