88 - Drug Resistant Gonorrhea: The Future is Here

10/3/2019

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 146 ABC

MOC Credit: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CME Credit: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
ACPE Credit: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: 0221-9999-19-343-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

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

discuss the epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhea infections
review current and novel treatment options for gonococcal infections
discuss the current prospects for a gonococcal vaccine

Presentations:

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
864 - Epidemiology of Drug Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Stories from Whole Genome Sequencing
Robert D. Kirkcaldy, MD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3:40 PM - 4:05 PM
865 - A Vaccine Against Gonorrhea: Are We There Yet?
Jennifer Edwards, MA, PhD – Abigail Wexner Research Institute @ Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University
4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
866 - Treatment of Gonococcal Infections: Current Practice and Future Prospects
Stephanie N. Taylor, MD – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Moderator(s)

Khalil Ghanem, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Arlene Seña, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC

Disclosure: Gilead FOCUS: Research Grant
Hologic Inc: Advisory Board, Speaker's Bureau

Speaker(s)

Jennifer Edwards, MA, PhD

Principal Investigator/Associate Professor
Abigail Wexner Research Institute @ Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
RK

Robert Kirkcaldy, MD, MPH

Team Lead, Epidemiology Research Team, Division of STD Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
ST

Stephanie Taylor, MD

Professor of Medicine
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana

Disclosure: Astra Zeneca: Research Grant
Entasis: Research Grant
GlaxoSmithKline: Research Grant
Melinta Therapeutoics: Research Grant