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22nd Annual Wilmer Nursing Conference

Course Description

The year was 1847. Ignaz Semmelweis made the connection between bacteria and disease. The names of Lister, Pasteur, Reed and Fleming are legendary. The rise of antibiotics and the triumph of modern medicine over infectious diseases had begun. Fast forward to 2005: antibiotic resistant microbials, suppression of the immune system, vaccine shortage, humans developing disease previously confined to the animal kingdom. Semmelweis caught on before the rest of us. It's all in our hands, now. While it's back to basics like hand hygiene and aseptic technique, it is also the era of the fourth generation fluoroquinolones and other antimicrobials. Join us at the 22nd Annual Wilmer Nursing Conference as we discuss prophylaxis and treatment of ocular infectious diseases.

Objectives

At the completion of this conference, participants will be able to:

• Identify new treatment strategies for ocular infectious diseases.
• State the relationship between autoimmune diseases and corneal ulcer(s).
• Describe in vitro dynamic changes in unhealed clear corneal cataract incisions that might adversely affect the risk of intraocular infection.
• Discuss the causes and prevention of Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome.
• Describe CDC/WHO recommendations for ophthalmic surgery for patients with prion disease.
• List two advantages of a support group for macular degeneration.
• Identify the level of fall risk of outpatients undergoing eye surgery, and implement the appropriate interventions to prevent falls.
• Discuss the management of patients with antibiotic resistant organisms in the ambulatory surgery setting.

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I thank Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for cooperation.