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Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work

Get Smart In Action: Old Challenges, New Challenges, Innovative Solutions
CDC's 2006 Conference on Antimicrobial Programs

CDC's Tom Harkin Global Communications Center
May 3 - 4, 2006 - Atlanta, GA


Conference Agenda
Tuesday, May 2
3:00-8:00pm Pre-Registration and
Exhibit Set-Up
Visitor Entry
/Auditorium B
Wednesday, May 3
7:00-8:30am Registration, Exhibit Set-Up, and Refreshments Visitor Entry
/Auditorium B
8:30-10:15am General Session I

Auditorium A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Welcome and Conference Overview
Patricia Cook,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work 2005/2006 Updates
A detailed overview for the Get Smart: Know When Antibiotic Work campaign and highlights of the CDC 12-Step Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings and Get Smart on the Farm will be presented. This session will include current campaign projects as well as new campaign directions. Attendees will learn about the development and implementation of CDC internal partnerships as well as inter-agency partnership accomplishments.

Cindy Friedman, MD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New Drug Development
This session will discuss the role of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in combating antibiotic resistance through promoting appropriate antibiotic use and encouraging new drug development. This discussion will give a clear picture of new drug development progress and attendees will learn how policy and education can work jointly.

John Powers, MD
Food and Drug Administration

Canada's Efforts in Promoting the Appropriate Use of Antimicrobials
Winning strategies used by a successful international appropriate antibiotic use program will be presented. Focal points will include challenges and successes in Canada 's approach. Participants will be given clear steps for using applicable portions of the presentation to implement at a local level.

Edith Blondel-Hill, MD
BC Children's Hospital

10:15-11:00am Break & Exhibit /Networking Time Auditorium B
11:00-12:30pm Breakout Sessions: Round I
(Choose 1 of 3 sessions; sessions repeated in afternoon)

Coalition Building
Creating and maintaining a strong coalition is the foundation of effective appropriate use programs. Participants will learn the keys to utilizing a coalition for the purpose of sustainability. Participants will also learn the basics of forming a 501(c)(3) as well as garnering funding from private sources.

Gloria Halley
Butte County Office of Education

Mary Jo Knobloch, MPH
Wisconsin Antibiotic Resistance Network

Room 245/246

Applying the 12-Step Campaign to Long-Term Care Facilities and MRSA in the Community
This session will highlight state-based activities in applying the CDC 12-Step Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings to long-term care facilities and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community. Two experts from CDC will present updates on antimicrobial resistance in long-term care facilities and MRSA in the community, and three state-based project coordinators will present their experiences in addressing these issues.

Chesley Richards, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Mary Eley
Michigan Antibiotic Resistance Reduction (MARR) Coalition

Rachel Gorwitz, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Steven Fleming, EdM
Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Suzanne Miro, MPH, CHES
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services

Room 254/255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Get Smart on the Farm
This session will highlight the activities of two CDC-funded states. Representatives from the dairy and beef industries will share why they partnered with public health and provide recommendations on how to approach the animal industry. A representative from Canada will share a summary of an animal industry-wide meeting that was held to discuss antimicrobial resistance and agriculture's role in disseminating this resistance.

Michael Engler, PhD
National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Kathleen Reinbold, DVM
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

Kim Klotins, DVM, DVSc
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs

Nkuchia M'ikanatha, DrPH MPH
Pennsylvania Department of Health

Jay Gordon
Washington State Dairy Federation

Room 256/257
12:30-1:30pm Lunch & Exhibit /Networking Time
(lunch provided)
Foyer
/
Auditorium B
1:30-3:00pm Breakout Sessions: Round II
(Choose 1 of 3 sessions; sessions repeated from morning)
Coalition Building
Creating and maintaining a strong coalition is the foundation of effective appropriate use programs. Participants will learn the keys to utilizing a coalition for the purpose of sustainability. Participants will also learn the basics of forming a 501(c)(3) as well as garnering funding from private sources.

Gloria Halley
Butte County Office of Education

Mary Jo Knobloch, MPH
Wisconsin Antibiotic Resistance Network

Room 245/246

 

 

 

 

 

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Applying the 12-Step Campaign to Long-Term Care Facilities and MRSA in the Community
This session will highlight state-based activities in applying the CDC 12-Step Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings to long-term care facilities and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community. Two experts from CDC will present updates on antimicrobial resistance in long-term care facilities and MRSA in the community, and three state-based project coordinators will present their experiences in addressing these issues.

Chesley Richards, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Mary Eley
Michigan Antibiotic Resistance Reduction (MARR) Coalition

Rachel Gorwitz, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Steven Fleming, EdM
Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Suzanne Miro, MPH, CHES
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services

Room 254/255

Get Smart on the Farm
This session will highlight the activities of two CDC-funded states. Representatives from the dairy and beef industries will share why they partnered with public health and provide recommendations on how to approach the animal industry. A representative from Canada will share a summary of an animal industry-wide meeting that was held to discuss antimicrobial resistance and agriculture's role in disseminating this resistance.

Michael Engler, PhD
National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Kathleen Reinbold, DVM
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

Kim Klotins, DVM, DVSc,
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs

Nkuchia M'ikanatha, DrPH MPH
Pennsylvania Department of Health

Jay Gordon
Washington State Dairy Federation

Room 256/257
3:00-3:30pm Break & Exhibit /Networking Time Auditorium B
3:30-5:00pm General Session II

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State Showcase
Representatives from five CDC-funded sites, nominated by the Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work campaign, will showcase their model programs. Attendees will learn from the successes and challenges of implementing these programs. A question and answer period will be held at the end. Conference attendees will cast ballots for their favorite "state showcase" program prior to the networking social. The program with the most votes will be presented with the Award for Innovation at the conclusion of the networking social.

