Target Audience:
Pharmacists and other healthcare providers attending the 2009
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this application-based activity, participants will be able to:
- Evaluate patterns and mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance and estimate the burden of gram-negative resistance in the United States.
- Assess the impact of inappropriate initial antibiotic treatment on gram-negative bacterial resistance and associated morbidity and mortality.
- Recommend appropriate treatment strategies for complicated infections including initiation of appropriate therapy and de-escalation.
- Evaluate the utility of broad-spectrum agents, including carbapenems, for the treatment of complicated case scenarios.
- Propose infection control strategies to prevent the spread of resistant pathogens in the hospital setting.
Agenda:
| 10:45 AM-11:15 AM |
Registration |
| 11:15 AM-11:20 AM |
Welcome & Introductions |
| 11:20 AM-11:35 AM |
Examining the Evolving Threat of
Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens
David P. Nicolau, PharmD, FCCP, FIDSA
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| 11:35 AM-12:40 PM |
Cases and Concepts in Leading the Way to
Change – Highlighting the Pharmacist’s Role
(using interactive audience response keypads)
Scott T. Micek, PharmD, BCPS and
Robert P. Rapp, PharmD, FCCP
Moderated by:
David P. Nicolau, PharmD, FCCP, FIDSA
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| 12:40 PM-1:00 PM |
Effectively Implementing Infection Control
Measures to Prevent the Spread of Resistance
Robert P. Rapp, PharmD, FCCP
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| 1:00 PM-1:15 PM |
Panel Discussion/Q&A |
| 1:15 PM-1:30 PM |
Boxed Lunches |
Accreditation:
Creative Educational Concepts, Inc. (CEC) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
This application-based activity has been assigned ACPE #0245-0000-09-045-L01-P and will award 2.0 contact hours (0.2 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit.
CEC complies with the Criteria for Quality for continuing education programming.
Statements of credit will be issued to those who complete a CE request form and will be mailed to participants within 10 business days.
| Presented by Creative Educational Concepts, Inc. |
Supported by an independent educational grant from |
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