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Ellie J.C. Goldstein, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine
Director, RM Alden Research Laboratory
Associate Editor, Journal of Medical Microbiology
Clinical Editor, Clinical Infectious Diseases
Private Practice, Santa Monica, CA

Presentation Topics:

• Mixed Aerobic & Anaerobic Infections
  Provide an overview of the clinical presentations of mixed aerobic and anaerobic infections, their bacteriology, need for surgical and antimicrobial therapy, and selection of appropriate antimicrobials.
• New Antimicrobials
  Review of sructur, pharmecokinetics, in vitro activity, and clinical efficacy of selective new agents.
• Human & Animal Bite Wound Infections
  Review the presentation, bacteriology, and therapy of human and animal bite wound infections.
• Pneumonia: Community Acquired/Nosocomial Infections
  Review the incidence and mortality of pneumonia, bacteriology of community acquired and nosocomial pneumonia, methods of diagnosis, and antimicobial therapy.
• Diabetic Foot Infections
  Review the pathogensis. risk factors, proper evaluation, presentation, and medical surgical therapy of diabetic foot infections.
• Intra-Abdominal Infections
  Review the microbial flora of the intestines (both aerobes and anaerobes), clinical presentations, complications, and therapy of intra-abdominal infections.
• Sinusitis
  Review the incidences, microbiology, and therapy of sinusitis.

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Royce Johnson, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Vice Chair & Professor of Medicine,
   David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Chair, Department of Medicine, Kern Medical Center
Chief, Infectious Diseases, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA

Presentation Topics:

• Coccidiodomycosis (valley fever)
  Understand the basic science, microbiology, epidemiology, clinical illness, and treatment of cocci.
• Pneumonia
  Understand the microbiology, epidemiology, clinical illness, and treatment guidelines and clinical pathways of pneumonia.
• Changing Fungal Infections
  Understand the microbiology, epidemiology, clinical illness, and treatment of fungal infections.

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Peter Katona, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Medicine and Engineering, UCLA Los Angeles, CA

Presentation Topics:

• Bioterrorism
  Attendees will learn to understand this issue better and put it into perspective from medical, public health, public policy, law enforcement and basic science viewpoints.
• The Uses of Nanotechnology in Medicine
  Attendees will learn to appreciate what this exciting new field will do in medicine and how the Nanotechnology Initiative has influenced the process.

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Loren Miller, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine
Attending Physician, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Presentation Topics:

• Update on Urinary Tract Infections
  Attendees will learn about new trends in drug resistance among bacteria that cause urinary tract infection; the significance of in vitro drug resistance on patients' clinical outcomes; the results of new studies on the management of asymptomatic bacteriuria, and the causes of urinary tract infections.

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Laurie A. Mortara, M.D.
Private Infectious Diseases and HIV practice in Long Beach, CA

Presentation Topics:

• HIV for the Non-Specialist
  An up to date overview of typical presentations of both Acute HIV disease in the previously undiagnosed as well as the diseases, medication interactions and problems of the HIV infected. Intended for the Primary care physician or ER MD to learn how to recognize HIV in all its various presentations.
• Staph Aureus Infections
  Internists are seeing more Staph aureus than ever before, including Community Acquired MRSA. This talk will review the presentations of both acute Staph aureus as well as Endocarditis, Osteomyelitis and other complications. A focus will be reviewing the use of new Antimicrobials available for treating MRSA.
• Prosthetic Joint Infections
  Review the diagnosis and treatment of prosthetic joint infections.
  Cardiac Infections: Endocarditis and Prosthetic Devices
  Review the presentations and treatment of cardiac infections. A focus will be on treating Antibiotic Resistant Organisms and selecting among the newer Anti-Staphylococcus Antimicrobials.

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Patricia Murray, M.D.
Chair, IDSA State & Regional Societies Assembly
Board, Emerging Infections Network of IDSA & CDC
Past President, Infectious Disease Association of California
Physician in private practice in Santa Monica for over 20 years

Presentation Topics:

• MRSA : The New Community Problem
  Learn to recognize the presentation, prevance, and treatment of community acquired MRSA, including (1) recognizing the changes in the epidemiology of MRSA; (2) review clinical presentation of community-acquired MRSA; and (3) review treatment options for inpatient & outpatient MRSA.

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Cary Savitch, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA
President, Beyond AIDS Foundation
Co-Founder, HEALR (Health Educators Advocating Legal Reform

Presentation Topics:

• AIDS & Public Health
  Promote public health in containing the spread of HIV. Attendees will learn to participate in AIDS prevention.
• Bioterrorism
  Attendees will learn how to respond to the threat of bioterrorism.

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Norman J. Waecker, Jr., M.D. F.A.A.P.
Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UCSD School of Medicine, San Diego, CA

Presentation Topics:

• Smallpox and Smallpox Vaccine Complications
  Attendees will learn to understand smallpox, including the epidemiology, transmission, and differential diagnosis, describe the current smallpox vaccine and the indications and complications., define the risks and contra indications to smallpox vaccine.
• Acute Otitis Media Update
  Attendees will learn to understand the new AAP/ AAFP Practice Guideline for management of AOM; define and recommend antibiotic choices for AOM; and use an updated Practice Algorithm for Treatment of AOM.
• Immunizations for the Pediatric Traveler
  Attendees will learn to take a concise medical travel history and develop a travel risk-assessment; provide guidelines for routine immunizations for the pediatric traveler; describe special travel vaccines for the pediatric traveler; and use trusted and authoritative internet based sources, including CDC for Vaccine Information Sheets (VIS) , ACIP and AAP recommendations.

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