Don’t Let Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) Ride Along: The Growing Risks and How You Can Fight Back

"Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) have always extended beyond hospital walls, and emergency medical services (EMS) play a critical role in connecting patients across every setting where care is delivered. As MDROs evolve and develop new mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, we must also evolve the way we practice to keep patients, residents, providers, and communities safe.

This session will arm you with up-to-date trends on MDROs in Virginia, including Candida auris and carbapenemase-producing organisms, and provide practical steps to break the chain of transmission. Participants will explore challenges and opportunities unique to mobile and community-based healthcare and walk away with concrete tools to strengthen infection prevention practices in everyday care."

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