87 - Updates on Malaria Globally

Friday, October 1, 2021

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM EDT

Moderator(s)

Heather Yun, MD

Deputy Commander for Medical Services; Professor of Medicine
Brooke Army Medical Center ; Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
San Antonio, TX, United States

American Board of Internal Medicine (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Board Member
David Lindholm, MD

Deputy Clerkship Director; Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio, TX, United States

American Board of Internal Medicine (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Member of Auxiliary R&D Infectious Disease Item-Writer Task Force. No financial support received. No exam questions will be disclosed ., Other Financial or Material Support

Speaker(s)

Wilfred Mbacham, ScD

Professor
The Biotechnology Centre, Univ of Yaounde I
Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Mark Fukuda, MD

Senior Scientist, US Army (retired)
US Army (retired)
Aiea, HI, United States

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, MD, MSc, DTM&H, DipEd, FRSTM&H(Lon), FFTM RCPS(Glasg), FACE, FISAC, HonDSc

Dr
Faculty of Health Sciences
Fundacion Universitaria Autonoma de las Americas Pereira CO
Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Heather Yun, MD: American Board of Internal Medicine (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Board Member

David A. Lindholm, MD: American Board of Internal Medicine (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Member of Auxiliary R&D Infectious Disease Item-Writer Task Force. No financial support received. No exam questions will be disclosed ., Other Financial or Material Support

Wilfred F. Mbacham, ScD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Mark M. Fukuda, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, MD, MSc, DTM&H, DipEd, FRSTM&H(Lon), FFTM RCPS(Glasg), FACE, FISAC, HonDSc: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 Knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-21-001-H01-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

summarize recent malaria public health, control, and prevention efforts
review emerging data and trends in drug resistance
describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Presentations:

African Continent - Of Programs, Progress & Partnerships towards Malaria Containment
Speaker: Wilfred F. Mbacham, ScD – The Biotechnology Centre, Univ of Yaounde I
Southeast Asia
Speaker: Mark M. Fukuda, MD – US Army (retired)
Updates from Latin America
Speaker: Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, MD, MSc, DTM&H, DipEd, FRSTM&H(Lon), FFTM RCPS(Glasg), FACE, FISAC, HonDSc – Fundacion Universitaria Autonoma de las Americas Pereira CO