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CIRAR Co-Sponsored Seminars

 

   

Upcoming CIRAR Co-Sponsored Seminars

Title Speaker Date & Time Location
"Characteristics of Nurse Practitioner Curricula in the United States Related to Antimicrobial Prescribing and Resistance" Dr. Donna Sym
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
St. John’s University
Thursday
November 1, 2007
12pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

CIRAR Pilot Update: "A Pilot Study of an Educational Intervention to Improve Antimicrobial Prescribing Practices in the Neonatal ICU"

Dr. Lisa Saiman
Dr. Sameer Patel
Dept of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Division
CUMC
Thursday
November 1, 2007

12:30pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.
"Antiviral Drugs: Discovery and Resistance"
(Co-sponsored by the CUMC Microbiology Department and Merck Research Labs)
Dr. Vincent Racaniello
Dept of Microbiology
CUMC
Thursday
November 8, 2007
11am-12pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.
"Economics of MRSA in ICU Settings: Infection and Prevention" Dr. Eli N. Perencevich
Associate Professor in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Friday
November 16, 2007
10:30am-11:30am
PH 8 East-107A (Atchley-Loeb Conference Room), 630 West 168th Street
"Toward Zero Tolerance"
(Co-sponsored with Infectious Disease Conferences)
Dr. Robert Haley
Dept of Internal Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Friday
November 16, 2007
10:30am-11:30am
PH 8 East-107A (Atchley-Loeb Conference Room), 630 West 168th Street
"Darwin in the Clinic: Evolution and Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance"
(Co-sponsored by the CUMC Microbiology Department and Merck Research Labs)
Dr. Adam Ratner
Dept of Pediatrics
Infectious Diseases Division
CUMC
Thursday
November 29, 2007
12-1pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

Previous CIRAR Co-Sponsored Seminars

Title Speaker Date & Time Location
"Overview of Antifungal Drugs and Resistance Mechanisms"
(Co-sponsored by the CUMC Microbiology Department and Merck Research Labs)
Dr. Aaron Mitchell
Dept of Microbiology
CUMC
Thursday
October 25, 2007
12-1pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.
CIRAR Pilot Update: "Information and Communication Needs Related to Interdisciplinary Research Competency Development" Dr. Suzanne Bakken Thursday
October 4, 2007
12:30pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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CIRAR Pilot Update: "Public Health Law and State Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections"

Dr. Kristine Gebbie
Mr. Ben Meier
Thursday
October 4, 2007
12pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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Download the overview of HAI Reporting Guidelines (current as of August 27, 2007)

"Hospital Epidemiology - Overview and NYPH Update" Dr. E. Yoko Furuya Tuesday
October 2, 2007
8:30-9:30am
PH 8 East-107A (Atchley-Loeb Conference Room), 630 West 168th Street
"A Discussion of the Competencies for Interdisciplinary Research and Potential Training Opportunities" Dr. Kristine Gebbie
Dr. Aaron Mitchell
CIRAR Investigators
Thursday
September 6, 2007
12-1pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.


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"Challenging Cases Involving Resistant  Organisms: MRSA and MDR Acinetobacter"
(Co-sponsored with Infectious Disease Conferences)
Dr. Sara Cosgrove
Johns Hopkins University
Thursday
June 21, 2007
8:30-9:30am
PH 8 East-107A (Atchley-Loeb Conference Room), 630 West 168th Street

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CIRAR/New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) Symposium: "Strategies for Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance: Hospital, Community, and National Perspectives" Dr. Sara Cosgrove
Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Kitty Corbett
Simon Fraser University

Dr. Martin Blaser
New York University

 

Thursday
June 21, 2007
2:00-5:00pm
Cocktail hour to follow
NYAS
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
40th Floor
New York, NY 10007
"Understanding the Problem:  Contribution of Basic Science to the Control of Drug Resistance" Dr. Herminia de Lencastre
Rockefeller University
"Molecular epidemiology of MRSE"

Dr. Alexander Tomasz
Rockefeller University
"New insights into the mechanism of heteroresistance in MRSA"

 

