Program Brochure
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Infectious diseases are the second leading cause of death worldwide. In fact, many new and reemerging microbial threats, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), avian influenza virus, and West Nile fever continually challenge intensive care providers. Over the past decade, strains of common microbes have developed resistance to drugs that were once effective against them, posing a threat to public health and underscoring the need for critical care professionals to equip themselves with the most effective infection control strategies available.
At the conclusion of this important educational conference, attendees should be able to:
- List methods/strategies for identifying patients (e.g. trauma, transplant, elderly, diabetic, etc.) with a potential risk for contracting antibiotic-resistant infections.
- Identify appropriate drugs or drug/therapy combinations for combating antibiotic-resistant infections based on the type of infection and preexisting disease process.
- Discuss infectious disease guidelines for the control and/or prevention of infections such as ventilatorassociated pneumonia, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium difficile, and others.
- Evaluate hospital and ICU team management strategies for superbugs and foreseeable antibioticresistant
infections of the future.
Co-Chairs
Jean-Daniel Chiche, MD
Service de Reanimation Medicale
Paris, France
Claude Martin, MD
Hospital Nord
Marseille, France
Scott Micek, PharmD
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Robert Sawyer, MD
Assitant Professor, University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
