Session Information
2010 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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ID in the ED: Challenges in the Treatment of Infectious Diseases in the Emergency Department
Track:
Education Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 250-L01
Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Location:
Room 303A, Level 3
PROGRAM CHAIR:
Heather Draper Eppert
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Evaluate the development process and impact associated with the development of an antimicrobial stewardship program in the emergency department. Or, design an antimicrobial stewardship program tailored to the specific needs of the emergency department.
- When given a clinical scenario, evaluate the clinical significance of an emergency-department-specific antibiogram on empiric antimicrobial therapy decisions.
- When given a series of patient case scenarios, evaluate the impact of evolving antimicrobial resistance on empiric antimicrobial treatment decisions in patients presenting to the emergency department from the community setting.
- When given a series of patient case scenarios, evaluate the significance of patient demographics on the selection of appropriate antimicrobial treatment regimens in patients presenting to the emergency department for treatment of infectious diseases.
- When given a series of patient scenarios, evaluate the significance of infectious diseases as a chief complaint of patients presenting to the emergency department from the community setting.
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