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2025 IDAC Northern California Fall Symposium

  • November 15, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Kimpton Hotel, Sacramento

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  • For vendor participation information contact: Larry Bottorff, Executive Director at:
    IDAC@IDAC.org

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IDAC Northern California Fall Symposium

Saturday, November 15th, 2025

0730-0830 - Check-in, Breakfast Buffett, Industry Exhibits

0830 - 0840 - Welcome -  Suman Radhakrishna, MD, IDAC President

0840 - 0940 - Critical Care ID: Making Decisions in the Emergency Room and the ICU - Christian Sandrock, MD, UC Davis

0940 - 1000 -  Break - Industry Exhibits

1000 - 1100 - Rapid Identification of Carbapenemase Results for the Clinician: Why you need it and how you use it for antibbiotic selection.  Jim Lewis, PharmD, FIDSA - Oregon Health & Science University

1115 - 1215 - Update on Antifungal Therapy: Empiric and Targeted Treatment of Candidemia, Understanding Antifungal Drug Treatment Options - George Thompson, MD - UC Davis

1215- 1315 - Lunch, Networking, Industry Exhibits

1315 - 1345 - HAI updates -  TBD

1345 - 1445 - Limb Salvage - David Armstrong, DPM, PhD - Professor of Surgery and Neurological Surgery, USC Limb Preservation Program

1445 - 1500 - Break - Industry Exhibits

1500 - 1600 - Infection in Immunocompromised Patients - Alex Zimmett, MD, Stanford

1615- 1715 - The Role of Steroids for Severe Pneumonia, Sepsis, and ARDS - Marcos Restrepo, MD., MSc, Ph.D. University of Texas, San Antonio

1715- Symposium Ends


ACCREDITATION--
The Infectious Disease Association of California (IDAC) is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. IDAC takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

PHYSICIANS: IDAC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.0* AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ and American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program points for medical knowledge. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

PHARMACISTS: The California Board of Pharmacy accepts coursework which meets the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. A maximum of 6.0* C.E.U.s may be reported.

NURSES: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1. Credits™. A maximum of 6.0* C.E.U.s may be reported. .



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