14 - Management Strategies for Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections

Thursday, September 30, 2021

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EDT

Moderator(s)

Michelle Floris-Moore, MD, MS

Associate Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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

Speaker(s)

Rocio Hurtado, MD DTM&H

Director, Mycobacterial Center
Infectious Disease Division, Massachusetts General Hospital

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Shannon H. Kasperbauer, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Mycobacterial and Respiratory Infections, National Jewish Health
Denver, CO, United States

AN2 (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant; Insmed (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant; National Jewish Health (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Employee; NTMir (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant; Paratek (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant
Kenneth Olivier, MD, MPH

Chief, Pulmonary Branch, Laboratory of Chronic Airway Infection
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD, United States

Beyond Air (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Research Grant or Support

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

Michelle Floris-Moore, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Rocio Hurtado, MD DTM&H: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Shannon H. Kasperbauer, MD: AN2 (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant; Insmed (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant; National Jewish Health (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Employee; NTMir (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant; Paratek (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant

Kenneth N. Olivier, MD, MPH: Beyond Air (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Research Grant or Support

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:

describe appropriate diagnostic evaluation of NTM infections
identify antimicrobial drugs indicated for treatment of NTM infections
discuss strategies for optimal management of NTM infections

Presentations:

Disseminated NTM Infections
Speaker: Rocio Hurtado, MD DTM&H – Infectious Disease Division, Massachusetts General Hospital
NTM infections associated with Cosmetic Procedures
Speaker: Shannon H. Kasperbauer, MD – Division of Mycobacterial and Respiratory Infections, National Jewish Health
Pulmonary NTM Infections
Speaker: Kenneth N. Olivier, MD, MPH – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health