Session: The Most Influential Publications of the Last Decade (Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections (March 18-22, 2010))

Sunday, March 21, 2010: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Centennial Ballroom (Hyatt Regency Atlanta)

CME Credits: 1.50

Type: Oral

Summary: This session considers the top 10 most influential papers in the last decade in terms of contributions to the knowledge and practice of infection prevention and control.

Learning Objectives:

Identify and critique the most influential papers in healthcare epidemiology from the past decade.
Identify the features of these particular publications that make them worthy of mention.
Evaluate key issues of study design that affect the strength of evidence.

Moderators:

Suzanne Bradley, MD and Elaine Larson, PhD, RN

8:30 AM

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Most Influential Publications from North America
Robert Weinstein, MD, Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County

9:15 AM

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Most Influential Publications from Outside of North America
Andreas Voss, MD, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital

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