Infectious
Disease
Association of
California
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INDEX

Patrons

2008 Spring
Symposium

2008 Fall
Symposium

C.M.E.

Members Pages

Speakers' Bureau

Press Releases

Patient
Information

I.D. Links

HIV Specialist
Application

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Information &
Membership



Serving Medical Doctors in California with an interest in Clinical Infectious Diseases


Founded in 1985, the Infectious Disease Association of California (IDAC) is a non-profit corporation providing continuing medical education to medical doctors in California with an interest in clinical infectious diseases. IDAC is affiliated with the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the HIV Medicine Association and is a recognized specialty organization by the California Medical Association. IDAC is also an accredited CME provider.

IDAC sponsors two symposia each year, provides a CME Speakers' Bureau,. offers an HIV Specialist Certificate,, distributes a quarterly newsletter, publishes a membership directory, conducts a Fellows-in-Training mentoring program, and operates a surveillance e-mail network for sharing information on emerging infectious diseases.

Full Membership is open to any medical doctor practicing in California. Associate Membership is available to any physician outside of California, pharmacist, and Ph.d. Membership dues are $95 per year. Associate Membership is also available to Fellows in Infectious Disease training programs, at no charge.

For info on IDAC: idac@idac.org
 

Association
Patrons

The Infectious Disease Association of California wishes to thank the following for their educational grants:

GOLDEN PATRON: Astellas US, AstraZeneca, Merck, Pfizer, Roche Laboratories, Schering-Plough, and Wyeth Laboratories

SILVER PATRONS: BioScrip Infusion Service, Bristol Myers-Squibb, Cubist, Enzon, GlaxoSmithKline and Ortho/McNeil Pharmaceutical,

BRONZE PATRONS: Abbott Laboratories, AdvanDX, BD GeneOhm, Elan, Gilead Sciences, Healix, and Medtronic.

 


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2008
Spring
Symposium


2008 IDAC Spring Symposium:

Emerging Clinical Issues
in Infectious Diseases

Saturday-Sunday, May 3-4, 2008
Laguna Cliffs Marriott
Dana Point, CA

Registration: For IDAC Members Only -- FREE

SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM

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Saturday ---May 3, 2008
8:00 amRegistration - Continental Breakfast
9:00 amOpening Remarks
Barry Statner, M.D.
President, IDAC
9:10 amHepatitis B Resisting Resistance
Douglas Dieterich, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
10:00 amMorning Break/Exhibits
10:20 am Utilizing Assays and Novel Agents in the Management
of Treatment-Experienced HIV-Infected Patients
Eric S. Daar, M.D.
Chief, HIV Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine
Torrance, CA
11:10 am Eye and ENT Infections
Marlene L. Durand, M.D.
Director, Infectious Disease Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Associate Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
NoonLunch & Business Meeting
Review of MediCare's New Reimbursement Rules for Hospital-Acquired Infections
Mark Redell, Pharm.D.
1:30 pm MRSA Treatment Options
Henry F. Chambers, M.D.
Chief, Infectious Diseases, San Francisco General Hospital
Professor of Medicine, University of California
San Francisco, CA
2:30 pmSession Ends
5:30 pmWine & Cheese Reception
7:00 pmSymposium Dinner & After Dinner Talk
Space Tourism: Not Just a Day at the Beach
Harvey Wichman, Ph.D.
Director, Aerospace Psychology Laboratory
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Sunday ----May 4, 2008
8:00 amContinental Breakfast
9:00 am Resistant Gram-Negative Rod Infections
Robert A. Bonomo, M.D.
Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Research Service, Louis Stokes VAMC
Cleveland, OH
9:50 amMorning Break
10:10 am Control of MRSA: Role of Active Surveillance Cultures
Chair: Raymong Chinn, M.D. Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Pro -- Susan Huang, M.D.
University of California, Irvine, CA
Con -- Michael Edmond, M.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University

11:00 amSession Ends

Registration includes symposium sessions, continental breakfasts, buffet lunch, symposium dinner, and breaks.

Click Here for
Spring Symposium Brochure

 




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2008
Fall
Symposium


2008 IDAC Fall Symposium


Saturday, September 20, 2008
Marriott Hotel
Long Beach, CA

Registration: For IDAC Members Only -- FREE

Program to be Announced

Registration includes symposium sessions, continental breakfasts, buffet lunch, and breaks.

 



For info on IDAC & Membership: idac@idac.org



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