18 - Bugs and Beans: Infection Prevention in the Dialysis Center

Speaker(s)

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  Susan Coffin, MD, MPH

  Attending Physician
  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
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  Shannon Novosad, MD, MPH

  Medical Officer
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
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  Leslie Wong, MD, MBA

  Chief Medical Officer
  Nephrology Care Alliance
  Solon, Ohio

  Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Learning Objectives:

• implement best practices to reduce dialysis-associated infections
• review strategies to optimize antibiotic use in dialysis patients
• outline team involvement in implementing strategies and best practices

Presentations:

• 12:30pm – 1:45pm EDT

  Antibiotic Stewardship in Dialysis Patients
  Susan E. Coffin, MD, MPH – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• 12:30pm – 1:45pm EDT

  Hot Issues in Dialysis Infection Prevention
  Shannon Novosad, MD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• 12:30pm – 1:45pm EDT

  How Are Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety?
  Leslie Wong, MD, MBA – Nephrology Care Alliance