Session: Infection Control in Resource-Limited Countries (Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections (March 18-22, 2010))

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

Manilla-Singapore (Hyatt Regency Atlanta)

CME Credits: 1.25

Type: Oral

Summary: Implementing infection control programs in resource-limited settings is challenging. The session will present a case-based discussion of common practical problems in resource-limited settings, challenges of implementing infection prevention and control programs, and solutions.

Learning Objectives:

Identify challenges faced by infection control specialists and hospital epidemiologists in resource-limited settings.
Identify the different realities for resource-limited settings and evaluate priorities of infection control in adverse circumstances.
Suggest strategies to overcome these challenges.

7:00 AM

369

Anucha Apisarnthanarak, MD, Thammasart University Hospital

7:25 AM

370

Silvia Fonseca, MD, Hospital São Francisco

7:50 AM

371

Cathryn Murphy, RN, PhD, CIC, Bond University, Queensland, Australia

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