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83 Recognizing and Reducing Infectious Risks to Healthcare Workers

Saturday, March 20, 2010: 2:00 PM-3:30 PM
International South (Hyatt Regency Atlanta)
Type: Oral
Moderators:
Elise Beltrami, MD and Thomas R. Talbot, MD, MPH
2:00 PM
680
Disparities in influenza vaccination rates among healthcare personnel, United States, 2007-2008
Raymond A. Strikas, M.D., National Vaccine Program Office; Gary L. Euler, DrPH, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC; James Singleton, PhD, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC
2:15 PM
681
A Comparison of Two Strategies to Prevent Pertussis in Vaccinated Healthcare Personnel Following Pertussis Exposure
William P. Goins, MD, MPH, Baylor College of Medicine; Kathryn M. Edwards, MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Cindy L. Vnencak-Jones, PhD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Valerie S. Thayer, RN, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Melanie Swift, MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; William Schaffner, MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Thomas R. Talbot, MD, MPH, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
2:30 PM
682
Screening, Characterization and Eradication of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage among Healthcare Workers (HCW) at a Tertiary Care Hospital
Carlos Guerra, MD, The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University; Amy M. Pearson, BSN, MPH, Pitt County Memorial Hospital; Kerri Augustino, BS, The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University; John Christie, MD, PhD, The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University; Andy Blake, AB, University Healthsystems of Eastern Carolina; Keith M. Ramsey, MD, The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
2:45 PM
683
Summary of 10 Years of Occupational Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures
Trevor Van Schooneveld, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Jean O'Neill, RN, The Nebraska Medical Center; Mark Rupp, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center
3:00 PM
684
Strategies for Managing Providers Infected with Bloodborne Pathogens
Sarah Turkel, MPH, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health; David Henderson, MD, National Institutes of Health
3:15 PM
685
Contribution of a Winged Phlebotomy Device Design to Blood Splatter
Donna J. Haiduven, PhD, Tampa V.A. Research Center of Excellence; Christine McGuire-Wolfe, MPH, EMT-P, University of South Florida, College of Public Health; Peter Lapolla, MPH, University of South Florida, College of Public Health; Meredith Tenouri, MPH, MLIS, University of South Florida, College of Public Health; Shawn P. Applegarth, MSME, Tampa V.A. Research Center of Excellence