Thursday
June 7, 2007
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.
"Estimating Time Trends and Seasonal Variation in Disease Incidence" Dr. Haomiao Jia
CIRAR Biostatistician
Thursday
May 3, 2007
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.
"Community Engagement at CUMC - Present and Future: The CALME & CHUM Experience and What the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Will Bring" Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo
CIRAR Expert Liaison
Thursday
April 5, 2007
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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Download Handouts 1 and 2

"The Northern Manhattan Community Voices Collaborative: Improving the Health Safety Net" Dr. Allan Formicola
CIRAR Expert Liaison
Thursday
March 1, 2007
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.
"Interdisciplinary Study on the Impact of Rapid Detection of Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogens" Dr. Richard Huard
CIRAR Pilot Investigator
Thursday
February 1, 2007
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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Article: Chen KT, Huard RC, Della-Latta P, Saiman L.  Prevalence of methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pregnant women.  Obstet Gynecol 2006;108:482-487.

"Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Resistance Reduction Practices in Hospitals" Dr. Pat Stone
CIRAR Expert Liaison
Thursday
February 1, 2007
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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"ESBL resistant organisms in the NICU" Dr. Lisa Saiman
CIRAR Expert Liaison
Thursday
January 4, 2007
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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"Impact of guidelines for empiric antibiotic use" Dr. E. Yoko Furuya
CIRAR Pilot Investigator
Thursday
January 4, 2007
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.
"Drug resistance strategies evolving in staphylococci colonizing human populations" Dr. Alexander Tomasz
Rockefeller University
Thursday
December 7, 2006
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.
"S. aureus transmission dynamics and intervention strategies in NY state prisons" Dr. Frank Lowy
CIRAR Co-Director
Thursday
December 7, 2006
12:30pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.
"Presentation of the CIRAR Interdisciplinary Training Grant"
**Internal CIRAR Meeting**
Kristine Gebbie, Aaron Mitchell, and Suzanne Bakken Thursday
November 2, 2006
12:00pm
**Internal CIRAR Meeting**

School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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

Part of CIRAR EAC Visit; open to the public

Michele Pearson, Chief of the Prevention and Evaluation Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC Friday
October 6, 2006
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

Members are welcome to join us for Dr. Pearson's presentation!

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

Part of CIRAR EAC Visit; open to the public

Stuart Levy, President of Alliance for Prudent Use of Antibiotics APUA Thursday
October 5, 2006
8:30am-9:30am
PH 8 East-107A (Atchley-Loeb Conference Room), 630 West 168th Street

Members are welcome to join us for Dr. Levy's presentation!

External Advisory Council Visit: PI Presentations to EAC from Center PIs   Thursday October 5, 2006 from 10:00am - 5:30pm and Friday October 6, 2006 from 8:00am - 12:00pm **Internal CIRAR Meeting**

School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

"Antibiotic Resistance in Nosocomial Pathogens: The Hospital as a Structured Population" David L. Smith, PhD
Mathematical Epidemiologist, NIH Fogarty International Center - Division of International Epidemiology & Population Studies
Thursday
September 7, 2006
1:00pm-1:30pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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"Antibiotic Resistance Determinants in Oral Bacteria" Steven Lee
CIRAR Pilot Investigator
Thursday
September 7, 2006
12:30pm-1:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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"Improving Infection Control for Chronic Diseases" Samiya Razvi
CIRAR Pilot Investigator
Thursday
September 7, 2006
12:00pm-12:30pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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"Antibiotic Resistance in Nosocomial Pathogens: The Population Dynamic Perspective"
(Co-sponsored with Infectious Disease Conferences)
David L. Smith, PhD
Mathematical Epidemiologist, NIH Fogarty International Center - Division of International Epidemiology & Population Studies
Thursday
September 7, 2006
8:30am-9:30am
PH 8 East-107A (Atchley-Loeb Conference Room), 630 West 168th Street

