Infectious Diseases Symposium 2025

This conference will provide practitioners with the most recent advances and information to enhance knowledge, skills and performance in the treatment and diagnosis of infectious diseases.

Location

Online via Zoom

Registration

$45

Designed For

Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, medical technologists, public health professionals, fellows, residents, students and other interested healthcare providers

Provided By

• Creighton University School of Medicine
• CHI Health
• Creighton University Office of Continuing Education

Objectives

• Recognize populations at risk for tuberculosis that will benefit from screeningand treatment in the outpatient setting.
• Describe important aspects of Staphylococcus aureus transmission, carriage, and clinical manifestations.
• Recognize populations at risk of sexually transmitted infections that will benefit from vaccination and/or antibiotic post-exposure prophylaxis.

Schedule

Saturday, April 26, 2025

All times listed are in Central Time.

9:30 a.m.
Welcome/Program Overview

9:35 a.m.
Tuberculosis in Primary Care
Michael A. Koren, MD

10 a.m.
Pneumococcal Infections in Adults and Prevention by Vaccinations
Faran Ahmad, MD

10:20 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m.
Updates on Tick-Borne Infections in Nebraska
Jeff Hamik, MS

11:30 a.m.
Hepatitis B Infection Prevention and Management
Faruq Pradhan, MBChB

12 p.m.
Lunch

12:30 p.m.
Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Isolation Practices
David S. Quimby, MD

12:50 p.m.
Staphylococcus Aureus Decolonization
John M. Horne, MD

1:10 p.m.
Management of Recurrent Cellulitis
Denisa Majorant, MD

1:30 p.m.
Blood Culture Contamination and Diagnostic Stewardship
Nicholas Streck, PhD, MLS

2 p.m.
Break

2:10 p.m.
Should my patient take doxyPEP? A Review of Evidence for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Christopher J. Destache, PharmD

2:40 p.m.
Update on Measles Outbreaks in the US 
Kelsey L. Witherspoon, MD

3:10 p.m.
Adjournment

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education and CHI Health. Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

How to Register Yourself 

1. Select “Enroll Now.” Login or create a Creighton Lifelong Learning account (if you are not able to create a new account with your email, please click “Forgot Password” to reset; this is separate from your Creighton NetID account).

2. Checkout by clicking on the Cart and following the prompts to submit payment.

3. When done, you will receive a Registration Confirmation email.

*You can also view your confirmed programs in your Creighton Lifelong Learning account under Student Dashboard and Purchases & Enrollments.

How to Register Others

1. Select the “Bulk Purchase” button  next to “Enroll Now.” Login or create a Creighton Lifelong Learning account for yourself as the organizer (if you are not able to create a new account with your email, please click “Forgot Password” to reset; this is separate from your Creighton NetID account).

2. Select the number of seats/registrations you would like to purchase.

3. Checkout by clicking on the Cart and following the prompts to submit payment.

4. After payment has been confirmed, click "Invite Students to Enroll" and type in the individual emails and click "Send Invite."
5. Learners will receive a Registration Invitation and follow directions to complete their registration. When done, they will receive a Registration Completion email.

*You can check registration status, resend invitations, and revoke invitations in your Creighton Lifelong Learning account under Bulk Enrollments by way of Purchases & Enrollments.