Minnesota Department of Health and Stratis Health, as part of Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network, are sponsoring the 2017 Minnesota Antibiotic Stewardship Conference. This year, the conference will have a long-term care focus, with content provided in the form of panels and long-term care professionals sharing field experiences with antibiotic stewardship.

Audience

Long term care professionals, including physicians, advanced practice providers, and consultant pharmacists. We encourage facilities to send an antibiotic stewardship team, consisting of infection prevention, nursing, prescriber, administration, and pharmacy representation.

Objectives­

• Learn the CDC core elements of antibiotic stewardship for skilled nursing facilities
• Understand new antibiotic stewardship rules and expectations for skilled nursing facilities
• Develop preliminary action plan for launching an antibiotic stewardship program

Speakers

The keynote speaker is Christopher J. Crnich, MD, PhD, associate professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, UWSMPH, Madison, WI, Chief of Medicine, Wm. S. Middleton Veterans Administration Hospital, Madison, WI, nationally recognized expert in long-term care facility antibiotic stewardship.

Register

We have reached venue capacity – registration for this event is closed. If you are on the wait list, we will contact you if space becomes available.

Lunch Break

Due to funder contract requirements, we are unable to include complimentary food at this event. In order to cover as much content as possible, we will be having a “working lunch” – please bring food if you did not pre-order box lunches when you registered.

Agenda

Download the conference agenda.

Handouts

Download the Get Smart commitment poster sample.

Download the Get Smart commitment poster customizable file.

Download the Get Smart “What you can do” customizable poster.

Download the Infection Control Components Checklist.

Download the conference participation list.

Pre-conference worksheet
This worksheet is meant to get you thinking about the seven core elements of antibiotic stewardship in LTC facilities. Reviewing the worksheet exercises ahead of time and during the conference will help you put what you hear into the context of your specific facility.
Download the pre-conference worksheet.

Presentation handouts

Download Antibiotic Stewardship in Long Term Care and the CDC Core Elements

Download Launching an Effective Antibiotic Stewardship Program in Long Term Care

Download Managing Antibiotics during Care Transitions-Resource

Download Successful Strategies-Eventide Senior Living Communities

Download Successful Strategies-Mille Lacs Health System

Download Using Data to Track Antibiotic Use

Contact

• To make changes to your registration or lunch order, please contact Jenna Kornberg, jkornberg@stratishealth.org
• For other questions regarding the conference, contact Sarah Brinkman, 952-853-8552, sbrinkman@stratishealth.org

Continuing Education Information

Physician AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) through the joint sponsorship of Stratis Health and conference partners. Stratis Health is accredited by the MMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Stratis Health designates the Conference for 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Education Credits and Contact Hours for other Health Professionals
Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance following completion of a post-conference online evaluation survey. Attendees are responsible for determining if this program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification for their discipline.