Session: The Past, Present, and Future of HAI Prevention in Pediatrics: Defining the Research Agenda for the Next Decade (Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections (March 18-22, 2010))

Friday, March 19, 2010: 2:00 PM-3:30 PM

Centennial III-IV (Hyatt Regency Atlanta)

CME Credits: 1.50

Type: Oral

Summary: Infants and children have suffered from a relative a lack of evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions to prevent HAIs. A poll of the SHEA Pediatric Special Interest Group members identified the following three HAIs as the top priorities for research during the next decade: 1) infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms, 2) viral respiratory infections, and 3) catheter-associated bloodstream infections. Each presentation in this session will focus on one of these HAIs and will address three questions: 1) What is the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to prevent this HAI in infants and children? 2) What are the current practices in children’s hospitals related to these interventions? 3) What is the research agenda to improve the evidence-base for these and other prevention interventions?

Learning Objectives:

Identify the evidence base for interventions to prevent critical HAIs in infants and children.
Review and critique current practices related to the prevention of HAIs in children’s hospitals.
Define the research agenda to improve the evidence base for prevention of HAIs in infants and children.

Co-Organized by:

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)

Moderators:

Silvia Fonseca, MD and Jo-Ann Harris, MD

2:00 PM

342

Infections Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
Aaron Milstone, MD, Johns Hopkins University

2:30 PM

343

Viral Respiratory Infections
Danielle Zerr, MD, MPH, University of Washington

3:00 PM

344

Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections
Kristina Bryant, MD, University of Louisville

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