Syphilis Diagnostics: A Wheel of Knowledge Challenge
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This presentation will examine the following issues:
- The recent surge in syphilis cases
- The epidemiology of syphilis in Saudi Arabia
- Congenital syphilis, including the challenges of diagnosis, the available diagnostic testing, and the interpretation of maternal and infant syphilis serologic tests
- The appropriate care of the newborn
- Other relevant issues
Pertussis Infection: The Old Foe in the New Time
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This presentation will cover the following:
- Highlights on the recent wave of pertussis cases in Saudi Arabia and globally, with potential causes
- Key points in the diagnosis of pertussis infection and the available diagnostics
- Highlights on malignant pertussis and leukemoid reaction
- Other adjunctive/supportive therapeutic options for pertussis infection
- Strategies to prevent pertussis infection
Perinatal Hepatitis B Infection: Putting the New Guidelines into Practice
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This presentation will cover the following issues:
- Highlights on perinatal HBV infection and the epidemiology in Saudi Arabia
- How to manage a newborn to a mother with HBV
- The updated WHO recommendations for the management of a newborn to a mother with HBV infection
- Future vaccine considerations and follow-up for a newborn born to a mother with HBV after initial management
Elevate Your Clinical Practice with Technology: Let's Chat GPT
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In a fast-paced world, writing an email, conducting research, or creating a presentation might seem daunting and time-consuming. This SPIDS featured session will help you learn ways to excel, innovate, and create high-quality work in a short time. Save your time, learn ChatGPT today!
Guidelines from a National Lens
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Highlights on the Upcoming IDSA Guidelines:
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One of the SPIDS Week 2024 featured sessions. In this unique presentation, you will meet directly with one of the primary authors of the upcoming IDSA Guidelines on "Community-Acquired Pneumonia," expected to be released at the end of this year.
In this presentation, the speaker will discuss the expected recommendations, changes, and the rationale behind them.
Unleashing Local Potentials: SPIDS National Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines
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A unique and unprecedented plenary session that discusses in-depth the development of the first-ever systematic and well-evidenced national and regional Pediatric Infectious Diseases Guidelines. This session will cover:
- Highlights on the current shortage of local antimicrobial stewardship references, the origin behind the SPIDS ASP Guidelines, the objectives, and the spectrum of the Guidelines
- Insights from Clinical Practice Guidelines specialists and methodologists
- Insights from the SPIDS contributing team
- Input from “Weqaya”
SPIDS Guidelines Archive
Pending
(Hands-On Session) Understanding Antibiogram
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A very comprehensive and detailed session offering a wide range of information about antibiograms, presented in a simplified and enjoyable way. This session covers:
- A brief introduction to microbial resistance and the drivers of resistance development
- What an antibiogram is, the different types, and stratifications
- How to interpret and use an antibiogram
- Requirements for an antibiogram report
- Creating an antibiogram according to Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines
- Recommendations to improve the production and utilization of antibiograms
- Open discussion
Pros and Cons (SPIDS Confrontation) Oral Antibiotics for UTI in Neonates: Too Early or Just Right?
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This session will closely examine one of the hot and controversial issues in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, which has been a source of major debate recently:
- The applicability and potential implications of oral antibiotics in neonatal infections, particularly in cases of urinary tract infections
- The recent trend of the oral switch will be debated against the historical and well-established practice of the absolute intravenous route
- Highlights on important neonatal factors/barriers such as absorption, bioavailability, special neonatal hemodynamics, physiology, and social/parental-related factors
Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy: Double-Edged Sword
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This presentation will cover the following:
- What procalcitonin (PCT) is, the pathophysiology, and the significance of a rising level
- PCT against other biomarkers
- Diagnostic performance of PCT in bacterial infection (clinical application)
- Validity and safety of discontinuing antibiotics based on PCT measurement (benefits and risks of procalcitonin-guided therapy)
- Other related issues
A Day Pager with the Antimicrobial Stewardship (Answering the Calls)
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An entertaining learning style addressing some of the day-to-day consults and questions that antibiotic stewards come across, selected from real practice and based on learners’ gaps and needs. Questions are answered thoroughly by a group of expert panelists. Attendees will learn basics and vital issues in antimicrobial stewardship in a friendly and enjoyable atmosphere.
Tuberculosis: Spotlights on the Updates
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Stay on the cutting edge of pediatric tuberculosis and get the most recent updates, including:
- Diagnostics: with a special focus on stool as a vital diagnostic, drug susceptibility testing, and others
- Management: the 4 vs. 6-month treatment course for mild diseases, the new regimen for TB meningitis
- Highlights on important papers on pediatric TB
- Other active tuberculosis issues
Quick Journeys in the Local Tropical Infections
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Get a closer look at our local tropical diseases. This presentation will cover the following:
- Overview of local tropical diseases, the prevalent diseases in Saudi Arabia, and the geographical distribution
- Key points in the diagnosis and management of the locally prevalent diseases
- Important relevant updates, e.g., updates in dengue fever
- Highlights on leishmania infection and brucellosis local guidelines
The Hidden Threats of Water and Food-Borne Diseases
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This presentation will cover an uncommonly addressed type of infection—those related to food and water. This presentation will bring the audience's attention to the following:
- Foodborne and waterborne diseases
- The magnitude of the problem and the epidemiology in Saudi Arabia
- Examples of water and foodborne diseases and related outbreaks
- Notifications, reporting, and action plan
- Strategies for prevention and control
- Important lessons and recommendations for physicians
Bring Your Popcorn and Reserve Your Seat: "SPIDS Grand Movie: Virus in the Brain"
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A state-of-the-art session is the ultimate way of delivering information and gaining knowledge. A story from local experience about a vital infectious disease is addressed in a movie-type setup. Don’t miss this session!
