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Conference Highlights & Key Outcomes
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As a result of the national conference, regional
networks have been established to strengthen communication
and planning among antibiotic resistance projects
across the nation. These regional networks are organized
and supported by the CDC's National Campaign to Increase
Appropriate Antibiotic Use in the Community. The regional
networks foster greater sharing among states of resources,
knowledge and expertise.
A partnership has been formed with the AMA to reach
out to medical organizations nationwide. In 2004,
a toolkit will be disseminated to state medical associations
and other physician organizations providing resources
that will strengthen their involvement in state and
local antibiotic resistance campaigns. There will
be a focus on encouraging physicians to become involved
in community outreach as well.
Emphasis on reaching ethnic communities in media
and patient education is now a priority for national
and statewide campaigns, particularly targeting the
Latino community. Efforts are under way to engage
ethnic media as active partners in campaigns to reach
ethnic communities and to ensure that the messages
in these campaigns are sensitive to the cultures they
are trying to reach.
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Conference Agenda
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DIVERSE PARTNERS, COMMON GOAL - Working Together
to Promote Appropriate Antibiotic Use
November 2nd & 3rd, 2002
Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento CA
Conference
Goals
- Expand the partnership approach of existing and
new antibiotic resistance projects.
- Increase the level of interest about the issue
of antibiotic resistance and increase commitment
to take action.
- Increase the involvement of physician, health
provider and consumer organizations in efforts to
increase appropriate antibiotic use.
- Expand the knowledge and understanding of how
antibiotic resistance and antibiotic use are impacted
by culture, ethnicity and economic status, especially
in the Latino community and among Medicaid recipients.
November 1st
- 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration
- 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
CDC State Funded Projects Update Meeting
Saturday, November 2nd
- 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
- 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Joseph Silva, M.D.
Dean, UC Davis Medical School
AWARE Steering Committee Chair
- 9:30 a.m. - 10:15
a.m. Update from the CDC - National Campaign, Prescribing
and Resistance
Rich Besser, M.D.
Medical Director, CDC National Campaign for Appropriate
Antibiotic Use in the Community
- 10:15 a.m. - 10:30
a.m. BREAK
- 10:30 a.m. - 11:45
a.m. Plenary Session - Partnership Panel
Panel Moderator - Howard A. Kahn, CEO, LA Care Health
Plan
Panel Members - Mike Negrete, PharmD, California
Pharmacists Association
Fred Fedorowicz, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Michigan
Donita Stromgren, California Childcare Resource
& Referral Network
Jane Harper, Minnesota Department of Health
The purpose of the panel is to provide participants
with a deeper understanding of the possibilities
for involvement and partnership in an appropriate
antibiotic use campaign. Panel members from childcare,
pharmacists, health plans, and state health departments
from three states will offer concrete examples of
how this partnership has paid off in their state.
The moderated discussion will be followed by a question
and answer period.
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