Nominees:
Elizabeth Villamil, MPH
New York Department of Health

Charlotte Cowan
Hippocratic Press
and
Judy Whorton, RN
Marion County Health Department

Michelle Wallis
North Carolina Department of Health
and
Christine Williams
Wingate School of Pharmacy

Jane Harper, RN, MS
Minnesota Department of Health

Elissa Maas, MPH
and
Becky Larson
California Medical Association Foundation

5:00-6:30pm 5:0 Networking Social, Award Presentation, & Exhibit Viewing
This is an excellent opportunity to meet other conference attendees and take time to view all the exhibits. The winner of the Award for Innovation will be announced at the conclusion of this event in addition to several winners of the Lab tour lottery. H ors d'oeuvre s and refreshments will be served.
Foyer
/Auditorium B
Thursday, May 4
7:30-8:30am Registration, Exhibit/Networking Time, and Refreshments Visitor Entry
/Auditorium B
7:45-8:30am

CDC Lab Tour I
(Select attendees determined by lottery drawing during conference)
Those selected for the tour will be escorted through the CDC campus. After a short presentation participants will receive a rare, close look at a CDC laboratory in action. Attendees will be selected through a drawing and winners will be announced during General Sessions throughout the conference as well as at the networking social on Wednesday evening. Attendees should meet at the Hospitality Booth.

Facilitators: George Carlone and Bernie Beall, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

8:30-10:00am General Session III

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Be Smart - Get Smart and Indian Health Service (IHS) Working Together
This session will cover the ongoing partnership between CDC's Get Smart campaign and the Indian Health Service (IHS). The IHS Community Health Representatives (CHR) program will be highlighted as a demonstration of this partnership. Attendees will learn how to best work with and reach American Indian/Alaska Native audiences in their regions.

Dione Harjo, MPH
Indian Health Service

Tammy Blevins-Purser
Indian Health Service, Community Health Representative

Rebecca Parker
Indian Health Service, Community Health Representative

Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms
This session will include a discussion of surveillance methods appropriate for estimating antimicrobial resistance. Examples of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) surveillance methods and ways to translate data for prevention activities will be presented. An overview of resistance trends of enteric pathogens will follow.

Matthew Moore, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Melissa Morrison, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Stacy Holzbauer, DVM, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10:00-10:45am Break & Exhibit /Networking Time Auditorium B
10:45-12:00pm General Session IV

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Pharmacy Initiative
This session will include presentations by three partners, all collaborating with the Get Smart campaign to create and implement noteworthy projects. Mary Eley, Executive Director of the Michigan Antibiotic Resistance Reduction (MARR) Coalition, will share information about the statewide Antibiotic Roundup in Michigan that ran from January 25 th until April 25 th. Steve Ebert will give us some details about the development of a Web-based continuing education course on antimicrobial resistance for hospital pharmacists, led by his organization, the Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists. Jeff Bekos will talk to us about the services provided to the Get Smart campaign by Catalina Health Resource for antibiotic adherence education.

Mary Eley
Michigan Antibiotic Resistance Reduction (MARR) Coalition

Steven Ebert, PharmD
Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists

Jeffrey Bekos
Catalina Health Resource

Note: The conference will conclude at the end of General Session IV. Please remain in the Global Communications Center if you won a tour of the CDC lab or would like to view the exhibits one last time. If you registered online for Evaluation Workshop I or II, lunch will be provided at your session.
12:00-12:45pm CDC Lab Tour II
(Select attendees determined by lottery drawing during conference)
Those selected for the tour will be escorted through the CDC campus. After a short presentation participants will receive a rare, close look at a CDC laboratory in action. Attendees will be selected through a drawing and winners will be announced during General Sessions throughout the conference as well as at the networking social on Wednesday evening. Attendees should meet at the Hospitality Booth.

Facilitators: George Carlone and Bernie Beall, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1:00-5:00pm Evaluation Workshops I & II
(Lunch provided for registered participants; choose one session)
Evaluation I
Why should I evaluate my program?  What's the best way to evaluate my program? What is a logic model? How do I develop one, and why?   If you have ever asked questions like these, this is the session for you!  We'll present an overview of the 6 steps of CDC's evaluation framework: engage stakeholders, describe the program, focus the evaluation, gather credible evidence, justify conclusions and ensure use of evaluation findings, and share lessons learned.  Then we'll pay particular attention to defining key terms and concepts, using a logic model to describe your program, and understanding how a logic model makes evaluation choices more efficient and effective.  We'll apply these lessons by developing a logic model for an appropriate antibiotic use activity and walking through some case studies. 

Jennifer Weissman, MPH
Business Computer Applications, Inc., Steps to a HealthierUS, CDC

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Evaluation II
I have a logic model and know who my stakeholders are, now what? How do I decide what are my best evaluation questions and data sources? How can I ensure my evaluation meets the demands and expectations of CDC and other key stakeholders? If you are now asking these types of questions, then this is the session for you!  After a quick review of CDC's evaluation framework, we'll move right into how to choose an evaluation focus, the criteria for selecting the best focus, and the main types of evaluation questions.  We'll show how different evaluation needs can lead to different evaluation focuses, using CDC's expectations for evaluation as a case example.  Determining evaluation indicators and gathering credible evidence will also be covered in this session.  We'll leave ample time for discussion of challenges and barriers encountered in doing evaluation.  

Thomas Chapel, MA, MBA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Room 254/255

Thank you for attending our conference; we hope you found it to be a valuable experience.

 
 
Date: April 21, 2006
Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases/Division of Bacterial Diseases
 
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