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Michigan Infectious Disease Society and

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Annual Fall Scientific Conference

November 13, 2025

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Novi, Michigan

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Agenda

12:00 PM

Buffet Luncheon 

Welcome & Introductions

Anurag Malani, MD, CPE, FIDSA, FSHEA,

MIDS President

12:30 PM

Keynote: Lessons Learned from Measles Across the Border:  The Canadian Experience

Mehdi Aloosh | MD, MSC, CCFP, FRCPC

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit

1:20 PM

Lessons Learned From a State Collaborative 

Tejal Gandhi, MD

1:45 PM

Break - Please visit the vendor display booths

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2:00 PM

Gram Negative Resistance: Epidemiology and Trends in Michigan

Sara McNamara, MPH, MLS(ASCP), CIC

2:20 PM

Advances in Therapeutics for Multi-Drug Resistant Gram Negative Infections

Lisa Dumkow, PharmD, BCIDP, FIDP

2:50 PM

Tick Tock: Tracking Tickborne Threats in Michigan

Rachel Burkholder, MPH 

3:10 PM

Clinical Manifestations of Tickborne Infections

Neelay Kothari, MD, MPH

3:40 PM

Fungal Frontlines:  Candida auris Trends Across Michigan 

Niki McGuire MAED, BSN, RN

4:05 PM

The Impact of Climate Change on Fungal Pathogens in Michigan

Jennifer Head, PhD, MPH

4:30 PM

Adjourn – Closing Remarks  

Anurag Malani, MD, CPE, FIDSA, FSHEA, MIDS President

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