Program for Thursday, 21 February 2008

0900 - 1000: Plenary 1

Clinical Significance of Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamases
David Paterson, Queensland Health Pathology Services, Queensland

1000 - 1030: Morning Tea

1030 - 1200: Symposium 1 - ESBL/AmpC Update

Origin of the Plasmids and Transmission
David Paterson, Queensland Health Pathology Services, Queensland

Laboratory Definitions, Detection and Screening
Peter Hawkey, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Australian and Regional Surveillance Data - What are we Importing
John Turnidge, Women's and Children's Hospital, South Australia

1200 - 1400: Lunch and Posters
Authors in Attendance

1400 - 1530: Proffered Papers 1
Six presentations

1530 - 1600: Afternoon Tea

1600 - 1730: Symposium 2 - Antimicrobial Treatment Therapies

Start Narrow versus Broad Spectrum in the ICU
Tom Solano, Prince of Wales Hospital, New South Wales

Mono-therapy versus multi-therapy - Neutropenia
Karin Thursky, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria

Dual-therapy versus mono-therapy - CAP
Lindsay Grayson, Austin Hospital, Victoria

Dual-therapy versus mono-therapy (Non- Neutropenic) - Pseudomonas
David Andresen, Children's Hospital at Westmead, New South Wales

1730 - 1830: Annual General Meeting

1830 - 2000: Welcome Reception

Program for Friday, 22 February 2008

0900 - 1000: Plenary 2

Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamses: Not Just a Hospital Problem?
Peter Hawkey, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

1000 - 1030: Morning Tea

1030 - 1200: Symposium 3 - Multi-Resistant Gram Negative Bacteria

Multiresistant Pseudomonas: Resistance Mechanisms and Epidemiology
Michael Nissen, Royal Children's Hospital, Queensland

Quinolones: Heroes and Villains for Gram Negative Resistance
David Hooper, Massachusetts General Hosptal, United States of America

Laboratory Aspects of Carbapenem Resistance
Jan Bell, Women's and Children's Hospital, South Australia

1200 - 1400: Lunch and Posters

1400 - 1530: Proffered Papers 2
Six presentations

1530 - 1600: Afternoon Tea

1600 - 1730: Symposium 4 - W(h)ither Glycopeptides

Are there Better Drugs Available Now?
David Looke, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland

Are there Better Drugs Coming?
George Kotsiou, Royal North Shore Hospital, New South Wales

Pharmacodynamics - Monitoring
John Turnidge, Women's and Children's Hospital, South Australia

1900 - 2300: Conference Dinner

Program for Saturday, 23 February 2008

0900 - 1000: Plenary 3

Efflux Pumps and Nosocomial Antibiotic Resistance
David Hooper, Massachusetts General Hosptal, United States of America

1000 - 1030: Morning Tea

1030 - 1200: Symposium 5 - Fungal Therapy

Diagnosis - Study Report
Orla Morrissey, The Alfred Hospital, Victoria

Azole Prophylaxis - Pros and Cons
Sam Milliken, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, New South Wales

Empirical Pre-emptive Treatment - When to Start, What With, In Excess?
Chris Blyth, Royal North Shore Hospital, New South Wales

1200 - 1300: Lunch

1300 - 1430: Proffered Papers 3
Six presentations

1430 - 1500: Afternoon Tea

1500 - 1700: Workshop 1: Fungal Susceptibility Workshop

Coordinator
David Ellis, Women's and Children's Hospital, South Australia

Antifungal Susceptibility Testing and Resistance Trends - CLSI
David Ellis, Women's and Children's Hospital, South Australia

Antifungal Susceptibility Testing - MRS
Tania Sorrell, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales

Antifungal Resistance Mechanisms
Sharon Chen, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales

Antifungal Drug Levels
Debbie Marriott, St Vincents Hospital, New South Wales

The Utility of Galactomannan Testing for the Rapid Diagnosis of Aspergillosis
Catriona Halliday, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales

1300 - 1700: Workshop 2: Pharmacy Workshop

Coordinator
David Kong, Monash University, Victoria

Session 1: Antibiotics Stewardship - No Longer the Drug Police (1300 - 1500)

Antibiotic Stewardship - An Overseas and ID Clinician's Perspective
David Paterson, Queensland Health Pathology Services, Queensland

Giving Life to Antibiotic Stewardship - Metropolitan Perspective
Matthew Rawlins, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia

Bridging the Gap - Antibiotic Stewardship from Regional to Metropolitan
Rachel Taylor, Port Macquarie Base Hospital, New South Wales

1500 - 1530: Afternoon Tea

Session 2: The Bugs and Drugs (1530 -1700)

Microbiology Today and Twenty Years Ago
Elaine Cheong, Concord Hospital, New South Wales

Continuous Antimicrobial Infusions in Ambulatory Setting
John Turnidge, Women's and Children's Hospital, South Australia

Managing Antifungals in Immunocompromised Patients - Case Studies
Verna Wallroth, Peter MacCallum Centre, Victoria and Lisa Ho, Austin Hospital, Victoria

Disclaimer
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