Cleveland Clinic Updates in Primary Immunodeficiency 2026

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+ Target Audience: immunologists, allergists, rheumatologists, hematologists and infectious disease specialists

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Join us for the Updates in Primary Immunodeficiency 2026 symposium.

This course provides an educational forum for faculty to deliver in-depth reviews of common and rare inborn errors of immunity (IEI), a group of more than 600 complex, chronic disorders.

After completing this educational activity, participants will be able to do the following:

• Provide an update on common variable immunodeficiency syndrome and research on IgE levels in immunodeficiency.
• Describe advances in specific antibody deficiency and utilize vaccine testing guidelines.
• Summarize recent advancements in identifying and treating hematologic complications including chronic neutropenia and immune thrombocytopenia.
• Discuss the increased cancer risks in immunocompromised patients and their implications for cancer screening.
• Review the clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of various immune disorders caused by cellular defects.
• Recognize, assess, and diagnose common symptoms seen in immunocompromised patients to help improve patient outcomes given earlier diagnosis.
• Define uses of artificial intelligence to improve and individualize therapy in patients with immune dysfunction.
• Critically appraise innovations in immunoglobulin replacement therapy, gene therapy, and stem cell transplantation in the treatment of immunodeficiency syndromes.
• Summarize the efficacy, side effects, and clinical implications of therapeutic options in management strategies for patients with complex immunodeficiency diseases.

Who Should Attend?

• This course is designed for health care professionals, including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, fellows, and residents, with an interest in allergy, immunology, rheumatology, hematology and beyond.
• Best for immunologists, allergists, and infectious disease specialists managing patients with complex or recurrent infections, pediatricians and internists.

 

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Friday, September 18, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
7:15 am	Registration, Breakfast and Visit Exhibits
7:50 am	Welcome & Introductions James Fernandez, MD, PhD
	Session 1 – Humoral Deficiency Moderator – James Fernandez, MD, PhD
8:00 am	CVID – the latest Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles, MD, PhD
8:30 am	CVID like syndromes – APDS and beyond Jocelyn Farmer, MD, PhD
9:00 am	Updates in Specific Antibody Deficiency and Diagnostic Vaccination Guidelines Kelli Williams, MD, MPH
9:30 am	IgE levels – what does it tell us? Monica Lawrence, MD
10:00 am	Panel Discussion Course Faculty
10:20 am	Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
	Session 2 – Hematologic Complications Moderator – James Fernandez, MD, PhD
10:40 am	Chronic Neutropenia – how to handle Serhan Unlu, MD
11:10 am	ITP in immune disease Alan Lichtin, MD
11:40 am	Cancer in Immunodeficiency – screening recommendations John McDonnell, MD, MS
12:10 pm	Panel Discussion Course Faculty
12:30 pm	Lunch, Visit Exhibits, and Optional Non-CME Satellite
	Session 3 – Cellular Defects Moderator – James Fernandez, MD, PhD
1:30 pm	Idiopathic CD4 Lymphocytopenia Jonathan Bernstein, MD
2:00 pm	Job’s Syndrome and CMCC – a dermatologist’s view Anthony Fernandez, MD, PhD
2:30 pm	Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Disease Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, MD
3:00 pm	Chronic Granulomatous Disease in adults (including X-linked) Antoine Azar, MD
3:20 pm	Panel Discussion Course Faculty
3:40 pm	Refreshment Break and Visit Exhibits
	Session 4 – Complex Disease and Future Options Moderator – James Fernandez, MD, PhD
4:00 pm	Thinking outside the box: diagnostic immunology evaluation of the complex immunology patient Roshini Abraham, PhD, D(ABMLI)
4:30 pm	Using Artificial Intelligence to your advantage in practice Nicholas Rider, DO
5:00 pm	Biologics use in the immunocompromised Jolan Walter, MD, PhD
5:30 pm	Panel Discussion Course Faculty
5:45 pm	Adjourn Reception and Optional Non-CME Satellite

 

Saturday, September 19, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
7:15 am	Registration, Breakfast, Visit Exhibits and Optional Non-CME Satellite
7:55 am	Welcome & Introductions James Fernandez, MD, PhD
	Session 5 – Therapies for IEI & Cases with the Experts Moderator – James Fernandez, MD, PhD
8:00 am	The Headaches of Immunoglobulin Replacement- literally and figuratively James Fernandez, MD, PhD
8:30 am	Antibiotic resistance and prophylaxis Carlos Isada, MD
9:00 am	HSCT for adults with immunodeficiencies Larisa Broglie, MD, MS
9:30 am	Difficult Cases with the Experts – case 1 Presenter – John McDonnell, MD, MS Moderator – James Fernandez, MD, PhD
10:00 am	Difficult Cases with the Experts – case 2 Panel – Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles, MD, PhD, John McDonnell, MD, MS, and Jolan Walter, MD, PhD
10:20 am	Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
	Session 6 – Common Symptoms in the Immunocompromised Moderator – James Fernandez, MD, PhD
10:40 am	Difficult Cases with the Experts – case 3 Dylan Timberlake, MD
11:10 am	Musculoskeletal pain in AB def patients – diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties Cassandra Calabrese, DO
11:40 am	Chronic Sinusitis – when to be concerned Troy Woodard, MD
12:10 pm	Panel Discussion Course Faculty
12:30 pm	Closing Remarks James Fernandez, MD, PhD
12:35 pm	Adjourn