Coccidioidomycosis
Rancho Mirage, CA US
September 3, 2015
Faculty
Bernard M. Kubak, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, California
Learning Objectives
- Appraise the basic clinical mycology of Coccidioidomycosis
- Recognize the epidemiology of Coccidioidomycosis in California and Identify patients who are at risk for this disease
- Manage the outpatient with “valley fever” and mild non-disseminated Coccidioidomycosis
- Recognize the advanced forms of Coccidioidomycosis
- Order the initial screening blood test, cultures, & radiological studies for forms of Coccidioidomycosis
- Review and direct proper consultations for the management for Coccidioidomycosis
- Identify the patients at increased risk for primary acquisition &/or reactivation of Coccidioidomycosis (eg., immunocompromised, concomitant medications that may facilitate disease)
- Explain treatment options for “valley fever” & various forms of Coccidioidomycosis
Annenberg Center for Health Sciences
39000 Bob Hope Drive
Rancho Mirage, CA
92270
United States
Available Credit
- 1.00 AAFP
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- 1.00 Attendance
- 1.00 Social Work
- 1.00 CA-BRN