Session: Friday Afternoon with the Hospital Epidemiology Pager (21st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (April 1-4, 2011))

Sunday, April 3, 2011: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Chantilly Ballroom - EAST (Hilton Anatole)

CME Credits: 1.50

Type: Symposia

Summary: Urgent infection control problems always seem to arise at the most inopportune times. This interactive session, led by two veteran hospital epidemiologists, will test the participants' ability to navigate difficult outbreaks, exposures, and other problems that may arise in healthcare facilities.

Learning Objectives:

Identify strategies and examples of difficult healthcare workers or patient exposures
Discuss practical steps to begin an outbreak investigation
Assess and manage a potential bio-emergency

Endorsed by:

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
Pediatric Infectious Disease Society

Moderators:

Connie S. Price, MD and Robert Sherertz, MD

4:30 PM

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Friday Night Pagers in Acute Care Facilities
Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

5:00 PM

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After School and Child-life Activities Are Over...Friday Night in the Pediatric Healthcare Facility
Lisa Saiman, MD, MPH, Columbia University

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