199 - Successful Implementation of Clinical Practice Innovations and Research Collaborations Across the VA

Saturday, October 14, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM US ET

Location: 160 ABC

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Adarsh Bhimraj, MD

Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship and Education
Division of Infectious Diseases, Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX, United States
Robin Jump, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Associate Director, TECH-GRECC
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Fairview Park, OH, United States

Slides
Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS

Dr.
Infectious Diseases Section
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Robert Bonomo, MD

Professor
CWRU School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH, United States

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Adarsh Bhimraj, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Robin Jump, MD, PhD: Merck: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Pfizer: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Dimitri M. Drekonja, MD, MS: No financial relationships to disclose

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

Co-organized by VA Society of Practitioners of ID (VASPID)

Learning Objectives:

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

describe core components of an antimicrobial stewardship program through the continuum of care across the healthcare system;
describe how to establish a biorepository & data collection system for clinical research and public health surveillance;
describe how to setup a system-wide clinical research program.

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM US ET

Expanding Antibiotic Stewardship to Other Settings
Speaker: Robin Jump, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM US ET

VA Cooperative Studies Programs
Speaker: Dimitri M. Drekonja, MD, MS – Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System