Session: Control of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) (21st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (April 1-4, 2011))

Sunday, April 3, 2011: 7:00 AM-8:20 AM

Sapphire (Hilton Anatole)

CME Credits: 1.25

CPE Credits: 1.25

ACPE UPN: 0072-9999-11-005-L04-P (knowledge-based)

Registration Code: M14

Type: Meet-the-Consultants

Summary: Control of MDROs in healthcare settings remains a challenge. In this session, expert hospital epidemiologists will describe interventions that have been shown to be effective in preventing colonization and infection with MDROs including environmental hygiene, isolation precautions and antimicrobial stewardship. This presentation will discuss challenges of implementing such measures including care transitions, antibiotic resistance and non-acute care settings.

Learning Objectives:

Evaluate practical implications of implementing such evidence based prevention methods in a variety of healthcare settings
Describe current understanding of best methods to control multidrug-resistant gram-negative rods (MDR-GNR), MRSA and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)

Endorsed by:

Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists

7:00 AM

341

Yehuda Carmeli, MD, National Center for Infection Control

7:15 AM

342

Susan S. Huang, MD, MPH, Division of Infectious Diseases and Health Policy Research Institute, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine

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