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This session will highlight diagnostic challenges faced by providers when managing common infections (pneumonia, urinary tract infections and Clostridium difficile infections) in PA/LTC facilities, along with providing treatment updates. In addition, speakers will discuss strategies for prevention and early recognition of these infections. The audience will have the opportunity to seek answers for practical questions that they come across in their daily practice while managing common infections. This session will combine short presentations with interactive role-play session, small group case-based discussions, and an interactive panel discussion towards the end of the workshop.
Learning Objectives: (1) Describe various clinical presentations of pneumonia, UTI and CDI in PA/LTC setting. (2) Discuss the diagnostic challenges for pneumonia, UTI and CDI and the limitations of the available tests. (3) Demonstrate practical steps that can be taken for prevention and early recognition of the common infections in the PA/LTC facilities. (4) Review the treatment updates for pneumonia, UTI and CDI.
Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD, CIC, is currently the President and CEO of CIMPAR, S.C. (Chicago Internal Medicine Practice and Research). He also holds an academic appointment as the Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago, Illinois. In addition to being President... Read More →
