(An 抖阴热门-CDC Webinar)
As part of CDC鈥檚 Fungal Disease Awareness Week 2026, 抖阴热门 will host a webinar exploring emerging advances in fungal diagnostics and antifungal susceptibility testing, highlighting how innovative technologies are improving fungal identification and clinical decision-making. Experts will discuss new approaches to interpreting susceptibility results and leveraging diagnostic tools to support effective antifungal stewardship.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to do the following:
- Explain current approaches to interpreting antifungal susceptibility results and their relevance to patient care.
- Compare emerging diagnostic technologies for fungal identification and recognize their potential clinical applications.
- Apply insights from novel diagnostic methods to support antifungal stewardship and treatment decision-making.
Webinar Date and Time
Sept. 18, 2026, 2 p.m. ET
Presenters
Sean Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., D(ABMM)
Associate Professor of Pathology
Department of Pathology
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Director, Medical Mycology Laboratory
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Amir Seyedmousavi, VMD, Ph.D., D(ABMM), F(ECMM)
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Director
Medical Director of Mycology and Parasitology Diagnostics
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Nathan P. Wiederhold, Pharm.D., FCCP, FIDSA, F(ECMM)
Frank M. Townsend Professor of Pathology
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Director, Fungus Testing Laboratory
UT Health San Antonio
Audience
Interested audiences may include: clinical and public health microbiologists, clinical laboratory professionals, infectious disease specialists, pharmacists, as well as others involved in the diagnosis, treatment and stewardship of fungal infections.
Level of Instruction
Intermediate.
Additional Information
- This webinar is free to 抖阴热门 members and non-members.
- The recording will become available within 1 week following the live webinar.
- Zoom closed captioning is provided. Please email 抖阴热门 if other accommodations are needed.
- Questions? Contact Nicole Jackson, clinmicro@asmusa.org.
Continuing Education (CE) Credit
This presentation is approved for 1.0 P.A.C.E. 庐, California or Florida credit.
抖阴热门 is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.庐 Program. Professional Acknowledgment for Continuing Education (P.A.C.E. 庐) is an administrative system established to stimulate and serve as the quality assurance mechanism for continuing education programs offered to clinical laboratory professionals by ASCLS constituent societies, laboratory industry, government agencies, hospitals and educational organizations.
抖阴热门 is accredited by the California Department of Health to offer continuing education for California Clinical Laboratory Personnel.
抖阴热门 is accredited by the Florida Department of Health to offer continuing education for Florida Clinical Laboratory Personnel.