The St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference features leaders in the field of Infectious Diseases and features Pediatric ID Research, Transplant/ Immunocompromised Hosts, Infectious Diseases, Career Development and Global Health
For over 20 years, this symposium, hosted by the St. Jude Department of Infectious Diseases and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, has highlighted research as a career for pediatric infectious diseases specialists by drawing from all the Pediatric Infectious Diseases training programs in the country.
Agenda for 2024 Conference
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Wednesday, March 6
Sessions are in the Auditorium unless noted7:55 – 8:00 am
Welcome and Introduction to the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric ID Conference
Miguela A. Caniza, MD, MPH
Director Infectious Diseases Division of Global Pediatric Medicine
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
8:00-9:30 am Luminaries in Global Health 8:00 – 8:45 am
Dengue: From Local Risk to Global Epidemics
Liliana Sánchez-González MD, MPH, CTropMed®
Medical Epidemiologist, Dengue Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention8:45 – 9:30 am
A Journey in Dengue Vaccine Research
Eduardo Lopez, MD
Scientific Director, Centro de Estudios en Infectología Pediátrica (Center for Studies in Pediatric Infectious Diseases)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Universidad del Valle
Cali, Colombia
9:30 – 9:45 am
Q & A with Luminaries
Moderator: Jimmy Carlucci, MD, MPH9:45 – 10:00 am Break 10:00 – 10:45 am
Pediatric Transplant/Immunocompromised Hosts Platform Presentation 1
A Renaissance of Novel Antifungal Agents: Learning from Expanded Use in Pediatric Patients
Brian Fisher, DO, MSCE, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Moderator: Inci Yildirim, MD, PhD, MSc
10:45 – 11:30 am
Frontiers in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Lecture 1
Paving New Roads: A One Health Approach to Antibiotic Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in the Community
Latania Logan, MD, MSPH
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of MedicineModerator: Jessica Snowden, MD, MS, MHPTT
11:30 – 11:45 am Q&A 11:45 am – 12:45 pm Lunch 12:45 – 1:30 pm
Breakout Career Sessions Career Tracks
Clinical Research and Diversity & Health Equity
Liset C. Olarte, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Infectious Diseases
Baylor College of Medicine
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Navigating the Challenges of a Smaller ID Practice
Thomas G. Boyce, MD, MPH
Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Marshfield Clinic Health System------------
Physician Scientist
Emma Mohr, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
12:45 – 1:30 pm
Meeting Room 2Finding the Right Job to Develop Your Niche
Neil Surana, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Duke University---------
John Williams, MD
Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh12:45 – 1:30 pm
Lecture HallHow Compensation Works in Pediatric ID
Paul Spearman, MD
Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research and Education
Cincinnati Children's Hospital1:30 – 2:10 PM
Career Development Presentation
How to Develop and Evolve as a [Digital] Medical Educator
Sara Dong, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Emory University School of MedicineModerator: Emma Mohr, MD, PhD
2:10 – 3:00 pm "Febrile" Live Podcast Recording
Sara Dong, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Emory University School of Medicine
Moderator: Emma Mohr, MD, PhD
3:00 – 3:15 pm Break 3:15 – 4:00 pm Career Presentation
Remembering 1989. How a Family in India Affected by HIV Shaped my Career
Rana Chakraborty, MD, MSc, FAAP, FRCPCH, D.Phil. (Oxon), FPIDS, FIDSA
Professor and Consultant
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceModerator: Emma Mohr, MD, PhD
4:00 – 4:35 pm
Oral Abstracts Session 1
Abstract Presentation 1: Transplant Infectious Diseases
Sara Kim, MD (Seattle Children's Hospital/University of Washington)
Viral epitope profiling of hematopoietic cell transplant recipients with respiratory syncytial virus upper respiratory tract and lower respiratory tract infectionsAbstract Presentation 2: Global Health
Dolores Freire, MD (University of Alberta)
Facilitators and barriers to revaccination after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation among pediatric patients in EcuadorAbstract Presentation 3: General Research
Wefag Ahmed, MD (SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University)
Th2 and IL-17 responses in Chlamydia pneumoniae-stimulated PBMC in asthmatic and non-asthmatic subjectsModerator: Hamid Bassiri, MD, PhD
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Board RoomPoster Session - Global & Transplant Case Posters -
Thursday, March 7
Sessions are in the Auditorium unless noted7:50 am
Welcome and Announcements
Inci Yildirim, MD, PhD
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology
Yale School of Medicine
Yale School of Public Health---------
Gabriela Maron, MD
Director IDS-BMTCT
Department of Infectious Diseases
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
8:00 – 9:00 am Grand Rounds
HLH: 101 to 2024
Ashish Kumar, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
Co-director, Histiocytosis Center
Cincinnati Children'sModerator: Hamid Bassiri, MD, PhD
9:00 – 9:45 am Pediatric Transplant/Immunocompromised Hosts Platform Presentation 2
What's New and on the Horizon for Pneumococcal and RSV Vaccines in Children
Rick Malley, MD
Senior Physician in Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Boston Children’s Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard School of MedicineModerator: Inci Yildirim, MD, PhD, MSc
