The Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Division of Disease Control hosted a Infection Prevention Symposium focusing on antimicrobial stewardship and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). The purpose of this symposium was to promote education, communication, and collaboration within the Philadelphia healthcare community for the prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance. By the end of the workshop, attendees better understood how healthcare professionals can intervene and work together to decrease the transmission of CRE/multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) across the continuum of care.
The Infection Prevention Symposium was held on Wendesday, October 30, 2013. The agenda is below and contains a links to the PDF version of the Powerpoint presentations used by each presenter during this Symposium.
AGENDA
8:00-8:30 AM
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Registration/Continental Breakfast |
8:30-8:40AM |
Welcome, Opening Remarks
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8:40-9:40AM |
Antimicrobial Stewardship
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9:40-10:00AM
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Break |
10:00-11:00AM |
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Epidemiology and Prevention
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11:00AM-12:00PM |
Is the inanimate environment a significant contributor to the spread of CRE in healthcare settings?
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12:00-1:00PM
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Lunch |
1:00-2:00PM |
Breakout Session 1
How, Where, and What: Do I have a CRE Outbreak in my Care Setting? What Next?
Identifying CRE Infections and Interpreting CRE Laboratory Results
Management of CRE Infections: the good, the (mostly) bad, and the ugly
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2:00-2:15PM
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Break |
2:15-3:15PM |
Breakout Session 2
Best Practices for CRE and MDRO Control in Acute and Long-term Settings
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Pediatric Applications
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3:15-3:30PM
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Break |
3:30-4:30PM |
Panel Discussion: Case Study Q & A
- Moderator: Ami Patel, PhD, MPH; Career Epidemiology Field Officer
Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Panel:
- Alice Guh, MD, MPH; LCDR, US Public Health Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Judith O’Donnell, MD; Hospital Epidemiologist; Director, Department of Infection Prevention and Control and Healthcare Epidemiology
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center /
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Kathy Micklow, BS, MT, M(ASCP), CIC; Infection Control Preventionist
Albert Einstein Medical Center
- Sandy Baber, RN, BSN; Clinical Educator, Infection Prevention
Aristacare at Meadow Springs
- Roberta Simpson, RN, BSN; Director of Nursing
Aristacare at Meadow Springs
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4:30PM |
Closing
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