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"Nurses' Working Conditions and Healthcare Associated Infections" Patricia Stone
CIRAR Expert Liaison
Thursday
August 3, 2006
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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"Modeling the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals and Communities: Concepts, Data and Predictions" Heinrich zu Dohna Thursday
July 6, 2006
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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"From resistance gene to resistant phenotype: the role of non-PBP genes in the beta-lactam resistance level of MRSA and penicillin resistant pneumococci" Alexander Tomasz
Rockefeller University
Thursday
June 1, 2006
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.
"Three ways to vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: Adaptation, gene acquisition and mimicry"
(Co-sponsored with Infectious Disease Conferences)
Alexander Tomasz
Rockefeller University
Thursday
June 1, 2006
8:30am
PH 8 East-107A (Atchley-Loeb Conference Room), 630 West 168th Street
"NIH Grant Reviews: Assignment & Peer Review Process"
(Co-Sponsored by Columbia University School of Nursing Office of Research Resources)
Kristine Kulage
Featuring Panel of Experts: Suzanne Bakken, Nancy Reame, & Pat Stone
Tuesday
May 9, 2006
3:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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"Antibiotic Stewardship: What Works?" Lisa Saiman Thursday
May 4, 2006
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.
"Successes in Multidisciplinary Research (CIRAR)"
(Symposium presentation at
18th Annual Scientific Sessions, Eastern Nursing Research Society)
Elaine Larson Saturday
April 22, 2006
18th Annual Scientific Sessions, Eastern Nursing Research Society, Philadelphia, PA
"Antimicrobial Stewardship: Beyond Restrictions"
(Co-sponsored with Infectious Disease Conferences)
Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD, MSCE Tuesday
April 18, 2006
8:30am
PH 8 East-107A (Atchley-Loeb Conference Room), 630 West 168th Street
"CIRAR Consortium Application: Presentations of Proposed Projects"

 

CIRAR Investigators Thursday
April 6, 2006
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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"Changing Habits: Improving use of antimicrobials and preventing multidrug resistant infections in healthcare settings and the community"
(Co-sponsored with Infectious Disease Conferences)
Todd Weber, MD
CDC
Tuesday
March 28, 2006
8:30am
PH 8 East-107A (Atchley-Loeb Conference Room), 630 West 168th Street
"Control of Healthcare Associated Pathogens: Guidelines and Evidence"
(Co-sponsored with Department of Pediatrics)
Jane Siegel, MD
Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Friday
March 3, 2006
8:30am
 
PH 8 East-107A (Atchley-Loeb Conference Room), 630 West 168th Street

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"Decreasing Antibiotic Resistance: CDC 12-Step Program" Jane Siegel, MD
Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
 
Thursday
March 2, 2006
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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"Industry Forum on Antimicrobial Diagnostics and Therapeutics" Industry Representatives in the Field of Antimicrobial Therapeutics and Diagnostics Wednesday,
February 15, 2006, 8:00am -12:30pm
(Breakfast served)
**Internal CIRAR Meeting / Attendees by Invitation Only**

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"Antibiotic Resistance: Effectiveness of Strategies to Prevent Transmission and Control Antibiotic Utilization"
(Co-sponsored with Infectious Disease Conferences)
Don Goldmann, MD
Senior Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Tuesday
January 24, 2006
8:30am
PH 8 East-107A (Atchley-Loeb Conference Room), 630 West 168th Street

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"Stretch Targets, Small Experiments: Engaging Clinicians in Quality Improvement" Don Goldmann, MD
Senior Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Tuesday
January 24, 2006
11:30am
Hammer Health Sciences Building, Room 404, 4th Floor, 701 W. 168th Street, NY, NY

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"Antibiotic Guidelines and Impact on Antibiotic Utilization and Resistance"
 
E. Yoko Fuyura December 1, 2005 12:30pm **Internal CIRAR Meeting**

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"Interdisciplinary Study on the Impact of Rapid Detection of Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogens" Richard Huard December 1, 2005 12:00pm **Internal CIRAR Meeting**

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CIRAR Invitational Symposium for Columbia University Interdisciplinary Research Center Directors Panel 1: Drs. Bearman, Yardley, Gelijns, Kronenberg, & Glied
Panel 2: Drs. Formicola, Santella, El-Bassel, Balstad, & Bakken
November 10, 2005
8:30am
The Faculty House on Columbia University's Morningside Campus
400 West 117th Street
New York, NY 10027

