Session: Antiseptics to Prevent Infections (Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections (March 18-22, 2010))

Saturday, March 20, 2010: 7:00 AM-8:20 AM

Montreal-Vancouver (Hyatt Regency Atlanta)

CME Credits: 1.25

Type: Oral

Summary: This session will provide an overview of skin antiseptics to prevent HAIs. Faculty will review the advantages and disadvantages of different agents, and discuss uses for skin antiseptics.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss advantages and disadvantages of current agents for providing antiseptics to prevent line-related infection, contaminated blood cultures, and surgical site infections.
Discuss use of antiseptics in the ICU to prevent overall healthcare-associated infections.

7:40 AM

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Michael Climo, MD, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veteran Affairs Medical Center

7:00 AM

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Trish Perl, MD, MSc, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

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