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Friday, March 19, 2010: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Centennial I-II (Hyatt Regency Atlanta)
CME Credits: 2
Type: Oral
Summary: The clinical laboratory is a key partner in the successful prevention and control of infections in healthcare settings. This symposium will outline how advances in laboratory methodology and changes in interpretation of results affect infection control practice. Faculty will discuss challenges in detection of new and emerging antibiotic resistance problems in nosocomial pathogens. Faculty will also discuss the effect of consolidation of laboratory services and loss of onsite laboratories on hospital infection prevention programs.
Learning Objectives: - List recommended methods for reporting new resistance phenotypes to clinicians and infection control teams.
- Discuss the impact of advances in laboratory technology on infection prevention.
- Describe the impact of the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and the European Committee on Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) guidelines on infection control practice.
- Discuss the impact of laboratory consolidation and loss of onsite laboratories on hospital infection control programs.
Moderators:
Angela M. Caliendo, MD, PhD
and
Yehuda Carmelli, MD, MPH