November 15th - Wednesday

Educational Workshops – UNILA Federal University

• 14:00 - 18:00

  MYCOLOGIC CONVENTIONAL DIAGNOSIS

  Laboratorial diagnosis of prevalent endemic and opportunistic mycoses in LATAM.
  Activities will include a practical laboratorial approach with mycological, histopathological, and immune diagnostic demonstrations.

  Coordinators:

  DIEGO CACERES CONTRERAS (COLOMBIA)

  GUSTAVO GIUSIANO (ARGENTINA)

  NORMA FERNANDEZ (ARGENTINA)

  REGIELLY COGNIALLI (BRAZIL)

  
  

• 14:00 - 18:00

  MYCOLOGIC ADVANCED DIAGNOSIS

  Program and speakers TBD - Updating in proteomics and molecular tools for fungal diagnosis

  Coordinators:

  BEATRIZ GOMEZ (COLOMBIA)

  GUILLERMO GARCÍA EFFRON (ARGENTINA)

  VÂNIA APARECIDA VICENTE (BRAZIL)

  ELAINE CRISTINA FRANCISCO DEL CIELLO (BRAZIL)

  
  

• 14:00 - 18:00

  CLINICAL CASES DEBATE

  Clinical cases discussion presented by clinicians will be complemented by comments of microbiologist and a clinical pharmacologist (04 cases - 30 minutes each)

  Presenters:

  FRANCELISE BRIDI CAVASSIN (BRAZIL)

  FILIPE PROHASKA (BRAZIL)

  GIOVANNI BREDA (BRAZIL)

  JOSE BRUNELLI (PARAGUAY)

  MARCELLO M. C. MAGRI (BRAZIL)

  
  

Ball Room

• 19:30 - 21:00

  Opening ceremony – Bourbon Convention Center

  19:30 - 19:45 - Welcome to the INFOCUS FOZ (INFOCUS Board)

  19:45 - 20:30 - ECMM Keynote lecture: FUNGAL INFECTIONS IN TIMES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATUAL DISASTERS
  Chair: ANA ALASTRUEY-IZQUIERDO (SPAIN)
  Speaker: MARTIN HOENIGL (AUSTRIA)

  20:30 - 21:00 - Cultural activity