Deep Dive: Advances in the Care of Infectious Diseases in the ICU-Advances in the Care of Infectious Diseases in the ICU Agenda

Advances in the Care of Infectious Diseases in the ICU Agenda

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The document is an agenda for a course titled "Deep Dive: Advances in the Care of Infectious Diseases in the ICU." The course is scheduled for September 20, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CST. The course aims to educate critical care clinicians on various topics related to emerging special pathogens, rapid diagnostics, biomarkers of infection, and optimizing antimicrobial drug use in critical illness.<br /><br />The agenda provides a list of speakers and their topics for the course:<br /><br />- Dr. Ryan Maves will discuss the importance of emerging special pathogens to critical care clinicians.<br />- Dr. Kelly Cawcutt will discuss new rapid molecular assays for pathogen identification in the ICU.<br />- Dr. Bhavita Gaglani will talk about the role of biomarkers, such as procalcitonin, in the early identification and management of infected patients with critical illness.<br />- Dr. Sameer Kadri-Rodriguez will discuss the impact of critical illness on antimicrobial pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.<br />- Kirstin Kooda, a clinical pharmacist, will talk about optimizing antimicrobial drug use in critical care.<br /><br />The agenda also includes specific session topics, such as rapid diagnostics for pathogens in the ICU and emerging special pathogens. The document ends with a session on biomarkers of infection in the ICU and a course wrap-up and Q&A session with all the faculty.<br /><br />Overall, the course aims to provide critical care clinicians with a comprehensive understanding of the latest advances in the care of infectious diseases in the ICU, including the early recognition and management of emerging pathogens, rapid diagnostics, and optimizing antimicrobial drug use.

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Deep Dive: Advances in the Care of Infectious Diseases in the ICU

September 20, 2023

critical care clinicians

emerging special pathogens

rapid diagnostics

biomarkers of infection

optimizing antimicrobial drug use

pathogen identification

antimicrobial pharmacokinetics

clinical pharmacist

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