The principals of ISC have continued their longstanding relationship with the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and recently developed MRSA-I on behalf of ASM. The program includes a dedicated web site (www.mrsai.org) and links to an ASM-accredited Continuing Education program available on the ASM CE portal (http://ce.asm.org). The featured program for MRSA-I is the Roundtable Consensus Conference. The faculty present key points / topics related to MRSA including:
- Addressing the Challenges in the Management & Treatment of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Spellberg)
- Community MRSA: Epidemiology and Surveillance (Chambers)
- MIC: Microbiology Is Complex - Issues Surrounding Clinical vs. Microbiological Vancomycin Susceptibility in MRSA (Sakoulas)
- MRSA Treatment Considerations (Boucher)
What are the key challenges in the management/treatment of MRSA?
The MRSA Initiative (MRSA-I) features a world-renown faculty:
- Brad Spellberg, MD (Chair)
- Henry F. “Chip” Chambers, MD
- George Sakoulas, MD
- Helen W. Boucher, MD
