76 - Head Scratching Cases of MDR Gram-Negatives Other than Enterobacteriales

10/3/2019

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Ballroom ABC (3rd Floor)

MOC Credit: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CME Credit: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
ACPE Credit: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: 0221-9999-19-337-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

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

describe key mechanisms underlying MDR
recognize the differences among the lactose-non-fermenting organisms of clinical relevance
identify and apply treatment options of MDR organisms in clinical practice

Presentations:

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM
822 - Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Evelina Tacconelli, PhD – Dept. Diagnostic and Public Health, University of Verona, Italy
2:10 PM - 2:35 PM
823 - Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia
Samuel L. Aitken, PharmD, MPH, BCIDP – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM
824 - Acinetobacter Baumannii
Anthony Harris, MD, MPH – University of Maryland

Moderator(s)

Yohei Doi, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Disclosure: Astellas: Grant/Research Support
Entasis: Advisory Board
Kanto Chemical: Grant/Research Support
MSD: Grant/Research Support, Other Financial or Material Support, Speaking Fee
Pfizer: Consultant, Grant/Research Support
Shionogi: Grant/Research Support, Speaking Fee
VenatoRx: Advisory Board
Cesar Arias, MD, MSc, PhD

Professor
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, TX

Disclosure: American Society for Microbiology: Fees for Editor of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Money paid to University, Other Financial or Material Support
Entasis Pharmaceuticals: Grant/Research Support, Research Grant
MeMed Diagnostics: Grant/Research Support, Research Grant
Merck: Grant/Research Support, Research Grant
UptoDate: Other Financial or Material Support, Royalties from a Chapter

Speaker(s)

Samuel Aitken, PharmD, MPH, BCIDP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Infectious Diseases
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Disclosure: Melinta Therapeutoics: Grant/Research Support, Research Grant
Merck, Sharpe, and Dohme: Advisory Board
Shionogi: Advisory Board
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Anthony Harris, MD, MPH

Professor
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Disclosure: Entasis: Advisory Board
UpToDate: Infection control section editor. Author., Other Financial or Material Support
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Evelina Tacconelli, PhD

Prof. of Infectious Diseases, Head of Infectious Disease
Dept. Diagnostic and Public Health, University of Verona, Italy
Tubingen, Germany

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose