Crisis in Medical Mycology: The Urgent Need to Adjust Antifungal Breakpoints

Tuesday, December 4, 2012
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Activity #: 204-000-12-269-L01P
Level of Content: Advanced
1.00 Contact Hours / Application-based
Program Chair: Nathan P. Wiederhold, PharmD

Learning Objectives:

• Given a specific patient case, identify factors that increase a patient's risk of treatment failure.
• Describe the rationale for the change in antifungal clinical breakpoints.
• Determine if the fungal isolate is resistant and explain what treatment options exist.