| Details |
Chronic Disease Management Forum: Anti-Microbial Stewardship and IV Therapy |
Date(s):
Oct 10 2012 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Type:
Speaker Event |
| Main Venue: |
Quamichan Inn, Duncan, VIHA Central Island |
| Organizer: | Family Medicine |
| Sponsors: | Family Medicine |
| Speaker: | |
| Speaker Information: | Erin Lutz, Coordinator, Regional Support Program
Dr. James Hutchinson, Medical Microbiologist
Dr. Richard Bachand, Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship
Julia Kuhn, Home and Community Care Lead
Chris Rozema, Patient Services, Community Hospitals |
| Objectives: | By the end of this session participants will:
Be able to discuss and explain "Antibiotic Stewarship"
Distinguish those patients with lower respiratory tract infections for which antibiotics are indicated.
Utilize a pragmatic approach to the use of antibiotics for urinary tract infections and chronic wounds in LTC.
Be able to define the term asymptomatic bacteriuria and identify its prevalence.
List the services available through the IV Therapy Program in Home and Community Care.
Identify the physician's role in Outpatient IV Therapy. |
| Description: | Please RSVP by Sept 28, as limited seating will be available.
RSVP to: Laura Buechler - email laura.buechler@viha.ca or fax 250-739-5758 |
| Accreditation: | MainPRO+ & MainCERT |
| Audiences: | Family Medicine Physicians |
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