9:45– 10:15 am Updates from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Transplant Network (PIDTRAN)
Sanya Thomas, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Host Defense Program, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Division of Infectious Diseases
Nationwide Children’s HospitalKevin J. Downes, MD
Vice-Chair, PIDS Transplant Research Subcommittee
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases
Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaModerator: Gabriela Maron, MD, MSc
10:15 - 10:45 am Break 10:45 – 11:30 am Panel: The Good, Bad & Ugly of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Immunocompromised Children
Kevin J. Downes, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia---------
Shane Cross, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Antimicrobial Stewardship
Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
St. Jude Children's Research HospitalModerator: Gabriela Maron, MD, MSc
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Oral Abstracts Session 2
Abstract Presentation 4: Transplant
Varvara Probst, MD (Nationwide Children's Hospital)
Evaluation of CMV T-cell Mediated Immunity in Children with CMV DNAemia After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation---------
Abstract Presentation 5: General Research
Matthew Mayorga (Kansas City University)
Bovine Lactoferrin Impairs in-vitro Growth of Neonatal Sepsis-causing Escherichia Coli Clinical IsolatesModerator: Jessica Snowden, MD, MS, MHPTT
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch 1:15 – 1:40 pm Oral Abstracts Session 3
Abstract Presentation 6: Global Health
Haya Hayek, MD (Vanderbilt University Medical School)
Long-Term Trends in Antibiotic Use in a Low-Resource Medical Setting: Amman, Jordan (2010–2023)---------
Abstract Presentation 7: Top Abstract, Global Submission
Sumanth Cherukumilli, MD (University of Maryland)
High Mortality Rates and Antimicrobial Resistance in Children with Invasive Bacterial Infections in a Tertiary Care Facility in West AfricaModerator: Elizabeth Schlaudecker, MD, MPH, FPIDS, FAAP
1:40 – 2:40 pm Interactive Debate: Pediatric Transplant ID Goes Global
Elizabeth Moulton, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases
Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine---------
Tanvi Sharma, MD
Director of Infectious Diseases
Pediatric Transplant Center
Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School---------
Paul Sue, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Columbia UniversityModerator: Monica I. Ardura, DO, MSCS, FAAP, FPIDS
2:40 – 3:00 pm Break 3:00 – 4:30 pm Panel Discussion: Strengthening Pediatric Infectious Disease for the Next 40 Years
Archana Chatterjie, MD, PhD
Dean, Chicago Medical School
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science---------
Sallie Permar, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Weill Cornell Medicine---------
Juan Salazar, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs & Physician-in-Chief
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Joseph W. St. Geme, MD
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaModerator: Neil Surana MD, PhD
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Board RoomPoster Session - Research and Transplant/ICH 6:30 – 8:30 pm Dinner at the Peabody Hotel Continental Ballroom -
Friday, March 8
Sessions are in the Auditorium unless noted7:50 – 8:00 am Welcome and Announcements
William J. Steinbach, MD
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Pediatrician-in-Chief
Arkansas Children's
President, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society--------
Octavio Ramilo, MD
Chair, Department of Infectious Diseases
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital8:00 – 8:50 am Frontiers in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Lecture 2
The Journey of Protecting Infants from RSV Through Maternal Immunnization
Flor Munoz-Rivas, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Virology and Microbiology
Baylor College of MedicineModerator: Octavio Ramilo, MD
8:50 – 9:40 am Frontiers in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Lecture 3
Malaria Vaccine Development, a Career Path in Peds ID
Matthew B. Laurens, MD, MPH , FAAP, FPIDS
Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Pathology
Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Director, International Clinical Trials Unit, Malaria Research Program
Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD)
University of Maryland School of MedicineModerator: Jessica Snowden, MD, MS, MHPTT
9:40 – 9:55 am Break 9:55 – 10:55 am Challenging Cases in Immunocompromised Hosts
Case 1: When it (d)rains, it pours: An usual case of chronic supporative otitis in an immunocompromised host
Eleana Vasileiadi, MD (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)Case 2: Fever in a Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipient
Mohamad Shieb, MD (Medstar Georgetown University Hospital)Case 3: Spider Bite?
Gina Lee, MD (University of Texas Southwestern)Case 4: Septic Shock: More than Meets the Eye
Morgan Martinez (Texas Children's Hospital)Moderator: Manjiree Karandikar, MD, MBS
10:55 – 11:45 am Frontiers in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Lecture 4
Andrea Hahn, MD, MS
Attending, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Children's NationalModerator: Octavio Ramilo, MD
11:45 am–12:00 pm Break: Pick up lunch and return to Auditorium 12:00 – 1:00 pm 2024 John H. Erskine Lecture in Infectious Diseases
Infectious Disease and Immunization Across Continents
Sir Andrew J. Pollard, PhD, FRCPCH, FMedSci
Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group
Ashall Professor of Infection & Immunity, Pandemic Sciences Institute
University of Oxford Department of PaediatricsModerator: Octavio Ramilo, MD
1:00 pm Adjourn