Affiliated Events

The SWITCH Study: A CME Program
Screening Healthcare Workers with IGRA vs. TST: Impact on Costs and Adherence to Testing
Supported by a grant from Oxford Immunotec, Inc.
CME Sponsored by Jespersen & Associates
Location: St. John’s Room (3rd Floor)

Summary: During this CME program, Dr. Edward Bernacki will present results of a study conducted at Johns Hopkins Medicine looking at the costs and adherence rates of testing employees for TB with an IGRA versus TST.  After the presentation, Frances Humphrey-Carothers, CRNP, MSN, will be available to answer questions about the logistics of switching from the TST to an IGRA.

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Registration and Dinner  6:30-7:00 pm

BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH IN VASCULAR ACCESS
The Inter-Relationship of Catheter-Related Infection & Thrombosis
and the Importance of Providing Protection Beyond Insertion
Supported by a grant from Teleflex, Inc.
CME Sponsored by Colorado Foundation for Medical Care
New Location: River Terrace 3 (3rd Floor)

Summary: The purpose of this course is to consider precipitating risk factors and the dynamic relationship between catheter-related thrombosis and infection, discuss new research data measuring the effect of an antimicrobial coating on the reduction of fibrin sheath formation in an in vivo clinically simulated ovine model, consider proactive vascular access device management inclusive of novel technologies and best practices to reduce the risk of post-insertion complications.

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20 minute Pathogen ID with QuickFISH™:  Benefits of Reporting Pathogen ID with Gram Stain Results for Patients with Positive Blood Cultures.
Sponsored by AdvanDx
Location: Orlando Room (3rd Floor)

Summary: Attend AdvanDx’s presentation to learn about QuickFISH, how it works and how reporting results with the Gram stain call could further improve antimicrobial stewardship programs at hospitals throughout the United States.

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Clinical Xpert Suite:  A Marriage of Antimicrobial Management and Infection Control
Sponsored by Thomson Reuters Healthcare
Location: Daytona Room (3rd Floor)

Summary: See first-hand how hospitals like yours are combining clinical surveillance solutions and clinical evidence to measurably improve quality of care and efficiency. The Clinical Xpert® Suite integrates into a hospital’s HIS and aggregates clinical data into daily dashboards designed for IP staff, pharmacists, nurses and physicians.  Your hospital can efficiently and effectively monitor, track and act on events to eliminate or significantly decrease never events.

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