Optimizing Viral Diagnostics in Organ Transplantation: The Long and Winding Road

Date: February 7, 2018

Time: 02:00PM - 03:00PM

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After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:

1. Describe the limitations of current viral assays to diagnose CMV, EBV, and BK polyomavirus.
2. Discuss the emerging diagnostic testing including host responses for CMV and BK polyoma virus.
3. Describe the emerging concepts of the immune response to EBV that permit transition from infection to Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease.

Speakers:

• Hans Hirsch, MD, MSc, University of Basel
• Oriol Bestard, MD, PhD, Bellvitge University Hospital. IDIBELL
• Olivia Martinez, PhD, Stanford University Sch of Med