OVERVIEW

Life-Threatening Fungal Infections on the Rise is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation and will be held from Mar 05, 2018 - Mar 05, 2021.

The target audience for this medical event is intended for multiple professions, including nurses and physicians. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hours.

Course Description:
The overall incidence of life-threatening invasive fungal infections such as Candida and Aspergillus has increased during the past several decades because, in part, of an increasing population of immunosuppressed and critically ill patients. Patients with cancer with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (an abnormally low number of neutrophils); transplant recipients receiving immunosuppressive therapy, such as corticosteroids or cyclosporine; patients with HIV; and patients in ICUs are at an increased risk of acquiring fungal infections. The risk of infection has increased for critically ill patients with normal immune systems, as well. Nurses and other healthcare professionals need to educate these vulnerable patients about the importance of infection-control protocols to reduce their risk of developing invasive fungal infections. Such patient education can save lives.

Conference Objectives:
The purpose of this fungal infection continuing education program is to inform healthcare professionals about the two most common fungi-caused invasive diseases in critically ill and immunosuppressed patients. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:

• Describe the two major risk factors for invasive Candida infections
• Discuss three ways to prevent spread of Candida auris
• Explain three ways invasive Aspergillus infections can be prevented

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.