Course Description

WORKSHOP
Laboratory Identification of Emerging Pathogenic Molds — Advanced
May 14-16, 2019
Centers for Disease Control | Atlanta, GA
Sponsored by the Association of Public Health Laboratories and the Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of
Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Disease, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Course # 588-102-19

DESCRIPTION

APPLICATION to ATTEND

This advanced-level, hands-on workshop in the identification
of medically important molds will cover a range of organisms
commonly isolated from superficial, subcutaneous, and
systemic infections of humans as well as a number of
common laboratory contaminants. This workshop will
include both lecture and laboratory components and is
intended to build upon previously offered workshops. A
larger variety of organisms will be presented which may be
more challenging to identify. These organisms will include
aleuriosporic molds, molds with enteroblastic conidia, molds
with holoblastic conidia, and mucormycetes and
miscellaneous molds. Methods for Molecular-based
identification and susceptibility testing will also be
discussed.

Application Deadline: February 5, 2019
 The preliminary application is to be completed online at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/102-19AdvMycApp
 Only completed applications received by the deadline will
be considered. Application does not guarantee
acceptance.
 If you are unable to complete the application online, email
Marisa Barley at [email protected] or phone
240.485.3843.
 Public health applicants must have approval from their
state or local laboratory director to apply. Students will be
selected according to the degree to which the applicant’s
job description, experience, and responsibilities are
consistent with the prerequisites. Priority will be given for
one applicant per public health laboratory, with a second
person considered on a space available basis.
 Notification of acceptance status will be sent via email
after February 12, 2019.

AUDIENCE
This advanced-level workshop is intended for persons who
have some mycology experience and who identify a wider
range of unusual and emerging molds of medical
importance. These persons include public health
laboratorians, clinical laboratory microbiologists, medical
technologists, infectious disease physicians, and
pathologists.

OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this program, the participants will be
able to:
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Explain the classification and identification of molds
based upon their macroscopic and microscopic
characteristics.
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Identify the following fungi using the provided key and
strategies:
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Blastomyces dermatitidis, Histoplasma capsulatum,
and similar aleuriosporic molds, including
Chrysosporium and Sepedonium spp.
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Common and uncommon dermatophytes.
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A wide range of common and less common molds
that form enteroblastic conidia, including
Aspergillus, Sarocladium, Fusarium, Exophiala,
Penicillium, Phaeoacremonium, Phialophora, and
Scedosporium spp.
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A wide range of common and less common molds
that form holoblastic conidia, including Bipolaris,
Exserohilum, Cladophialophora, Curvularia,
Verruconis, and Rhinocladiella spp.
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A wide range of mucoraceous molds, including
Lichtheimia, Rhizopus, Apophysomyces,
Cokeromyces, Saksenaea, and Syncephalastrum
spp.
For a complete list of APHL courses, visit www.LaboratoryTraining.org

REGISTRATION
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Registration for this workshop is being offered at No
Charge to the participants!
Registration and logistical details will be provided upon
acceptance into the course.

TRAVEL
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All travel and logistical details will be provided upon
acceptance into the workshop.
Participants are responsible for all lodging, meals, and
travel costs.
A group lodging discount is being negotiated at the current
federal per diem rate of $152.00 (plus tax and fees) per
night.
Transportation between the hotel and CDC will be
provided.

SPECIAL NEEDS
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
individuals seeking special accommodations should submit
their request in writing to Marisa
Barley, APHL Customer
Support at [email protected], at
least three weeks prior to the start date
of the workshop.

The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
sponsors educational programs on critical issues in
laboratory science.

Laboratory Identification of Emerging Pathogenic Molds — Advanced
May 14-16, 2019
Centers for Disease Control | Atlanta, GA
PRELIMINARY AGENDA

FACULTY

Day 1
7:30 am
7:45
8:00
9:15
10:00
10:15

Mycotic Diseases Branch (MDB), CDC, Atlanta, GA
 Shawn Lockhart, PhD, D(ABMM), Director, Fungal
Reference Laboratory
 Mark Lindsley, ScD, D(ABMM), Microbiologist, MDB
 Ana Litvintseva, PhD, Team Lead, Mycology Research Unit
 Elizabeth Berkow, PhD, Microbiologist, MDB
 Rory Welsh, PhD, Microbiologist, MDB

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Welcome and Course Overview
Safety in the Training Lab
Lecture: Introduction to Mold Identification
Lecture: Introduction to Yeasts
Break
Lecture: Arthrosporic and Aleuriosporic Molds
(Endemics and dermatophytes)
11:30
Lunch (on your own at a CDC cafeteria)
12:45 pm Laboratory: Arthrosporic and Aleuriosporic Molds
(Endemics and dermatophytes)
2:00
Break
2:15
Lecture: Molds with Enteroblastic Conidia
(Aspergillus, Penicillium)
3:30
Laboratory: Molds with Enteroblastic Conidia
(Aspergillus, Penicillium)
5:00
Adjourn

CONTINUING EDUCATION
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is
approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the
clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program.
Participants who successfully complete this program will be
awarded 20.5 contact hours.

Day 2
8:00 am

This course has been approved for 20.5 contact hours in the
category (Microbiology/Mycology/Parasitology) for Florida
Laboratory Licensees.

Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Lecture: Molds with Enteroblastic Conidia
(Fusarium, Scedosporium, Phialophora)
9:30
Break
9:45
Laboratory: Molds with Enteroblastic Conidia
(Fusarium, Scedosporium, Phialophora)
11:00
Lecture: Molds with Holoblastic Conidia
(Curvularia, Bipolaris, Exserohilum)
12:00 pm Lunch (on your own at a CDC cafeteria)
1:00
Laboratory: Molds with Holoblastic Conidia
(Curvularia, Bipolaris, Exserohilum)
2:30
Break
2:45
Lecture: Mucormycetes and Miscellaneous Molds
(Rhizopus, Mucor, Lichtheimia)
3:45
Laboratory: Mucormycetes and Miscellaneous
Molds (Rhizopus, Mucor, Lichtheimia)
4:45
Adjourn
Day 3
8:30 am
9:45
10:00
11:00
11:45
1:00 pm
1:00
3.00
3:30
4:00

Thursday, May 16, 2019
Lecture: Case Histories
Break
Lecture: Molecular-Based Identification of Molds
Lecture: Antifungal Susceptibility Testing
Lunch (on your own at a CDC cafeteria)
Laboratory: Antifungal Susceptibility Testing
Demonstration
Laboratory: Unknowns
Review Unknowns & Final Question/Answer
Evaluation
Adjourn

For a complete list of APHL courses, visit www.LaboratoryTraining.org

INVITED FACULTY
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Karin L. McGowan, PhD, F(AAM), MS, SM(NRCM)

NOTE: CDC SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS
NON-US CITIZENS - This course will be held at the CDC Roybal
campus. Due to CDC requirements for security clearance, all
non-US citizens will be asked to provide information needed to
obtain clearance, which will only be used for the purposes of
attending this course. Detailed instructions will be provided
upon acceptance into the course. Please do not make any
nonrefundable travel plans until you have received confirmation
of acceptance into the course and security clearance approval.
US CITIZENS - If you are a US CITIZEN there is no extra
clearance process required.

This training was supported by
Cooperative Agreement
#5NU60HM000803-03 funded by
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Its contents are solely
the responsibility of the authors
and do not necessarily represent
the official views of CDC or the
Department of Health and Human
Services. This project was 100%
funded with federal funds.

The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
sponsors educational programs on critical issues in
laboratory science.