171 - A Day with the Hospital Epidemiologist's Pager, Part II: Even More Challenging Cases in Infection Prevention

10/4/2019

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 202 AB

MOC Credit: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CME Credit: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
ACPE Credit: ACPE 0 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: no ACPE

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

discuss approaches to various infection prevention challenges encountered in a complex healthcare facility
examine unusual scenarios in infection prevention in which there is limited evidence or guidelines re: recommended practices
express an appreciation for the ingenuity of healthcare worker behaviors that, though well-intended, may have potential harm

Moderator(s)

Tom Talbot, III, MD, MPH

Chief Hospital Epidemiologist
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Disclosure: medimmune: Grant/Research Support
Sanofi Pasteur: Grant/Research Support
Sequiris: Grant/Research Support

Panelist(s)

MD

Marci Drees, MD, MS

Hospital Epidemiologist
Christiana Care Health System
Newark, DE

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Emily Landon, MD

Associate Professor
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Disclosure: GOJO: Other Financial or Material Support, speaker
Matt Linam, MD, MS

Associate Professor
Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
David Warren, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine
Washington University
St. Louis, MO

Disclosure: CareFusion/BD: Advisory Board
Centene Corporation: Consultant
PDI, Inc.: Advisory Board
Pursuit Vascular, Inc.: Consultant