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WHAT: The 2010 Annual Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), in collaboration with American Academy of Pediatrics; Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology; Alliance for Prudent Use of Antibiotics; American Veterinary Medical Association; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Environmental Protection Agency; Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA; Infectious Diseases Society of America; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America; Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists; and the United States Department of Agriculture.

WHEN: Monday, February 1 - Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Monday, 8:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

WHERE: The Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center (Wisconsin Avenue at Old Georgetown Road), Bethesda, Maryland.

WHY:
-- To discuss the science, prevention and control of antimicrobial
resistance.
-- To define issues and potential solutions to the problem of
antimicrobial resistance.

TOPICS:
-- Keynote Address presented by David L. Heymann, MD, Health Protection
Agency in London, United Kingdom - The Globalization of Antimicrobial
Resistance
-- The Economic and Public Policy Aspects of Antibiotic Resistance and
Antibiotic Development
-- Susceptibility Issues
-- Implications of Rapid Diagnostic Testing
-- Antiviral Drug Resistance
-- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
-- Stewardship and Policy
-- Late-breaking Issues

NFID was established in 1973 to educate the public and health care professionals about the causes, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.