Rounds: Sept 29th DEM Rounds ESBLs in the ED plus Myths in the ED

RECORDING AVAILABLE...

http://stream.bann.umanitoba.ca/media/emg/emg_09_29_15_Mazzulli
http://stream.bann.umanitoba.ca/media/emg/emg_09_29_15_Hildahl

12:30

VISITING GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Tony Mazzulli, MD, FRCPC, FACP, Professor, University of Toronto, Microbiologist-in-Chief & Infectious Diseases Specialist
"Update on ESBL Resistance & Implications for Patient Management"
CanMEDS Roles: medical expert

13:30

Dr.Erik Hildahl
FRCPC Resident
"Exploring myths in the emergency department: a review of the literature"
CanMEDS Roles: medical expert

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About Dr. Mazzulli

Dr. Mazzulli specialized in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology at the University of Toronto. Prior to coming on staff at Mount Sinai Hospital, he spent two years as an MRC Fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, studying antiviral resistance in HIV.

He is the Microbiologist-in-Chief and an Infectious Disease Specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network as well as a staff Microbiologist at Public Health Ontario Laboratories. He is a Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto.

His primary research interests include anti-viral drug susceptibility testing, mechanisms of anti-viral resistance and rapid diagnostic testing. He is involved in studies looking at the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in urinary tract pathogens and respiratory pathogens. Dr. Mazzulli is the current president of the Canadian Association of HIV Clinical Laboratory Specialists (CAHCLS) and an active member of several hospital and non-hospital committees and organizations.

He has been the recipient of several teaching awards in recognition of his achievements and the esteem in which he is held by medical and undergraduate students.