266 - Decolonization Strategies to Address Health Care-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance

Saturday, October 14, 2023

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Location: 156 ABC

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Alex Kallen, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Branch Chief
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA, United States
Maroya Walters, PhD, ScM (she/her/hers)

Lead, Antimicrobial Resistance Team
Prevention and Response Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA, United States

Faculty(s)

Jennie H. Kwon, DO;MSCI

Associate Professor
Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, MO, United States
Mary Hayden, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor of Medicine and Pathology, ID Division Director, Director of Clinical Microbiology
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL, United States

Slides
Susan Huang, MD, MPH

Professor and Hospital Epidemiologist
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
Irvine, CA, United States

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Alex Kallen, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Maroya S. Walters, PhD, ScM: No financial relationships to disclose

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-23-002-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

describe issues surrounding studies addressing colonization and the metrics used to evaluate the impact of interventions;
describe current efforts to address antimicrobial resistant pathogens and C. difficile using strategies that protect or restore the microbiome;
identify the public health implications of decolonization strategies on the spread of antimicrobial resistance and the prevention of infections

Presentations:

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM US ET

Reducing the Burden of Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms Using Agents That Restore the Microbiome
Speaker: Jennie H. Kwon, DO;MSCI – Washington University School of Medicine
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM US ET

Addressing Barriers to Development and Approval of Novel Decolonizing Agents: Establishing Decolonization as a Surrogate for Reduced Infection Risk
Speaker: Mary K. Hayden, MD (she/her/hers) – Rush University Medical Center
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Potential Public Health Impact of Strategies That Reduce Colonization Burden
Speaker: Susan S. Huang, MD, MPH – University of California, Irvine School of Medicine