Register to attend "The Nuts and Bolts of Antibiograms in Long-Term Care Facilities," an educational webinar hosted by the Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging.

Important Event Information
Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Online. Instructions to access the webinar will be included in the confirmation email that attendees receive after submitting their registration.
Registration: Online Registration Available Here
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the webinar, participants should be able to:

  1. Review core concepts of antibiotic susceptibility and cumulative antibiotic susceptibility data/antibiograms.
  2. Identify best practices for developing and maintaining annual antibiograms in long-term care.
  3. Define how cumulative susceptibility data/antibiograms can be used in surveillance programs.
  4. Discuss resources available to long-term care facilities through the Maryland Department of Health.
Speaker: J. Kristie Johnson, PhD
Professor
Department of Pathology
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Timothy Blood, MPH
Healthcare-Associated Infections Epidemiologist
Office of Antibiotic Resistance & Healthcare Associated Infection Response
Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Outbreak Response Bureau
Maryland Department of Health
Downloadable Materials:
Continuing Education: This educational webinar is approved for 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education and continuing nursing education.
Questions? For more information, please contact lamycenter@rx.umaryland.edu.