Valley Fever Post Fires

Original release date: August 14, 2025. Termination date: August 13, 2028.

Handouts
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Continuing Medical Education Credits
This enduring material has been approved for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
To obtain a CME Certificate (physicians only) or a Certificate of Attendance (other learners), you must first watch the webinar and then click here.

 

Webinar Overview
This webinar offers up-to-date guidance on the diagnosis and management of Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis), with a special focus on the increased risks following wildfires.

 

Target Audience
This webinar is designed for primary care providers—including physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants—as well as specialists who may care for patients at elevated risk, such as firefighters and individuals living near recently burned areas.

 

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the activity, the learner will feel more confident in their ability to:

1. Understand who is at risk of coccidioidomycosis infection and which populations are at particular risk of poor outcomes.
2. Select appropriate diagnostic strategies to promptly diagnose patients with coccidioidomycosis.
3. Prescribe appropriate therapy for patients with coccidioidomycosis.
4. Diagnose and manage coccidioidomycosis in people who are immunocompromised.

 

Presenter

Zachary Rubin, MD
Acute Communicable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Dr. Zachary Rubin joined the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in June 2019, where he is the Chief of the Healthcare Outreach Unit, which provides infection control and prevention guidance to healthcare facilities in Los Angeles County. Dr. Rubin received his MD from the University of Arizona in 2000 and completed his internship and residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City in 2003. Dr. Rubin attended fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Emory University from 2003 until the completion in 2006. During his fellowship at Emory, he also was a guest researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion from 2004 to 2006. From 2006 until 2019, Dr. Rubin was a full-time clinical faculty member at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA where he oversaw hospital infection prevention at UCLA hospitals and outpatient clinics.

 

Resources for Further Study

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Valley Fever webpage - resources for providers, health education materials and publications.
• California Department of Public Health Valley Fever webpage

 

Accreditation Statement

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other learners receive a Certificate of Attendance. Participation in CE coursework designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ is considered acceptable CE by the CA Board of Registered Nursing and the CA Board of Pharmacy if the coursework pertains to the practice of nursing or pharmacy respectively. Please contact your board with questions.

Disclosure
No relevant financial relationships were disclosed by the authors or the planners. This activity is offered by an accredited CMA-CME provider and is not commercially supported.

 

Contact Information
If you have questions, please contact acdc2@ph.lacounty.gov.

For further information about DPH CME please email: dphcme@ph.lacounty.gov.