8th Annual International Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference

8th Annual International Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference is organized by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and would be held during Jun 1 - 2, 2017 at Eric P. Newman Education Center, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event are pediatricians, general practitioners, family practitioners, infectious disease and critical care specialists to improve antimicrobial prescribing for all children. This CME conference has been approved with a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

This will be accomplished by increasing the knowledge and competence of individuals beginning an antimicrobial stewardship program. Additionally, the course is designed to improve the performance of current antimicrobial stewardship programs.

At the conclusion of this activity attendees should be able to:
• List the antimicrobial stewardship strategies utilized to improve antimicrobial prescribing in all healthcare settings.
• Discuss the history of antimicrobial prescribing.
• List the measures used to evaluate antimicrobial stewardship programs.
• Describe the current rates of antimicrobial resistance and adverse drug reactions in children.

Additional Details will be posted as soon as they are available.