251 - How to Improve the Management of Bloodstream Infections

Saturday, October 22, 2022

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM US ET

Location: Ballroom ABC (3rd Floor)

Watch the live stream on the conference website.

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, PhD, MD

Head, Infectious Diseases division
Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Sevilla, Spain

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Abinash Virk, MD

Consultant; Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, United States

Disclosure(s): BioFire Diagnostics, LLC: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Mayo Clinic: inventor for Mayo Clinic Travel App interaction with Smart Medical Kit and Medical Kit for Pilgrims (Ongoing); Moderna: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)

Faculty(s)

Oskar Ekelund, MD

Head of Department
Clinical Microbiology, Region Kronoberg, Sweden
Växjö, Kronobergs Lan, Sweden

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Dafna Yahav, MD

Head, Infectious Diseases Unit
Sheba Medical Center

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Majdi Al-Hasan, MBBS

Clinical Professor and Medical Director of Research
Department of Internal Medicine
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, PhD, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Abinash Virk, MD: BioFire Diagnostics, LLC: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Mayo Clinic: inventor for Mayo Clinic Travel App interaction with Smart Medical Kit and Medical Kit for Pilgrims (Ongoing); Moderna: Advisor/Consultant (Ongoing)

Oskar Ekelund, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Dafna Yahav, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Majdi N. Al-Hasan, MBBS: 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 contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-22-002-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

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

know the up-to-date rapid diagnostic techniques for bloodstream infections;
implement interventions to improve the outcome of patients with bacteremia;
describe the stewardship impact of interventions in bacteremia

Presentations:

1:45 PM – 2:10 PM US ET

Accelerating the Identification and Susceptibility Testing for Blood Isolates
Speaker: Oskar Ekelund, MD – Clinical Microbiology, Region Kronoberg, Sweden
2:10 PM – 2:35 PM US ET

Beyond Unsolicited Consultation: Structured Bacteremia Programs
Speaker: Dafna Yahav, MD – Sheba Medical Center
2:35 PM – 3:00 PM US ET

Predicting the Outcome of Patients With Bacteremia
Speaker: Majdi N. Al-Hasan, MBBS – University of South Carolina School of Medicine