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ForwardBi-State Infectious Disease Conference 2024 LIVE (in-person)
Course Directors: Zelalem Temesgen, M.D., and James T. Gaensbauer, M.D., M.S.
November 8, 2024 - Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel - St. Louis, Missouri
The Bi-State Infectious Disease Conference was developed in 1996 as a collaborative effort of the local APIC Chapter 73, public health departments and school nurses in the Missouri and Illinois bi-state area.
The annual conference is designed to provide continuing education for healthcare professionals from Missouri and Illinois. It provides the most current information for disease intervention, detection, prevention, control and preparedness pertaining to infectious disease in order to provide optimal healthcare to our patients and to our community.
Target Audience
Designed for public health personnel, family physicians, generalists, hospitalists, infectious disease specialists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, infection preventionists, correctional nurses, school nurses and dental assistants.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Review evidence-based infectious disease research related to public health initiatives.
- Examine expanded capabilities of the Missouri state laboratory in diagnosing infectious diseases.
- Identify key characteristics associated with culture-negative TB.
- Identify diagnostic challenges associated with culture-negative TB.
- Outline case management strategies presented through a tuberculosis (TB) case study.
- Examine current research on alpha-gal syndrome.
- Review updates to the reportable list of healthcare associated infections (HAI).
- Recognize challenges associated with the management of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs).
- Evaluate strategies for eliminating hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
2024 Bi-State Infectious Disease Conference Hosted by Missouri-Illinois Public Health Officials and APIC in collaboration with Mayo Clinic Center for Tuberculosis | |||
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7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast | Visit Exhibitors | ||
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. | Welcome! | Mark Barnes Master of Ceremonies | |
General Session A | |||
8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | How to Get to Zero Panel Discussion | Carl Freeman, MD | SSM Saint Louis University Hospital Lisa Hessy, RN | SSM Saint Louis University Hospital Ghassan Kamal, MD | Critical Care - SLUH David Tannehill, MD | CMO - Mercy Washington | |
9:15 a.m.- 9:45 a.m. | Break and Visit exhibitors | ||
Breakout Session B | |||
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | B1 | Translating Evidence into Practice in Public Health Ross Brownson, PhD | Washington University St. Louis | |
B2 | MO State Lab on expanding lab and capabilities Adam Perkins, BS | MODHSS | ||
B3 | Culture Negative TB Elizabeth Ann Misch, MD | University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health | Mayo Clinic Center for Tuberculosis | ||
10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | Break and Visit exhibitors | ||
Breakout Session C | |||
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Exhibitor lunch Concourse C |
C1 | Alpha-gal and Other Research Genevieve Weseman, MPH | St. Charles County Department of Public Health Tina Merritt, MD | Northwest Arkansas Asthma & Allergy Jennifer Platt DrPH | Tick-Borne Conditions United | |
C2 | TB Case Study – STL County HD Tracey Swaringen, RN, BSN | STL County Department of Health Tracey Campbell, RN | STL County Department of Health | ||
C3 | State HAI Program –Update to Reportable List Sarah Hanson, MPH, CPH | MODHSS | ||
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch and Visit exhibitors | ||
Breakout Session D | |||
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | D1 | C. auris, CRAB and other MDROs George Turabelidze, MD | MODHSS | |
D2 | Sustainable Programming in Public Health and Clinical Settings Ginger McKay, PhD, MA | Washington University St. Louis | ||
D3 | St. Louis Fusion Center: Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Health Intelligence Sharing Kyle Foerst, MS | Saint Louis County Department of Public Health Detached to the Saint Louis Fusion Center (STLFC) | ||
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Break and Visit exhibitors | ||
General Session E | |||
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | Hot Topics in Emerging Infectious Diseases | Manokiran Patri, MD | SSM Health | |
3:30 p.m. | Evaluations and Adjourn | ||
Note: Continuing Education credit will NOT be offered for this event.
All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.
Course Directors
Zelalem Temesgen, MD.
James T. Gaensbauer, MD, MS
Guest Faculty
Elizabeth Ann Misch, MD
David Tannehill, DO, FACOI, FACP
Tracey Swaringen, RN, BSN
Tracey Campbell, RN
Adam Perkins, BS
Virginia (Ginger) McKay, PhD, MA
Ross Brownson, PhD
Genevieve Weseman, MPH
Carl A. Freeman, MD, FACS
Lisa Hesse-Niebruegge, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Ghassan Kamel, MD
George Turabelidze, MD
Tina Merritt, MD
Jennifer Platt, DrPH
Kyle Foerst, MS
Sarah Hanson, MPH, CPH
Manokiran Patri, MD
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On behalf of course directors Zelalem Temesgen, M.D. and James Gaensbauer, M.D.,M.S., we hope you will consider a display opportunity at the The Bi-State Infectious Disease Conference held November 8, 2024 at the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.
PROSPECTUS: View the prospectus for available Exhibit opportunities.
Exhibit Regulations:
- Each exhibitor is responsible for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) within its booth and assigned space.
- The attire of exhibit personnel should be consistent with the professional atmosphere of the convention.
- Exhibitors' demonstrations may not interfere with normal traffic flow or infringe on neighboring exhibits. Demonstrations are not permitted outside of the exhibitor’s assigned booth space.
- Exhibitors cannot canvass or distribute advertising material outside their booth space.
- Canvassing or marketing any products or services in any part of the exhibit hall or meeting rooms by anyone representing a non-exhibiting firm is strictly prohibited.
- Exhibit space subletting and sharing are not permitted unless they are within divisions of the same company.
- The exhibitor is responsible for having all licenses, permits, and/or registrations required by the venue, city, municipality, and/or state and complying with all applicable tax laws.
- You must read and agree to the terms listed in the Exhibitor Prospectus.
If you are interested in exhibiting, please complete the Letter of Agreement
Please email the Mayo Clinic Center for Tuberculosis with any questions.
Price
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