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CME Clinical Microbiology

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

CME credits: 2 hours
TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
08:00 am – 09:00 am Registration
09:00 am – 09:15 am Inauguration
09:15 am – 10:00 am
Clinical Applications of Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms
Dr. Vikas Gautam

Additional Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology, PGI – Chandigarh

10:00 am – 10:45 am
MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae: Insights into a Key Pathogen
Dr. K. E. Vandana

Professor, Department of Microbioloigy, KMC – Manipal

10:45 am – 11:00 am Tea
11:00 am – 11:30 am
Challenges and Strategies for Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection
Dr. N. Pavani

Consultant Microbiologist, Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad

11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Dr. Apurba Shastry

Hospital Infection Control Officer & Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, JIPMER

12:15 pm – 01:00pm
Infections in Solid Organ Transplants
Dr. P. Vishnu Rao

Consultant Infectious Diseases, Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad

01:00 pm – 02:00 pm Lunch
02:00 pm – 03:00 pm
Audiovisual Tour of Biofire & Utility of Biofire in Clinical Practice
Dr. P. Senthur Nambi

Senior Consultant Infectious Diseases, Apollo Hospital, Chennai

03:00 pm – 04:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Interpretation of Lesser Known Pathogens in Clinical Practice
Panelists:
Dr. S. Manimala Rao

Dean – Academics & Director – Critical Care Medicine, Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda

Dr. Vijay Kumar Agarwal

Consultant Physician, HOD – General Medicine,Yashoda Hospitals,Malakpet

Dr. Anusha Rohit

HOD – Department of Microbiology, Madras Medical Mission College, Chennai

Dr. P. Vishnu Rao

Consultant Infectious Diseases, Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad

Moderator:
Dr. Mridu Anand

Consultant Microbiologist, Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderaba

04:30 pm – 05:00 pm
Isolation and Importance of Clinically Significant Anaerobes in a Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
Dr. Anusha Rohit

HOD – Department of Microbiology, Madras Medical Mission College, Chennai

05:00 pm – 05:30 pm Vote of Thanks and Certificate Distribution with Tea

Chief Guest

Dr. Pavan Kumar Gorukanti,
Director, Yashoda Group of Hospitals
MBBS (Osmania University, Hyderabad),
MD – General Medicine (KMC, Manipal),
MD – Internal Medicine (MSU, Lansing),
MD – Pulmonology Diseases, Critical Care Medicine
(Maimonides Medical Center, New York)

Organisers:
 
Department of Microbiology
  Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad


Venue:
Synergy Hall, Taj Deccan,
Banjara Hills, Hyderabad


Date:
June 30, 2018 (Saturday) | 8.00 am – 5.30 pm

 

Registrations are closed