201 - Global Health at Home: Addressing Emerging Infections and Health Disparities in the U.S.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM US ET

Location: Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom 2-3

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)

Christine Johnston, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Professor
Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, United States
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Nelson Agudelo Higuita, MD

Professor
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK, United States

Faculty(s)

Amanda Gabster, MSc PhD (she/her/hers)

Postdoctoral Scholar
Florida State University, Panama
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Alicia Hidron, MD

Associate Professor
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
Andres Henao, MD PHD FIDSA (he/him/his)

Associate Professor
University of Colorado-Anschutz
Aurora, CO, United States

Disclosure(s):

Christine Johnston, MD, MPH: AiCuris.: Advisor/Consultant; Assembly Biosciences: Advisor/Consultant; GSK: Advisor/Consultant, Grant/Research Support; Moderna, Inc.: Grant/Research Support; Oxymo: Advisor/Consultant; Pfizer, Inc.: Advisor/Consultant

Nelson I. Agudelo Higuita, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Amanda Gabster, MSc PhD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Alicia Hidron, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Andres F. Henao, MD PHD FIDSA: F2G: Grant/Research Support

Learning Objectives:

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

discuss the intersection between neglected tropical diseases and underserved populations in the United States and how social determinants of health may affect the risk of these infections.;
understand infectious disease risks and outcomes during the course of migration in the Americas;
identify changing trends in yellow fever virus epidemiology and review management issues in yellow fever virus disease.

Presentations:

10:30 AM - 10:55 AM US ET

From Tropics to the U.S.: The Growing Threat of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Marginalized American Communities
Speaker: Andres F. Henao, MD PHD FIDSA (he/him/his) – University of Colorado-Anschutz
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM US ET

Health on the move: results from a rapid epidemiological study among migrant people in transit through Panama
Speaker: Amanda Gabster, MSc PhD (she/her/hers) – Florida State University
11:20 AM - 11:45 AM US ET

Yellow fever, an ever-emerging viral infection with potential for global expansion
Speaker: Alicia Hidron, MD – Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana