European Confederation of Medical Mycology
Confédération Européenne de Mycologie Médicale

The 10th National Congress of the Italian society of mycologists (FIMUA) and the 2nd Workshop ECMM/CEMM are to be held in Milan on September 2010. The congress will be the forum to discuss new research results on human and animal diseases, fungal biology, food contamination, epidemiology, drug resistance, conventional and molecular diagnosis.
An educational meeting focusing on the state-of-the-art of two main topics, the pathogenesis and the antifungal management of opportunistic fungal diseases, will be held on Saturday 25 September. Lectures will be presented by a group of leading clinicians and scientists. Congress link: http://www.fimua2010.com

Workshop Programme

PATHOGENESIS AND ANTIFUNGAL MANAGEMENT OF OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGAL DISEASES
SATURDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2010
09.00-11.00
Advances in the Understanding of the Pathogenesis of Opportunistic Fungal Diseases
Chaired by: Jacques Meis, NL and Esther Segal, IL
Candidosis. Frank C. Odds, UK
Cryptococcosis. Olivier Lortholary, FR
Aspergillosis. David W. Denning, UK
Zygomycosis. George Petrikkos, GR

11.00-11.30
Coffee break and poster viewing

11.30-13.00
Therapy 1
Chaired by: Emmanuel Roilides, GR and Sevtap Arikan, TR
What have we learned about systemic antifungals currently available on the market? George Maschmeyer, DE
The pharmacologist’s remarks. Andrea Novelli, IT
Antifungal drug resistance: the impact in clinical management. Francesco Barchiesi, IT
Antifungal drug resistance: towards the most reliable detection method. Cornelia Lass-Floerl, AT

13.00-14.00
Lunch

14.00-16.30
Therapy 2
Chaired by: Bertrand Dupont, FR and Katrien Lagrou, BE
Can diagnostics improve therapy? Maiken Arendrup, DK
How can we prevent invasive fungal diseases? Christopher C. Kibbler, UK
The pharmacologist’s remarks. Federico Pea, IT
Strategies in antifungal therapy: the neutropenic patient. Claudio Viscoli, IT
Strategies in antifungal therapy: the ICU patient. Oscar Marchetti, CH

The abstracts submission is open. Abstracts have to be submitted through the online form.
Deadline for abstract submission: 16 July 2010
Notification by e-mail of abstract acceptance: 5 September 2010

Congress venue:
AULA MAGNA
Università degli Studi di Milano
Via Festa del Perdono, 7
20122 Milano