Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics

When: October 21, 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Purpose: This program will provide the audience with an overview of the history of antibiotic resistance, mechanisms by which resistance develops, and practices that both providers and lay people can take to minimize the threat.

Objectives:
At the completion of this conference the participant will be able to:

• Describe a fomite, explain how it can play a role in the transmission of microorganisms (including times of surface viability) and the importance of surface disinfection.
• List community practices that could play a role in the increase of antibiotic resistance outside of healthcare facilities.
• List sociological impacts that will result from antibiotic resistance.

Presenter: Michael Olesen, BS, MPH

Location: St. Therese Home, New Hope, 8000 Bass Lake Road. From Hwy 169, go east on Bass Lake Rd. (Cty Rd 10) about one mile. St. Therese is on left, (north west corner).

Cost: $22 3rd District Members/3D Privileges, $30 non-members

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Minnesota Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing education nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.