266 - Can We Fix the “Long-Term” Infection Prevention Control (IPC) and Prescribing Woes in Long-Term Care?

Saturday, October 22, 2022

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Location: 152 AB

Watch the live stream on the conference website.

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Belinda Ostrowsky, MD, MPH

Field Medical Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NY, NY, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Tristan McPherson, MD

Medical Director
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York, New York, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Faculty(s)

Morgan Katz, MD, MHS

Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins
Stevenson, MD, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Kara Jacobs Slifka, MD, MPH

Medical Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Muhammad Salman Ashraf, MBBS

Associate Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Disclosure(s): Merck & Co. Inc: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Belinda Ostrowsky, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Tristan D. McPherson, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Morgan Katz, MD, MHS: No financial relationships to disclose

Kara M. Jacobs Slifka, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Muhammad Salman Ashraf, MBBS: Merck & Co. Inc: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

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:

review challenges and recent changes in infection prevention and control in LTCF; this will include what may have changed since COVID-19 and how this may be bring new opportunities for IPC;
review diverse post-acute and congregate settings and the IPC challenges in these settings; this will include how this affects transmission in other health care settings and why infectious disease physicians should care;
describe antimicrobial stewardship activities in LTCF

Presentations:

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM US ET

Changes Driven by COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities - Hope for the Future?
Speaker: Morgan Katz, MD, MHS – Johns Hopkins
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM US ET

A Whole New World: IPC in Diverse Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings Beyond Nursing Homes, Issues and Solutions
Speaker: Kara M. Jacobs Slifka, MD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Antibiotic Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities - We’re Doing It!
Speaker: Muhammad Salman Ashraf, MBBS – University of Nebraska Medical Center