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Workshop on emerging Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDROs)

Topic	Workshop on emerging Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDROs)
Course Type	Workshop
Content	Please refer to Programme Outline
Date	27 November 2012 - 28 November 2012
Venue	Lecture Theatre, G/F, Centre for Health protection, 147C Argyle Street, Kowloon
Organizer	Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority / Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection & Chief Infection Control Officer’s Office, Hospital Authority
Target Group	Clinical microbiologists Pediatric and adult infectious diseases physicians Healthcare epidemiologists Infection control nurses Healthcare workers of community outreach services Laboratory personnel
Speakers	Topic Speakers Session I (27th Nov 14:10) * Surveillance and control of C. difficile infection in UK Prof. M Wilcox Multidrug resistant Acinetobacter: surveillance and control Prof. A Holmes Session II (27th Nov 15:55) Global epidemiology of CRE Dr. M Schwaber Advanced technologies in environmental disinfection: how useful for MDRO control? Ms. L Greene Session III (28th Nov 09:00) Control of VRE outbreak: local experience (I) Dr. V Cheng Managing MDRO colonizers at RCHE Dr. H Chen Role of antibiotic stewardship programme on MDRO control: an evidence base appraisal Prof. A Holmes Session IV (28th Nov 11:00) Update on clinical management of C. difficile infection Prof. M Wilcox Control of MDRO: a quality and safety perspective Ms. L Greene National effort on containment of CRE: lessons from Israel Dr. M Schwaber Session V (28th Nov 14:00) Control of VRE outbreak: local experience (II) Dr. WK To Control of VRE in Singapore Prof. P Tambyah Session VI (28th Nov 15:45) Therapeutics for drug resistant Gram-negative organisms Prof. P Tambyah “Search and destroy” strategy for control of emerging MDRO: practicality and sustainability Dr. WH Seto
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