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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Schedule
May 19-21, 2008

   
Date Day Time

Topic

5/19 M
8:30-9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast and Introductions
9:00-10:00 AM
Introduction to Antibacterials/Mechanisms of Action
10:00-11:30 AM
Antimicrobial Susceptibility testing/Antibiograms
11:30-12:30
LUNCH
12:30-1:30 PM
Pharmacodynamics of Antibacterial Agents
1:30-2:30 PM
Cell Wall Active Agents
2:30-3:30 PM
Beta-lactamase Inhibitor- Penicillin Combinations
3:30-4:30 pm Beta-lactamases 101 - Part 1
       
5/20 Tu 9:00-10:00 AM Beta-lactamases 101 - Part 2
10:00-11:00 AM AmpC Beta-lactamases
11:00-12:00 PBP-Mediated Resistance/Glycopeptide Resistance
12:00:-1:00 PM LUNCH
1:00:-4:00 PM Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Laboratory
       
5/21 W 9:00-10:00 AM Advanced Expert Systems
10:00-11:00 AM When Phenotypic Testing Fails
11:00-12:00 Fluoroquinones and Fluoroquinone Resistance
12:00-1:00 PM Protein Synthesis Inhibitors/New Agents