2020 Current Topics and Best Practices in Antimicrobial Stewardship

INSTRUCTIONS - Start Here

Thursday, September 17, 2020, 6:30 AM - Monday, January 31, 2022, 11:00 PM


Registration Fee:  $10

Register via the option above.  This module is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.

This module consists of four videos and has been approved for various specialties, for a various number of hours.  To claim credit you must view all four videos, complete and submit the attestation.

 



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Certificate

Certificates are awarded, and available to print, immediately after the evaluation has been submitted.  If you have a Florida license and would like credit(s) to be uploaded to CE Broker, your license number must be entered on your profile.  CE Broker will not accept credit(s) without the license number.

You are encouraged to print and save your certificate for your portfolio as required by your licensing body.

For CME questions, contact:

Phone:  (407) 303-8297 - we are currently working remote, please send us an email using the link below.
Email: CPD Department

 



Specialties - All


AdventHealth Antimicrobial Stewardship Symposium offers a forum for leaders in Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship across AdventHealth and those practicing at various institutions across Florida. The event will include several presentations from leaders in the field of antimicrobial stewardship, as well as networking opportunities. The topic of antimicrobial stewardship encompasses many disciplines across the hospital setting. This symposium is ideal for physicians, PAs, APRNs, RNs, pharmacists, microbiologists, lab technicians, healthcare administration, epidemiologists, infection preventionists, and any other healthcare professional interested in advancing antimicrobial stewardship. A variety of topics relevant to best practices in Antimicrobial Stewardship will be presented including rapid diagnostics, multi-drug resistant infections and special patient populations.



Objectives
At the end of this course, participants should be able to:

  1. Define multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs).
  2. Discuss the role of combination antibiotic therapy for multi-drug resistant infections.
  3. Evaluate outcomes associated with multi-drug resistant infections.
  4. Identify optimal leadership strategies to improve antimicrobial utilization.
  5. Discuss barriers encountered when developing effective antimicrobial stewardship programs.
  6. Review the evidence for alternative vancomycin dosing strategies.
  7. Outline the process needed to implement vancomycin area under the curve (AUC) based dosing strategies.
  8. Assess current therapeutic options in the management of invasive mold infections.
  9. Review novel rapid diagnostic testing mechanisms.
  10. Evaluate the current literature on prophylaxis for C. difficile infections (CDI).
  11. Determine best practices for isolation procedures for patients with multi-drug resistant infections.
  12. Discuss stewardship considerations in pediatric patients.
  13. Review current practices leading to the elimination of hepatitis C.
  14. Identify the impact of the Central Florida hepatitis A outbreak.
  15. Review optimal management strategies for the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients.


AdventHealth Orlando is accredited by the Florida Medical Association (FMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

AdventHealth Orlando designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The German State Chambers of Physicians recognizes certificates from activities organized by accredited providers in the ACCME system.

Non-Endorsement of Products

AdventHealth Orlando as an accredited provider, has demonstrated experience and viable resources to provide valid and reliable evaluation of CME activities.  The accuracy of the facts and opinions contained in this activity are the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of AdventHealth Orlando or its sponsors.  Practitioners should consult primary resources, state regulations, and their healthcare facility policies and procedures for specific application of said content to their local situation.  AdventHealth Orlando does not infer any real or implied endorsement of any product, service, or company neither referred to in this activity nor of any company subsidizing costs related to this activity.  All information contained in this activity is for educational purposes only.

 



AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.00 hours), Non-Physician (6.00 hours), ABOHNS MOC Part II (2.50 hours)