Georgia Emerging Infections Program Conference

The Georgia EIP holds an annual EIP conference for its participating laboratories and hospitals and public health partners. The conference includes topics on EIP organisms or other emerging or changing pathogens in Georgia.

The Georgia EIP held its 9th annual EIP Conference at the Emory Conference Center on March 07, 2012. The conference agenda and materials are below.

9th Annual Georgia Emerging Infections Program Meeting
AGENDA

7:45-8:30 am

Registration
8:30-8:50 am

Welcome
EIP Overview - Monica Farley
8:50-9:35 am

Multidrug-Resistant Gram Negative Infections—Jesse Jacob
9:35-10:20 am Clostridium difficile Disease—Fernanda Lessa
10:20-10:35 amBreak
10:35-11:20 am Pertussis—Recent Outbreaks and New Vaccine Options—Tom Clark
11:35 am-12:20 pm Amphitheatre  (HAI)
Simplification of Healthcare
Surveillance Techniques
—Scott Fridkin		 Ballroom (Lab)
Laboratory Updates/Discussion of Diagnostics for Respiratory Infections
—Colleen Kraft (moderator)
—Adam Bressler
—Eileen Burd
—Mahin Park
12:20 -1:05 pmHospital Infections
Prevalence Survey
—Susan Ray		 Emerging Molecular Diagnostics
—Eileen Burd
1:05 - 2:00 pmPoster Session and Networking Break (Everyone returns to Amphitheatre)
2:00-2:45 pm

Shiga-Toxin Producing E.coli Infections - Raj Mody
2:45-3:30 pm

Georgia Outbreak Investigations—Cherie Drenzek
3:30 Adjourn

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