Sunday

Edith Hsiung Practical Issues in Diagnostic Virology & Panel Discussion

Physician Use of Laboratory Test Results - Panel Discussion
     Sanjeev Arora, M.D., University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
     Bishara J. Friej, M.D., William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
     Raymund H. Razonable, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, MI
     
Cell Culture Applications in Virology - Timothy J. Cleary, Ph.D., University of Miami, Miami, FL
Understanding Molecular Diagnostics Principles - Sharon Arnoldi, Ph.D., ViraCor Laboratories, Lee's Summit, MO
Interactive Session: Virology Jeopardy - Alexandra Valsamakis, M.D., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Tuesday Panel

Philip Hanff Memorial Clinical Case Presentations and Discussion
     Richard Hodinka, Ph.D., Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
     Angela Caliendo, M.D., Emory University, Atlanta, GA
     Marie Landry, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Participants are invited to submit cases for presentation by a panel member. Up to 3 cases may be accepted. Individuals whose cases are selected for presentation will receive free registration to the Clinical Virology Symposium, or will have their registration fee refunded if they have already registered and paid. Click here for an opportunity to receive a refund of your Symposium registration fee.

Tuesday Late Breaker

Optional - Late Breaking Topic(s) in Clinical Virology - Issues arising after the program is completed will be addressed as is appropriate.

Plenary Sessions

Monday

Session I: Clinical Aspects of Viral Diseases

Impact of Novel Influenza Viruses - Daniel B. Jernigan, M.D., MPH, Influenza Division CDC, Atlanta, GA
HHV-6: Implications of Chromosomal Integration - Duane Gubler, ScD, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
Maternal and Neonatal HSV Infections - Larry Corey, M.D., University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Redefining Chronic Viral Infections - Douglas White, M.D., Gunderson Lutheran Rheumatology, Onalaska, WI

Tuesday

Session II: Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Infections
Diagnosing Respiratory Virus Diseases in the Era of Emerging Viruses

Virus Isolation in Cell Culture - Ella Swierkosz, Ph.D., St. Louis University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
Direct Antigen Detection for More Rapid Diagnosis - Christine Ginocchio, Ph.D., North Shore LIJ Health System Hospital, Lake Success, NY
Molecular Based Diagnostic Assays - James Mahony, Ph.D., McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Laboratory Capacity and its Impact on Approaches to Diagnosis - Susan Neill, Ph.D., MBA, Texas Dept. of State Health Services, Austin, TX

Wednesday

Session III: Prevention of and Therapy for Virus Diseases

Design Efficiency and Improvement in Influenza Vaccines - Barney S. Graham, M.D., Ph.D., NIH, Bethesda, MD
HPV Vaccine for All - Karin B. Michels, Sc.D., Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Vaccine Prevention of Maternal CMV Infections - Robert Pass, M.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Nobel Prize to Proof of Concept Clinical Trials: Developing an RSV Antiviral Using RNA Interference - John DeVincenzo, III, M.D., University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN