Knowledge-Based CPE Session on Antimicrobial Stewardship

Knowledge-Based CPE Session on Antimicrobial Stewardship 

Pharmacists Only

2.0 Contact Hours (0.2 CEUs)

Tuesday March 10, 2015

 The Crowne Plaza at the Crossings

801 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, RI 02886

401-732-6000

Part 1: Pulling Back the Curtains on the Microbiology Lab

Diane Gomes, PharmD

Antimicrobial Stewardship Fellow

VAMC Providence

Part 2: Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: Beyond the Executive Order

Jacob Morton, PharmD

Antimicrobial Stewardship Fellow

VAMC Providence

Program Agenda: 

              4:15 PM              Registration 

              5:00 PM              Buffet Dinner Starts

              5:15-6:15 PM      Part 1

              6:15-6:30 PM      Break

              6:30-7:30 PM      Part 2

Members               $25.00

Non-Members       $50.00

Please register on-line only. Please do not mail in registrations. Fees are payable at sign-in or online via Paypal Online: www.rishp.org.  Refund requests must be made by written request and are at the discretion of the RISHP Board of Directors.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this learning activity, pharmacist participants will be able to:

• Explain the differences between organism colonization versus infection.
• Describe the different types of microbiology testing methods used to identify pathogens and determine antimicrobial susceptibility.
• State the relationship between rapid diagnostic tests and antimicrobial stewardship.
• Describe key concepts contained in the presidential executive order.
• Discuss the implications of the executive order on antimicrobial stewardship.
• Review clinical pearls applicable in combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria.