Thursday, October 27, 2016: 2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Room: 293-296
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- summarize the most recent developments in the diagnosis of blood stream infections
- describe which interventions are proven to be effective in improving outcomes in the first 72 hours of treatment of a patient with bacteremia
- recognize the evidence supporting current recommendations on the duration of antibiotic treatment for bacteremia in various settings.
Target Audience: Academicians, Clinicians, Epidemiologists, Fellows, Healthcare workers, Hospital epidemiologists, Infection preventionists, Infectious diseases physicians, Investigators, Lab personnel, Medical students and residents, Members-in-training, Microbiologists, Nurses, Pharmacists, Public health practitioners, Researchers, Scientists
Tracks: Investigative ID, Adult ID
Moderators:
David Van Duin, MD, PhD, University of North Carolina
and
Federico Perez, MD, Case Western Reserve University
Presentations:
2:30 PM
Treatment of the Bacteremic Patient in the First 72 Hours: What Has Truly Been Shown to Be Important?
Yohei Doi, MD, PhD
Yohei Doi, MD, PhD
CME Credits: Maximum of 1.5 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.5 knowledge-based contact hours 0.15 of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: 0221-9999-16-232-L01-P
Disclosures:
D. Van Duin,
astellas:
Scientific Advisor
,
Consulting fee
tetraphase:
Scientific Advisor
,
Consulting fee
actavis:
Scientific Advisor
,
Consulting fee
medimmune:
Scientific Advisor
,
Consulting fee
Sanofi-Pasteur:
Scientific Advisor
,
Consulting fee
scynexis:
Investigator
,
Research support
steris:
Grant Investigator
,
Research grant
Actavis: Consultant , Consulting fee
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