Schedule
This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses.
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Please note that program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.
Monday, May 4, 2026
Session 1: Monday Morning
Introduction and Road Map: Infectious Diseases of Adults
Dr. Nesli Basgoz
8:00-8:15 am
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Dr. Alyssa Letourneau
8:15-9:00 am
Update on Antifungal Diagnostics and Therapy
Dr. Michael Mansour
9:00-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:00 am
Plenary: The Future of Global Public Health: Lessons from HIV
Dr. Linda-Gail Bekker
10:00-10:40 am
Live Q&A
Dr. Linda-Gail Bekker
10:40-11:00 am
Break
11:00-11:10 am
Eye and ENT Infections: What You Need to Know in 2026
Dr. Miriam Barshak
11:10 am-12:00 pm
Live Q&A
Drs. Miriam Barshak, Nesli Basgoz, Alyssa Letourneau, and Michael Mansour
12:00-12:30 pm
Break
12:30-1:30 pm
Session 2: Monday Afternoon
Multidisciplinary Panel Workshop #1: Resistant Gram-Positive Infections
Drs. Alyssa Letourneau, Roby Bhattacharyya, Ramy Elshaboury, and panelists
1:30-2:10 pm
Multidisciplinary Panel Workshop #2: Resistant Gram-Negative Infections
Drs. Alyssa Letourneau, Roby Bhattacharyya, Ramy Elshaboury, and panelists
2:10-2:50 pm
Live Q&A
Drs. Alyssa Letourneau, Roby Bhattacharyya, Ramy Elshaboury, and panelists
2:50-3:20 pm
Break
3:20-3:30 pm
C. difficile Update, the Gut Microbiome, and Pre- and Probiotics
Dr. Elizabeth Hohmann
3:30-4:15 pm
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Dr. Sandra Nelson
4:15-4:45 pm
Live Q&A
Drs. Sandra Nelson and Elizabeth Hohmann
4:45-5:05 pm
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Session 3: Tuesday Morning
Infections Related to Solid Organ Transplant and Non-Oncologic Immunomodulatory Therapy
Dr. Camille Kotton
8:00-8:50 am
Infections in Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplantation
Dr. Sarah Hammond
8:50-9:50 am
Break
Flummoxing Cases in Fungal Infections
Drs. Michael Mansour and Sarah Turbett
10:00-10:45 am
Live Q&A
Drs. Camille Kotton, Michael Mansour, Sarah Hammond, and Sarah Turbett
10:45-11:15 am
State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Dr. Kevin Ard
11:15 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-1:00 pm
Session 4: Tuesday Afternoon
Updates on COVID-19, Including Long COVID
Dr. Rajesh Gandhi
1:00-1:45 pm
Navigating New Vaccines: Updates and Recommendations
Dr. Camille Kotton
1:45-2:15 pm
Advanced Learning Module: HIV
Pre- and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV and STIs
Dr. Kevin Ard
2:15-2:55 pm
Break
2:55-3:05 pm
What's New in the Care of People with HIV in 2026
Dr. Rajesh Gandhi
3:05-3:50 pm
Addressing the Continuing Challenges in HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections
Dr. Nesli Basgoz
3:50-4:35 pm
Live Q&A
Drs. Rajesh Gandhi, Nesli Basgoz, Kevin Ard, and Camille Kotton
4:35-5:05 pm
Break
5:05-5:10 pm
Meet-the-Professors Case Discussion Session: HIV
(Repeat session offered on Wednesday morning--please choose only one)
5:10-6:05 pm
Self-Paced Study: HIV
6:05 pm
Prerecorded lectures
Perinatal HIV Infection
Dr. Andrea L. Ciaranello
Metabolic Complications of HIV
Dr. Virginia Triant
CROI Updates
Dr. Rajesh Gandhi
HIV Resistance
Dr. Suzanne McCluskey
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Meet-the-Professors Case Discussion Session: HIV
(Repeat session offered on Tuesday evening--please choose only one)
7:00-7:55 am
Break
7:55-8:00 am
Session 5: Wednesday Morning
Introduction to TB, Latent TB Infection, and Drug-Susceptible TB
Dr. Jodian Pinkney
8:00-8:30 am
Drug-Resistant TB and TB in Special Populations
Dr. Rocio Hurtado
8:30-9:10 am
Live Q&A
Drs. Rocio Hurtado and Jodian Pinkney
9:10-9:25 am
Break
9:25-9:35 am
Bronchiectasis and NTM Infections: Anatomic and Clinical Approaches
Dr. Nesli Basgoz
9:35-10:20 am
The Latest on Major Respiratory Viral Infections
Dr. Michael Ison
10:20-10:50 am
Advances in Viral Hepatitis: HBV and HCV
Dr. Arthur Kim
10:50-11:40 am
Live Q&A
Drs. Nesli Basgoz, Rocio Hurtado, and Michael Ison
11:40 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-1:00 pm
Session 6: Wednesday Afternoon
Live: New England Journal of Medicine Clinicopathologic Conference (CPC)
1:00-2:00 pm
Tropical Medicine: 2026 Review and Update
Dr. Edward T. Ryan
2:00-2:35 pm
Cases in Global Infectious Diseases
Dr. Edward T. Ryan
2:35-3:15 pm
Live Q&A
Dr. Edward T. Ryan
3:15-3:30 pm
Break
3:30-3:40 pm
Advanced Learning Module: Mycobacterial Infections
Multidisciplinary Panel Workshop #3: Management of Complex Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection (NTM): Pulmonary
Dr. Rocio Hurtado and panelists
3:40-4:20 pm
Multidisciplinary Panel Workshop #4: Management of Complex Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection (NTM): Extrapulmonary
Dr. Rocio Hurtado and panelists
4:20-5:00 pm
Live Q&A
Dr. Rocio Hurtado and panelists
5:00-5:30 pm
Break
5:30-5:35 pm
Meet-the-Professors Case Discussion Session: Mycobacterial Infections
(Repeat session offered on Thursday morning--please choose only one)
5:35-6:30 pm
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Meet-the-Professors Case Discussion Session: Mycobacterial Infections
(Repeat session offered on Wednesday evening--please choose only one)
7:00-7:55 am
Break
7:55-8:00 am
Session 7: Thursday Morning
Encephalitis and Meningitis: Guidelines and Best Practices
Dr. Allan Tunkel
8:00-9:00 am
Tick Talk: Lyme Disease, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Babesia, and Rickettsia
Dr. Kimon Zachary
9:00-9:50 am
Live Q&A
Drs. Allan Tunkel and Kimon Zachary
9:50-10:05 am
Break
10:05-10:15 am
Bone and Joint infections: A Conceptual Framework
Dr. Sandra Nelson
10:15-11:05 am
Staphylococcus aureus: Déjà Vu All Over Again
Dr. Henry Chambers
11:05-11:55 am
Live Q&A
Drs. Sandra Nelson and Henry Chambers
11:55 am-12:10 pm
Break
12:10-1:10 pm
Session 8: Thursday Afternoon
Multidisciplinary Panel Workshop #5: Native Bone Infections
Dr. Sandra Nelson and panelists
1:10-1:50 pm
Multidisciplinary Panel Workshop #6: Orthopedic Device Infections: Prosthetic Joint Infections
Dr. Sandra Nelson and panelists
1:50-2:30 pm
Live Q&A
Dr. Sandra Nelson and panelists
2:30-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:10 pm
New and Emerging Viruses
Dr. Martin Hirsch
3:10-4:00 pm
KEYNOTE: Preparing for Future Pandemics
Dr. David Oshinsky
4:00-4:40 pm
Live Q&A
Drs. Martin Hirsch and David Oshinsky
4:40-5:10 pm
Friday, May 8, 2026
Session 9: Friday Morning
Intra-abdominal Infections: A Conceptual Framework
Dr. Nesli Basgoz
8:00-8:35 am
Urinary Tract Infections: A Conceptual Framework
Dr. Jacob Lazarus
8:35-9:10 am
Critical Care ID and Sepsis for the ID Clinician
Dr. Lisa Bebell
9:10-9:50 am
Live Q&A
Drs. Nesli Basgoz, Jacob Lazarus, and Lisa Bebell
9:50-10:20 am
Break
10:20-10:30 am
Multidisciplinary Workshop #7: Management of Complex Intra-abdominal Infections
Dr. Nesli Basgoz and panelists
10:30-11:10 am
Multidisciplinary Workshop #8: Management of Complex Urinary Tract Infections
Dr. Jacob Lazarus and panelists
11:10-11:50 am
Live Q&A
Drs. Nesli Basgoz, Jacob Lazarus, and panelists
11:50 am-12:20 pm
Break
12:20-1:20 pm
Endocarditis and Cardiac Device Infections
Dr. Molly Paras
1:20-2:15 pm
The Syndemic of SUD and Infection: Updated Approaches for 2026
Dr. Jennifer Johnson
2:15-3:00 pm
Live Q&A
Drs. Molly Paras and Jennifer Johnson
3:00-3:20 pm
Break
3:20-3:30 pm
Multidisciplinary Workshop #9: Management of Endocarditis
Dr. Molly Paras and panelists
3:30-4:10 pm
Multidisciplinary Workshop #10: Management of Cardiac Device Infections
Dr. Molly Paras and panelists
4:10-4:50 pm
Live Q&A
Dr. Molly Paras and panelists
4:50-5:20 pm