Fungal Dx Workshop Pre-ISHAM2025 Congress
May 20, 2025
Iguaçu Falls, Brazil
May 20, 2025
Iguaçu Falls, Brazil
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Workshop: Algorithm-based diagnosis of fungal infections in clinical practice
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Bourbon Cataratas Convention Center, Iguaçu Falls, Brazil
We are excited to invite you to attend 'Workshop: Algorithm-based diagnosis of fungal infections in clinical practice', an interactive postgraduate workshop organized by ISHAM-Fungal Diagnostics Working Group, which will be held Tuesday, 20th May, 08:00 AM–12:30PM at Bourbon Cataratas Convention Center, Iguaçu Falls, Brazil.
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
It is a great honor and pleasure for us to invite you to participate in the 'Workshop: Algorithm-based diagnosis of fungal infections in clinical practice', scheduled to take place Tuesday, 20th May, 08:00 AM–12:30PM, at Bourbon Cataratas Convention Center, Iguaçu Falls, Brazil
Target Audience
This interactive postgraduate workshop is intended for anyone who want to improve their knowledge and understanding in the area of Fungal Diagnostics, including:
Workshop objectives: To provide a comprehensive, and detail-oriented primer or refresher on the currently available approaches, challenges and solutions in diagnosis of fungal infections in different clinical settings. The antifungal susceptibility and resistance testing will be also discussed. In addition, we will provide scientific evidence on importance of fungal disease laboratory screening and infection prevention.
May 20, 2025
7:30 Arrival and Registration
7:45 Opening of the course, welcome, introduction | Amir Seyedmousavi & Darius Armstrong-James
Session 1. Chair: Masoud Mardani, Flavio De Queiroz Telles Filho
8:00 Lecture 1. | Fungal diseases (incl. Microsporidia and Pneumocystis) in normal and abnormal hosts and underlying risk factors
Ilan Schwartz (USA)
8:20 Lecture 2 | Fungal nomenclature, emerging fungal pathogens
Amir Seyedmousavi (USA)
8:40 Lecture 3 | Early diagnosis of Aspergillus and and rare mold infections (Fusarium, Scedosporium)
Mohammad Hedayati (Iran)
9:00 Lecture 4 | Diagnosis of Candida and rare yeast infections
Maiken Arendrup (Denmark)
9:20 Lecture 5 | Routine mycology laboratory workups (Yeast vs. Molds, Diagnostics vs. Surveillance)
Hein van der Lee (Netherlands)
9:40 Q &A
9:55-10:10 Comfort Break
Session 2. Chairs: Mohammad Hedayati, Nicolas Barros
10:10 Lecture 6. | Diagnosis of Mucorales and melanized fungi
Shivaprakash Rudramurthy (India)
10:30 Lecture 7 | Diagnosis of cryptococcosis and pneumocystosis
Zeynab Yassin (Iran)
10:50 Lecture 8 | Diagnosis of Coccidioidomycoses and endemic dimorphs
Nicolas Barros (USA)
11:10 Lecture 9 | Antifungals in clinical practice and importance of resistance detection
Masoud Mardani (Iran)
11:30 Lecture 10 | Point of care diagnostic assays
Darius Armstrong-James (UK)
11:50 Q & A
Session 3. Chairs: Amir Seyedmousavi (USA) & Darius Armstrong-James (UK)
- 12:00-12:30: General Assembly Meeting of Fungal Diagnostics Working Group and Selection of Board Members for 2025-2028
Bourbon Cataratas Convention Center, Iguaçu Falls-Brazil
Date: Tuesday, 20th May
Time: 08:00 AM– 12:30 PM
The workshop language will be English.
Please register at ISHAM2025 website: 'https://www.isham2025.org/registration/'
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