Department of Medicine

Medical Grand Rounds

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Toronto Western Hospital 

Main Auditorium, 2 West Wing, Room #401

 Videoconferenced to:

 Toronto General Hospital – Eaton Wing, Ground Floor, Room #025/026

Mount Sinai Hospital – Auditorium, 18^th Floor

“Peeling Layers of the Onion:  An Approach to Infections in Immunocompromised Patients”

           SPEAKERS:      Dr. Shahid Husain

                            Assistant Professor of Medicine

                                                      &

                                    Dr. Coleman Rotstein

                                  Professor of Medicine

                                 Division of Infectious Diseases,

                  Immunocompromised Host Service, University Health Network

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss risk factors for infections in immunocompromised hosts (oncology patients and solid organ transplant recipients)

2. Describe an approach to potential etiologies for infections in these patients

3. Discuss an approach to management