Agenda

Event Schedule

Sunday, April 30, 2023

Arrivals & Mentor/Trainee Dinners

 

Monday, May 1, 2023

7:00 - 7:50 am      CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

7:50 - 8:00 am      Introduction  |  Co-chairs: Michael Boeckh, Catherine Liu, Joshua Schiffer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington


KEYNOTE ADDRESS  

7:50 - 8:00 am      INTRODUCTION: Michael Boeckh, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington

8:05 - 8:45 am      COVID-19 Vaccines in Immunocompromised Patients
Lindsey Baden, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University


BLOCK 1: COVID-19 

CHAIRS: Catherine Liu, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington
Helen Chu, University of Washington

8:45 - 9:10 am      COVID-19 in Immunocompromised Hosts: Outcomes and Therapeutic Management Strategies
Ghady Haidar, University of Pittsburgh

9:10 - 9:50 am      Case Presentation and Round Table Discussion (with audience response system): Challenges in Management of COVID-19 in Immunocompromised Hosts— Protracted Infection and Persistent Viral Shedding
DISCUSSANTS:
Catherine Liu, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington
Helen Chu, University of Washington
Ghady Haidar, University of Pittsburgh
Madeleine Heldman, Duke University
Mini Kamboj, Memorial Sloan Kettering

 

9:50 - 10:20 am      BREAK

 


BLOCK 2: CYTOMEGALOVIRUS AND HUMAN HERPESVIRUS-6 —NEW APPROACHES

CHAIRS: Ajit Limaye, University of Washington
Danniel Zamora, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington

10:20 - 10:45 am      CMV After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: New Drugs and Immune Monitoring
Roy Chemaly, MD Anderson Cancer Center

10:45 - 11:10 am      CMV in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: New Drugs and Immune Monitoring 
Joanna Schaenman, University of California Los Angeles

11:10 - 11:35 am      HHV-6 Pulmonary Disease: What is the Evidence?
Joshua Hill, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington

11:35 - 12:15 pm     Case Presentation and Round Table Discussion (with audience response system): A Challenging Case of Resistant CMV Infection
CASE PRESENTER: Danniel Zamora, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington
DISCUSSANTS:
Joshua Hill, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington
Genovefa Papanicolaou, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Michael Boeckh, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington
Roy Chemaly, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Danniel Zamora, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington
Ajit Limaye, University of Washington

12:15 - 1:15 pm      LUNCH & CONCURRENT POSTER SESSION


BLOCK 3: FUNGAL DISEASE

CHAIRS: Monica Slavin, MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Ricardo La Hoz, UT Southwestern Medical Center

1:15 - 1:40 pm      New Antifungal Agents 
Dimitrios Kontoyiannis, MD Anderson Cancer Center

1:40 - 2:20 pm      Case Presentation and Round Table Discussion (with audience response system): Controversies in Fungal Management (Mucor Therapy, Threshold for Proceeding to Transplantation)
DISCUSSANTS:
David Fredricks, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington
Monica Slavin, MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Dimitrios Kontoyiannis, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Julian Lindsay, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Ricardo La Hoz, UT Southwestern Medical Center

2:20 - 2:40 pm      BREAK


BLOCK 4: IMMUNOTHERAPY

CHAIRS: Joshua Hill, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington
Madeleine Heldman, Duke University

2:40 - 2:55 pm      Best Trainee Abstract

2:55 - 3:20 pm      Infections in CAR T-Cell Recipients
Muhammad Bilal Abid, Medical College of Wisconsin

3:20 - 3:45 pm      Advances in Virus-Specific Immunotherapy
Genovefa Papanicolaou, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

6:00 - 9:00 pm      Symposium Networking Reception (heavy hors d'oeuvres to be served)

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

7:00 - 7:45 am      CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST


KEYNOTE ADDRESS 

7:45 - 7:50 am      INTRODUCTION: Per Ljungman, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

7:50 - 8:30 am      Respiratory Virus Vaccinations in Immunocompromised Hosts
Janet Englund, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington


BLOCK 5: RESPIRATORY VIRUS DISEASE

CHAIRS: Angela Campbell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Per Ljungman, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

8:30 - 8:55 am      Impact of Respiratory Viruses in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Hematology/Oncology Patients During COVID-19 and Beyond
Alpana Waghmare, Seattle Children's Hospital,  University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

8:55 - 9:20 am      Impact of Respiratory Viruses in Solid Organ Transplant Patients During COVID-19 and Beyond 
Lara Danziger-Isakov, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

9:20 - 10:00 am      Case Presentation and Round Table Discussion (with audience response system): To Delay or Not Delay Transplantation
DISCUSSANTS:
Alpana Waghmare, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Per Ljungman, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Angela Campbell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cynthia Fisher, University of Washington
Lara Danziger-Isakov, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Michael Ison, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

10:00 - 10:30 am    BREAK

10:30 - 10:55 am      Antiviral Treatment (Including COVID-19)
Michael Ison, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

10:55 - 11:20 am      Monoclonal Antibodies (Including COVID-19)
Jim Boonyaratanakornkit, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington


KEYNOTE ADDRESS

11:20 - 11:25 pm      INTRODUCTION: David Fredricks, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington

11:25 - 12:05 pm      Advances in Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Eradication of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Treatment of Graft-Versus-Host Disease 
Julian Marchesi, Imperial College London, England

12:05 - 1:05 pm      LUNCH & CONCURRENT POSTER SESSION


BLOCK 6: ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND MICROBIOME

CHAIRS: David Fredricks, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington
Stephanie Pouch, Emory University

1:05 - 1:30 pm      Challenges and Opportunities for Management of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Immunocompromised Host
Judith Anesi, University of Pennsylvania

1:30 - 1:55 pm      Phage Therapy for Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
Saima Aslam, University of California San Diego

1:55 - 2:25 pm      BREAK


Block 7: VACCINES

CHAIRS: Sanjeet Dadwal, City of Hope
Upton D. Allen, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children

2:25 - 2:50 pm      Progress in Herpesvirus Vaccines: Varicella-Zoster Virus and Cytomegalovirus
Mark Schleiss, University of Minnesota

2:50 - 3:15 pm      How to Approach Hesitant Patients on Vaccination
Annika Hofstetter, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington

3:15 - 3:40 pm      Vaccination: Special Considerations in Immunocompromised Hosts
Steve Pergam, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington

3:40 - 4:00 pm      Closing  |  Co-chairs: Michael Boeckh, Catherine Liu, Joshua Schiffer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington

SYMPOSIUM ADJOURNED

MENTOR/TRAINEE DINNERS