May 15 2025

A Fungus Among Us: Climate Change and the Emergence of Candida Auris

RSS: Resident Seminar Series 2024-2025

May 15, 2025

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM America/Chicago

Location

Chicago, Room 134-1 and via Zoom

Address

833 S Wood St, Chicago, IL 60612

Resident Seminar Zoom Link

https://go.uic.edu/ResidentSeminarZoomLink

Cost

Free

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Please join us for our next Pharmacy Resident Seminar presentation of the Spring semester on Thursday, May 15, 2025.

Speaker: Jysheng Hou, PharmD

Speaker Title: Infectious Diseases Fellow

Type of Activity: Knowledge-based

Target Audience: Pharmacists

Time: Thursday, May 15, 2025,  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Fees: There is no charge for attending this activity

Location: Chicago, Room 134-1 and via Zoom

Zoom Meeting Information:

OR

  • Join by phone: 1-312-626-6799 (Chicago)
    Meeting ID: 882 7458 6898
    Passcode: 85658814

Series Learning Objectives:

  • Describe a current controversy in pharmacy clinical practice
  • Discuss the current literature around the controversy, strengths, and weaknesses of methodology

Seminar Learning Objectives:  

  • Describe how climate-related changes contribute to the spread of fungal disease.
  • Review the emergence of Candida auris as a fungal pathogen.
  • Discuss the treatment challenges that emerging fungal pathogens  present to healthcare systems.

Disclosure: The speaker, planning committee members, and reviewers who contributed to this activity have no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.

Contact

Office of Continuing Education and Meeting Services
pharmce@uic.edu

Date posted

Jan 27, 2025

Date updated

Apr 24, 2025

Speakers

Jysheng Hou, PharmD | Infectious Diseases Fellow | UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy