Fungal Diagnostics in Critically Ill Patients – Antifungal & Diagnostics Course
Get to grips with the role of fungal diagnostics to guide treatment decisions and identify what makes a ‘good’ fungal diagnostic test with experts from BSAC.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for all healthcare professionals, including infectious disease physicians, clinical microbiologists, onco-haematologists, ICU physicians, pulmonologists, internal medicine physicians, abdominal surgeons, and anyone involved in the management of immunocompromised or critically ill patients globally.
What topics will you cover?
Introduction to fungal diagnostics – including what makes a ‘good’ fungal diagnostic test
The use of diagnostics in driving treatment introduction
Empiric vs diagnostic approach to treatment
Risk factors in those who are immunocompromised and their effect on diagnostics
Real world case studies which focus on different types of patient, including Haematology-Oncology and Intensive Care
