Session: Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CAMRSA) (Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections (March 18-22, 2010))

Sunday, March 21, 2010: 7:00 AM-8:20 AM

International South (Hyatt Regency Atlanta)

CME Credits: 1.25

Type: Oral

Summary: This session is intended to update attendees on the changing epidemiology of CA-MRSA and how its increasing spread has led to new clinical and infection control issues in hospital and community settings.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the changing landscape of CA-MRSA.
Identify and evaluate several clinical and infection control challenges in treating CA-MRSA infections.
Describe a reasonable approach to addressing clusters of CA-MRSA infections in healthcare settings.

7:00 AM

709

Rachel Gorwitz, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

7:25 AM

710

Henry Chambers, MD, University of California, San Francisco

91 Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CAMRSA)