Oct. 9, 2009
 
MU Conference to Update Health Providers on H1N1 flu, MRSA, Similar Problems
 
Special to huntingtonnews.net
 
Huntington, WV (HNN) -- A conference updating health-care providers on infectious disease problems such as H1N1 flu and antibiotic-resistant bacteria will be offered Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 at Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.
 
The conference runs from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Marshall University Medical Center, 1600 Medical Center Drive in Huntington.
 
Topics include:
· H1N1 pandemic – Dr. Gary Gorby, chief of infectious diseases at Creighton University
 
· MRSA screening in intensive care units – Dr. Thomas Rushton, chief of infectious diseases, Marshall University
 
· Opportunistic infections after lung transplants – Dr. David Nunley, associate professor of medicine, Ohio State University
 
· Catheter-associated blood stream infections – Dr. Eduardo Pino, associate professor of pediatrics, Marshall University
 
· Trends and therapy options in gram-negative infections – Christine Teague, PharmD, Charleston Area Medical Center
 
· Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia – Lorraine B. Fields, MSN, critical care nurse specialist, Aultman Health Foundation, Canton, Ohio
The program meets continuing education requirements for physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and employees of Cabell Huntington Hospital. More information is available from Marshall’s Office of Continuing Medical Education at 304-691-1770.


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