The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that more than 2 million hospital-acquired infections occur annually and are responsible for 90,000 deaths. Infectious diseases are now the second leading cause of death worldwide. Today, Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pose a severe threat to public health and underscore the need for critical care professionals to equip themselves with the most effective infection control strategies.
Many new and reemerging microbial threats, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), avian influenza virus, and West Nile virus will challenge intensive care providers well into the future. With government and private insurers increasingly refusing to reimburse providers for treatment of hospital-acquired infections, the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) choose this topic for their 8th Summer Conference. The presenters will:
Discuss infectious disease guidelines for the control and/or prevention of infectious diseases and emerging flu strains.
Develop methods/strategies for identifying patients with a potential risk for contracting antibiotic-resistant infections and emerging flu strains.
Identify appropriate drug or drug/therapy combinations for combating antibiotic-resistant infections and emerging flu strains.
Evaluate hospital and ICU team management strategies for superbugs, foreseeable antibiotic-resistant infections, and emerging flu strains of the future.
Click here to register online today and reserve your seat at this vitally important event. For questions, please call SCCM Customer Service at +1 847 827-6888 and mention the 2009 Summer Conference.
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