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 3, 2027
Session 1: Monday Morning
Introduction and Road Map: Infectious Diseases of Adults
Dr. Nesli Basgoz
8:00-8:15 am
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Test Wisely, Treat Precisely
8:15-9:00 am
Update on Antifungal Diagnostics and Therapy
Dr. Michael Mansour
9:00-9:45 am
Break
9:45-9:55 am
Plenary: Research to Results: Next-Generation Clinical Trials in Infectious Diseases
Dr. Steven Tong
9:55-10:35 am
Eye and ENT Infections: What You Need to Know in 2027
Dr. Miriam B. Barshak
10:35-11:20 am
Live Q&A
Drs. Basgoz, Mansour, Tong, and Barshak
11:20 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-1:00 pm
Session 2: Monday Afternoon
Multidisciplinary Panel Workshop #1: Resistant Gram-Positive Infections
Drs. Sarah Turbett, Roby Bhattacharyya, and Tiffany Wu
1:00-1:40 pm
Multidisciplinary Panel Workshop #2: Resistant Gram-Negative Infections
Drs. Sarah Turbett, Roby Bhattacharyya, and Tiffany Wu
1:40-2:20 pm
Live Q&A
Drs. Turbett, Bhattacharyya, and Wu
2:20-2:50 pm
Break
2:50-3:00 pm
C. difficile Update, the Gut Microbiome, and Pre- and Probiotics
Dr. Elizabeth Hohmann
3:00-3:45 pm
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Current Best Practices for Clinicians
Dr. Ellen Nagami
3:45-4:20 pm
Live Q&A
Drs. Hohmann and Nagami
4:20-4:50 pm
Tuesday, May 4, 2027
Session 3: Tuesday Morning
Infections Related to Solid Organ Transplant and Non-Oncologic Immunomodulatory Therapy
Dr. Camille Kotton
8:00-8:45 am
Infections in Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplantation
Dr. Sarah Hammond
8:45-9:30 am
Break
9:30-9:40 am
Flummoxing Cases in Fungal Infections
Dr. Michael Mansour
9:40-10:25 am
Microbiology Update, Including New Diagnostic Tests
10:25-10:55 am
Live Q&A
Drs. Kotton, Hammond, and Mansour
10:55-11:35 am
Break
11:35 am-12:35 pm
Session 4: Tuesday Afternoon
State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Dr. Kevin Ard
12:35-1:20 pm
Immunization Insights: What's New and What Works in 2027
Dr. Camille Kotton
1:20-1:50 pm
Live Q&A
Drs. Ard and Kotton
1:50-2:10 pm
Break
2:10-2:20 pm
What's New in the Care of People with HIV in 2027
Dr. Rajesh Gandhi
2:20-3:05 pm
Addressing the Continuing Challenges in HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections
Dr. Nesli Basgoz
3:05-3:50 pm
Pre- and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV and STIs
Dr. Kevin Ard
3:50-4:30 pm
Live Q&A
Drs. Gandhi, Basgoz, and Ard
4:30-5:00 pm
Advanced Learning Module: HIV
Self-Paced Study
5:00 pm
Prerecorded lectures
Perinatal HIV Infection
Dr. Andrea L. Ciaranello
Metabolic Complications of HIV
Dr. Virginia Triant
Updates from the 2027 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
Dr. Rajesh Gandhi
HIV Resistance
Dr. Suzanne McCluskey
HIV and Weight Gain
Dr. Jennifer Manne-Goehler
Wednesday, May 5, 2027
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. Rocío Hurtado
8:30-9:15 am
Live Q&A
Drs. Pinkney and Hurtado
9:15-9:35 am
Break
9:35-9:45 am
Introduction to Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Infections
Dr. Kristen Hysell
9:45-10:20 am
Bronchiectasis Update
Dr. Laura Brenner
10:20-10:50 am
The Latest on Major Respiratory Viral Infections, Including COVID-19
Dr. Michael Ison
10:50-11:30 am
Live Q&A
Drs. Hysell, Brenner, and Ison
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-1:00 pm
Session 6: Wednesday Afternoon
Live: New England Journal of Medicine Clinicopathologic Conference (CPC)
Please note: This event will not be recorded
1:00-2:00 pm
Live Q&A
2:00-2:15 pm
Break
2:15-2:25 pm
Clinical Challenges in Tropical Medicine: A 2027 Review
Dr. Edward Ryan
2:25-3:15 pm
Live Q&A
Dr. Edward Ryan
3:15-3:30 pm
Multidisciplinary Panel Workshop #3: Management of Complex Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection (NTM): Pulmonary
Dr. Rocío Hurtado and panelists
3:30-4:10 pm
Multidisciplinary Panel Workshop #4: Management of Complex Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection (NTM): Extrapulmonary
Dr. Rocío Hurtado and panelists
4:10-4:50 pm
Live Q&A
Dr. Rocío Hurtado and panelists
4:50-5:20 pm
Break
5:20-5:30 pm
Advanced Learning Module: Mycobacterial Infections
Meet-the-Professors Case Discussion Session: Mycobacterial Infections
(Repeat session offered on Thursday morning—please choose only one)
5:30-6:25 pm
Thursday, May 6, 2027
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
8:00-8:45 am
Tick Talk: Lyme Disease, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Babesia, and Rickettsia
Dr. Jacob Lemieux
8:45-9:30 am
Live Q&A
Drs. Tunkel and Lemieux
9:30-9:50 am
Break
9:50-10:00 am
Bone and Joint infections: A Conceptual Framework
Dr. Sandra Nelson
10:00-10:45 am
Complex Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (COPAT) in 2027
Dr. Monica Mahoney
10:45-11:15 am
Staphylococcus aureus: Old Foe and New Guidelines
Dr. Henry Chambers
11:15 am-12:00 pm
Live Q&A
Drs. Nelson, Mahoney, and Chambers
12:00-12:30 pm
Break
12:30-1:30 pm
Session 8: Thursday Afternoon
Multidisciplinary Panel Workshop #5: Spine Infections
Dr. Sandra Nelson and panelists
1:30-2:10 pm
Multidisciplinary Panel Workshop #6: Prosthetic Joint Infections
Dr. Sandra Nelson and panelists
2:10-2:50 pm
Live Q&A
Dr. Sandra Nelson and panelists
2:50-3:20 pm
Break
3:20-3:30 pm
New and Emerging Viruses: Clinical Insights for Frontline Providers and ID Specialists
Dr. Martin Hirsch
3:30-4:15 pm
KEYNOTE: From Bog to Bedside: Applications of Bacteriophage Therapy to Combat Resistant Infections
Dr. Steffanie Strathdee
4:15-4:55 pm
Live Q&A
Drs. Hirsch and Strathdee
4:55-5:15 pm
Break
5:15-5:25 pm
Advanced Learning Module: Muskuloskeletal Infections
Meet-the-Professors Case Discussion Session: Musculoskeletal Infections
(Repeat session offered on Friday morning—please choose only one)
5:25-6:20 pm
Advanced Self-Paced Study: Musculoskeletal Infections
6:20 pm
Prerecorded lectures
Septic Arthritis
Dr. Sandra Nelson
Diabetic Foot Infections
Dr. Barbra Blair
Friday, May 7, 2027
Meet-the-Professors Case Discussion Session: Musculoskeletal Infections
(Repeat session offered on Thursday evening—please choose only one)
7:00-7:55 am
Break
7:55-8:00 am
Session 9: Friday Morning
Intra-abdominal Infections: A Conceptual Framework
Dr. Nesli Basgoz
8:00-8:40 am
Urinary Tract Infections: A Conceptual Framework
Dr. Jacob Lazarus
8:40-9:20 am
Critical Care ID and Sepsis for the ID Clinician
Dr. Lisa Bebell
9:20-10:00 am
Live Q&A
Drs. Basgoz and Lazarus
10:00-10:30 am
Break
10:30-10:40 am
Multidisciplinary Workshop #7: Management of Complex Intra-abdominal Infections
Dr. Nesli Basgoz and panelists
10:40-11:20 am
Multidisciplinary Workshop #8: Management of Complex Urinary Tract Infections
Dr. Jacob Lazarus and panelists
11:20 am-12:00 pm
Live Q&A
Drs. Basgoz, Lazarus, and panelists
12:00-12:30 pm
Break
12:30-1:30 pm
Session 10: Friday Afternoon
Endocarditis and Cardiac Device Infections
Dr. Molly Paras
1:30-2:15 pm
Innovations in HBV and HCV Care: Updates for 2027
Dr. Arthur Kim
2:15-3:00 pm
Live Q&A
Drs. Paras and Kim
3:00-3:30 pm
Break
3:30-3:40 pm
Multidisciplinary Workshop #9: Management of Endocarditis
Dr. Molly Paras and panelists
3:40-4:20 pm
Multidisciplinary Workshop #10: Management of Cardiac Device Infections
Dr. Molly Paras and panelists
4:20-5:00 pm
Live Q&A
Dr. Molly Paras and panelists
5:00-5:30 pm