89 - Innovative Methods in Healthcare Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship

10/3/2019

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 145 AB

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: 0221-9999-19-342-L04-P

Learning Objectives:

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

discuss the use of interrupted time series design and other analytic methods in quality improvement evaluations
describe how contact patterns within facilities influence dissemination of emerging pathogens
describe the VA experience in using large datasets to drive antimicrobial stewardship efforts

Presentations:

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
867 - Analytical Approaches for Evaluating Quality Improvement Efforts
Sarah H. Yi, PhD, MS – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3:40 PM - 4:05 PM
868 - What Leads to Transmission within Hospitals? An Evaluation of the Role of Contact Patterns
Eili Klein, PHD – Johns Hopkins
4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
869 - Using Big Data to Improve Antimicrobial Use in VA Healthcare Facilities
Makoto M. Jones, MD, MS – University of Utah

Moderator(s)

Shelley Magill, MD, PhD

Medical Epidemiologist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Charlesnika Evans, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor and Research Health Scientist
Northwestern University and VA
Hines, Illinois

Disclosure: BioK+: Consultant

Speaker(s)

MJ

Makoto Jones, MD, MS

Associate Professor
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Eili Klein, PHD

Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Sarah H. Yi, PhD, MS

Health Scientist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose