Learn from experts in the field on treatment and management of C diff infection. Topics will include treatment plans and management strategies for our patients.
SPEAKERS
Stuart Johnson is an Infectious Disease Clinician and Researcher at the Hines VA Hospital and a Professor of Medicine at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. His main research interest and focus has involved the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). He is the Chair of the Infectious Diseases Society of America/Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (IDSA/SHEA) CDI Guidelines Committee for a focused update on management of CDI.
Kevin W. Garey, PharmD, MS, FASHP, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy in Houston, Texas. Dr. Garey is also Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health and Clinical Specialist and Researcher at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston. He is a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of American (IDSA) Standards and Practice Guidelines Committee and is a member of the IDSA-Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) practice guidelines for C. difficile infection (CDI). Dr. Garey's research, supported by the National Institute of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the pharmaceutical industry, involves clinical and translational research in healthcare-associated infections including post-surgical infections, candidemia, and CDI.
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