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EXTERNAL ADVISORY COUNCIL VISIT

October 5-6, 2006

The 2006 CIRAR External Advisory Council Visit took place on Thursday, October 5 annd Friday, October 6.  CIRAR is preparing for a submission of 11 grants in December 2006 that, if funded, will advance our Center to an interdisciplinary research Consortium and extend our funding by 5 years.  The format of the EAC visit was presentations from each PI about their Consortium grant, followed by an exchange of feedback and critique from members of the EAC and our University Oversight Committee. 

EAC Member Presentations were:

Dr. Stuart Levy speaks at infectious disease rounds

"Commensal Bacteria in Antibiotic Resistance"
(Co-sponsored with Infectious Disease Conferences)

Stuart Levy, President of Alliance for Prudent Use of Antibiotics APUA
Thursday, October 5, 2006

 

Dr. Michele Pearson speaks to the CIRAR team

"Strategies for Preventing the Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings:
Issues and Controversies"

Michele Pearson, Chief of the Prevention and Evaluation Branch,
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC

Friday, October 6, 2006

Dr. Elaine Larson, members of the External Advisory Committee, and Dr. Samiya Razvi

Elaine Larson, CIRAR Director, presents overview of CIRAR Consortium