**Internal CIRAR Meeting / Attendees by Invitation Only**

"Improving Infection Control to Limit Antibiotic Resistance in Chronic Disease: Use of the Inter-disciplinary Care team in Cystic Fibrosis as a model" Samiya Razvi November 3, 2005
12:30pm
**Internal CIRAR Meeting**

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"Antiretroviral Use and Misuse in the Dominican Republic: Implications for HIV Drug Resistance"
 
Keith Joseph November 3, 2005
12:00pm
**Internal CIRAR Meeting**

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"Detection of Resistant Pathogens: Shifting gears over the years"
(Co-sponsored by the NYC American Society for Microbiology)
Phyllis Della-Latta October 28, 2005
9:00am
NYC American Society for Microbiology Annual Fall Meeting, The Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 7th Avenue, 18th Floor, NYC

Download the .pdf brochure and meeting registration form

Studying an Interdisciplinary Center Using Social Networking Analysis Max Geisinger (Science Research Training Program) August 17, 2005 New York Academy of Sciences
"The Global Problem of Antimicrobial Resistance: Clinical, Policy, and Social Implications"
(Visit the Symposium page for more info...)
Dr. Stuart Levy, President of APUA July 14, 2005
4:00pm
Columbia University Medical Center, Alumni Auditorium, 622 West 168th Street (NYC).
"Economic Analysis"
 
Sherry Glied July 7, 2005
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.

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"Establishing an Interdisciplinary Research Center: A Component of the NIH Roadmap"
(Poster presentation at AcademyHealth 2005)
Kristine Gebbie June 27, 2005
6:15pm
Poster Program at AcademyHealth 2005 Annual Research Meeting, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA
"Antibiotic Use and Beliefs in the Hispanic Community"
(Presentation at Annual Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance)
Elaine Larson June 27, 2005 Presentation at the 2005 Annual Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD
"Mandatory Reporting of Healthcare-Acquired Infections"
(Co-sponsored with Infectious Disease Conferences)
Janet Haas May 17, 2005 PH 8 East-107A (Atchley-Loeb Conference Room), 630 West 168th Street
"Informatics Concepts of Relevance to Antimicrobial Resistance"
(Download the Powerpoint Presentation)
Suzanne Bakken May 5, 2005
12:00pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.
"The Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (CIRAR)"
(Poster exhibition at CDC GetSmart Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance)
Beth Fatato April 27 - April 29, 2005 Poster Exhibition at CDC GetSmart Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, GA
"MRSA Detection Dilemmas: Try Cycling the Real-time Track"
(Co-sponsored by the NYC American Society for Microbiology)
Phyllis Della-Latta April 22, 2005
9:00am
NYC American Society for Microbiology Annual Spring Meeting
"Overview of NIH Funding Mechanisms"
(Co-sponsored by the CUSON Office of Research ResourcesNew: Download the presentation
Kristine Kulage April 19, 2005
12:30pm
School of Nursing 1st Floor Student Lounge, 617 W. 168th St.
"Antibiotic Uses and Beliefs in the NYC Hispanic Community"
(Co-sponsored with the Center for Community Health Partnerships)
Elaine Larson March 17, 2005
4:00pm
Russ Berrie Conference Room 2, 1st Floor, 1150 St. Nicholas Ave.
"Effect of Antibacterial Cleaning Products"
(Co-sponsored with Fogarty/CIDER)
Elaine Larson March 4, 2005
3:00pm
722 W. 168th St., Room R425
(School of Public Health)
"Antibacterial Research: Is It All Downhill from Here?"
(Co-sponsored with Infectious Disease Conferences)
Steven Projan
(VP, Biological Technologies, Wyeth Research)
February 10, 2005
8:30am
PH 8 East-107A (Atchley-Loeb Conference Room), 630 West 168th Street
"Mechanism of Resistance"
(Co-sponsored with Infectious Disease Conferences)
David Hooper February 8, 2005
8:30am
Charles Christian Lieb Pharmacology Library - Black Building 7-724
"Antibiotic Uses and Beliefs in the NYC Hispanic Community"
(Co-sponsored with Infectious Disease Conferences)
Elaine Larson January 6, 2005
8:30am
PH 8 East-107A (Atchley-Loeb Conference Room), 630 West 168th Street