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2012 CRE Educational Conference

Inn at St. Johns, Plymouth, MI
November 2, 2012

Welcome
Brenda Brennan, MSPH - Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, MI

Introduction to Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
Keith Kaye, MD, MPH - Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Michigan CRE Survey Results - Laboratory and Infection Prevention Practices
Martha Boehme, BS, MLS (ASCP)cm - Michigan Department of Community Health Bureau of Laboratories, Lansing MI ; Joseph Coyle, MPH - Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, MI

CRE Epidemiology: Global & Israeli Perspectives
Dror Marchaim, M.D. - Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel

New Diagnostic Methods in the Detection of Carbapenem Resistance Genes
Robert Bonomo, M.D. - University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Ceveland, OH

Chicago: Focusing on the Importance of LTACs in a Regional Outbreak
Mary Hayden, M.D. - Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

CRE Toolkit: CDC Prevention Guidelines, Strategies and Interventions
Alice Guh, M.D., MPH - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA


Antimicrobial Stewardship
Anurag Malani, M.D. - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Public Health Collaborative Efforts in Preventing Spread of CRE
Ruth Lynfield, M.D. -  Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN