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Epi & Infection Control

Trainee
Session Type: Interactive Session

265 - Wednesday With the Health Care Epidemiology Pager

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM US ET
Location: Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom 2-3

Live Streamed On Demand
CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

    Moderator(s)

  • Costi Sifri, MD (he/him/his)

    Professor, Director of Hospital Epidemiology
    University of Virginia School of Medicine
    Charlottesville, VA, United States

    Slides

    • Interactive Moderator(s)

  • Tara Palmore, MD

    Senior Medical Advisor
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, MD, United States

    • Panelist(s)

  • Shandra Day, MD

    Assistant Professor - Clinical
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine
    Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Columbus, OH, United States

  • IK

    Ibukun Kalu, MD

    Associate Professor
    Duke University School of Medicine
    Durham, NC, United States

  • AB

    Anthony Baffoe-Bonnie, MD

    Associate Professor, Associate Hospital Epidemiologist
    Central Virginia VA Healthcare System

  • GS

    Geeta Sood
Disclosure(s):
Costi Sifri, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.
Tara Palmore, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.
Shandra R. Day, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.
Ibukun C. Kalu, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.
Anthony Baffoe-Bonnie, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.
Geeta Sood: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
  • analyze risk factors for healthcare-associated infections by identifying patient, environmental, and procedural contributors to infection development and transmission;
  • interpret epidemiologic data to determine sources and modes of transmission in hospital outbreaks and recommend appropriate control measures;
  • evaluate the impact of human behavior, healthcare culture, and communication on infection prevention practices and adherence to best practices;
  • recognize and respond to healthcare outbreaks, including performing investigations and implementing effective control measures.