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Key Concepts and Updates for the Diagnosis and Management of NTM-LD

Episode Summary

In this podcast, experts review key updates to the 2020 guidelines on nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD) regarding appropriate diagnostic criteria and management strategies.

Episode Notes

This podcast episode is part of a multimedia program reviewing the management of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD). Tune in to hear Jennifer Faber-Gerling, RN, MS, CNS, ANP-BC, and Anne O’Donnell, MD, highlight the diagnostic criteria and optimal treatment strategies in patients with NTM-LD. The overview will include: 

• Recommended assessments and tests to appropriately diagnosis NTM-LD in patients
• A summary of the current guidelines for the management of NTM-LD, including appropriate monitoring of medications.
• Guidance on how to individualize treatment plans for patients with NTM-LD based on disease and patient characteristics

Presenters: 
Jennifer Faber-Gerling, RN, MS, CNS, ANP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Division of Mycobacterial and Respiratory Infections
National Jewish Health
Denver, Colorado

Anne O’Donnell, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC

To view other program offerings, including a CE-certified on-demand webcast, a Q&A text module, and to download slides, visit
pce.is/NTM.