Friday, April 29, 2016
7:15 am - 4:00 pm
Barry Longinotti Auditorium
St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Driving directions
“Bugs and Beale Street” will feature infection prevention strategies from subject matter experts in infection prevention. This conference aim includes nurses, nurse managers, risk managers, infection prevention leaders, microbiologists, quality managers and hospital leaders. This will also be time to enjoy the best of southern hospitality and the sights and sounds of Memphis.
Preliminary Agenda
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:15 - 8:00 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 9:00 am | Keynote speaker: Transformational Leadership: A Strategy for Success Meri Armour, MSN, MBA CEO, LeBonheur Children's Hospital |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | The Respiratory Syncytial Virus: New discoveries in virology, immunity, therapy, and their implications for infection control John De Vincenzo, MD Director, Virology Laboratory and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare |
| 10:00 - 10:15 am | Break/Exhibits |
| 10:15 - 11:15 am | Minding the Gaps: Implementation Science, Human Factors Engineering Systems Design for Infection Prevention Lisa Maragakis, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| 11:15 am - 12:30 pm | Lunch/Exhibits |
| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Improving Patient Outcomes Vicki Brinsko, RN, MSN, CIC Director, Department of Infection Prevention Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Endoscope Reprocessing Mary Ann Drosnock, MS, CIC, CFER, RM (NRCM) Manager, Clinical Education for Gastroenterology Healthmark Industries |
| 2:30 -2:45 pm | Break/Exhibits |
| 2:45 - 3:45 pm | Antimicrobial Resistance and CRE Raphaelle Beard Tennessee Department of Health |
| 3:45 - 4:00 pm | Closing Remarks |