Program Description: 

Monday Morning Conference is a multi-disciplinary conference between physicians, APPs, pharmacists, microbiologists/pathologists and learners which is held weekly. The focus of the conference is to discuss evidence-based medicine with regards to disease clinical presentation, pathophysiology, diagnostic approaches and therapeutic regimens/modalities to provide patient-centered and tailored care as well as analyze quality improvement data to help provide the highest quality care for patients. The conference is also an avenue to discuss quality improvement data as well as help to integrate new emerging concepts and technologies in the field of Infectious Disease into daily practice.

Key Words: Infectious Disease; Infections; Organisms; Drugs/Therapeutics; Biological Factors; Immune System; Microbiology; Transplant

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Pharmacists
Learning objectives: 
Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:
  • Diagnosis: Critically appraise current diagnostic strategies for TB meningitis, including the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, the role of uniform case definitions, and how to act on a negative result when clinical suspicion remains high.
  • Treatment: Evaluate the evolving evidence for optimizing antituberculous therapy in TBM, including high-dose rifampin, fluoroquinolones, and linezolid, as well as adjunctive host-directed therapies (corticosteroids, aspirin) and their limitations in HIV-associated disease.
  • Complex management: Develop an approach to challenging scenarios in CNS TB, including drug-resistant disease, paradoxical reactions and IRIS, ART timing in HIV coinfection, and the management of hydrocephalus and other neurologic complications.
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Timothy McElroy, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Infectious Disease
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Planning Committee:
Kartikey Acharya, MD, MPH, FACP
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Infectious Disease
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Anna Corey, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Infectious Disease
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • Timothy McElroy
  • Kartikey Acharya
  • Anna Corey

 

Contact

Name: 
Carrie League
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-0470
Email: 
[email protected]

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 0.75 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

MOC Part II:

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to1 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Session date: 
10/05/2026 - 8:15am to 9:00am CDT
Location: 
HUB
8701 W Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
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  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 0.75 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
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