154 - A Decade of Emerging Congenital Infections: From A to Zika

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM US ET

Location: B312-B313

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Candice McNeil, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston Salem, NC, United States
Elizabeth Dufort, MD (she/her/hers)

Medical Epidemiologist
Minnesota Department of Health, MN, United States

Slides

Faculty(s)

DM

Dana Meaney-Delman, MD MPH (she/her/hers)

Professor
Emory University, Department of GYN/OB
Atlanta, GA, United States
Phyllis Kanki, DVM, ScD (she/her/hers)

Professor
Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health
Boston, MA, United States

Disclosure(s):

Candice J. McNeil, MD, MPH: BARDA/GSK: Grant/Research Support; Becton Dickinson (BD): Grant/Research Support; Cephied: Grant/Research Support; Gilead, Inc: Grant/Research Support; Talis Biomedical: Advisor/Consultant; Zoliflodacin advisory board (GARDP/innoviva): Advisor/Consultant

Elizabeth Dufort, MD: Hutton Health Consulting: Advisor/Consultant

Dana Meaney-Delman, MD MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Phyllis J. Kanki, DVM, ScD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

review and discuss infectious diseases that impact the health outcomes of pregnant women and infants;
explain the role of surveillance in identifying and monitoring the effects of emerging and reemerging health threats on pregnant women and their babies;
discuss the impact of arbovirus infections at the maternal-fetal interface;
identify systems-based approaches to addressing congenital syphilis.

Presentations:

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM US ET

Emerging Threats to Pregnant Women: What Have We Learned?
Speaker: Dana Meaney-Delman, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – Emory University, Department of GYN/OB
2:10 PM - 2:35 PM US ET

Beyond Clinical - Interwoven Systems Driving (and Preventing) Congenital Syphilis in Indian Country
Speaker: Elizabeth Dufort, MD (she/her/hers) – Minnesota Department of Health
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM US ET

Impact of Arboviruses at the Maternal-Fetal Interface in West Africa
Speaker: Phyllis J. Kanki, DVM, ScD (she/her/hers) – Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health