Session: Refining Definitions for Ventilator-Associated Respiratory Infections (21st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (April 1-4, 2011))

Monday, April 4, 2011: 7:00 AM-8:20 AM

Senators Lecture Hall (Hilton Anatole)

CME Credits: 1.25

Registration Code: M20

Type: Meet-the-Consultants

Summary: This session will address the challenges and considerations in defining ventilator-associated pneumonia and other ventilator-associated lower respiratory infections for surveillance purposes.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the strengths and weaknesses behind the current definition for ventilator-associated pneumonia
Describe new directions for improving the definition of ventilator-associated respiratory infections
Compare ways to validate definitions and confirm the clinical utility of surveillance

7:00 AM

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Michael Klompas, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School

7:15 AM

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Shelley S. Magill, MD, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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