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Founded in 1985, the Infectious Disease Association of California (IDAC) is a non-profit corporation providing continuous medical education to medical doctors and healthcare professionals in California with and 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

Upcoming events

    • May 16, 2026
    • 7:30 AM
    • May 17, 2026
    • 1:00 PM
    • Huntington Beach Hyatt Regency
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    IDAC 40th Annual Southern California Symposium May 16th and 17th, 2026

    Huntington Beach Hyatt Regency

    Breakfast is supplied for both days and lunch on Saturday.

    IDAC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 9.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ and American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program points.

    0730 – 0830: Check-in, Breakfast Buffett - Industry exhibit visits - Both days

    Preliminary topics and speakers:

    Rapid-Fire Journal Club: Playing the Hits!; Christopher Graber, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles

    Fascinating Local Cases: ID Fellows and Students

    HIV Update: Eric Daar, MD, Chief, Division of HIV Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; Investigator, Lundquist Institute; Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine

    Special Pathogens-Advanced Preparation Considerations, Biocontainment and Pandemics: Jonathan Grein, MD, Director of Hospital Epidemiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and co-chair of the Infection Prevention and Control Committee. 

    One Health: achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment:  Francisco A. Uzal, DVM, FRVC, MSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVP,  Professor of Diagnostic Pathology and Branch Chief of the San Bernardino Laboratory of the California Animal Health and Food Safety

    Pharmacy Update (TBD)Jim Lewis, PharmD, FIDSA - Oregon Health & Science University

    Special Guest Lecturer: Ronald G Nahass, MD, MHCM, FIDSA, President - Infectious Diseases Society of America 

    1730: Saturday Sessions End

    1200: Sunday, Symposium Ends


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