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Global ID
Symposium

134 - Global Inequities in Infectious Diseases: Implications Beyond the Pandemic

Saturday, October 2, 2021
1:15 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

    Moderator(s)

  • Adarsh Bhimraj, MD

    Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship and Education
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Houston Methodist Hospital
    Center of Excellence for Infectious Diseases Houston Methodist Research Institute
    Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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

    • Speaker(s)

  • Louise Ivers, MD, MPH

    Executive Director
    Center for Global Health
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, MA, United States

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

  • Gary Procop, MD, MS

    CEO, Consultant Staff & Professor of Pathology
    Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Medical Operations
    American Board of Pathology & Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland, OH, United States

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

  • Fatima Hassan

    Director / Founder
    Health Justice Initiative
    Cape Town, South Africa

    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:
Adarsh Bhimraj, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Louise Ivers, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Gary W. Procop, MD, MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Fatima Hassan: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of MOC Credit

No CPE credits

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
  • discuss the limited access to basic microbiology testing in the developing world ( point-of-care and lab-based testing)
  • discuss the challenges to implementation basic microbiology testing in the developing world
  • describe simple solutions to address inequities in Infectious diseases diagnostic testing in the developing world

Presentations:

  • Global Inequities in Access to Care and Treatments: Implications and Solutions Beyond the Pandemic

    Speaker: Louise Ivers, MD, MPH – Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Global Inequities in Infectious Diseases Diagnostics and Surveillance: Implications and Solutions Beyond the Pandemic

    Speaker: Gary W. Procop, MD, MS – American Board of Pathology & Cleveland Clinic

  • Global Vaccines and Preventive Care Inequities: Implications and Solutions Beyond the Pandemic

    Speaker: Fatima Hassan – Health Justice Initiative