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Epidemiology & Infection Control
Symposium

130 - Using Big Technology to Tame Big Beasts

Saturday, October 2, 2021
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

    Moderator(s)

  • Alex Kallen, MD MPH

    Branch Chief
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Atlanta, GA, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

  • Maureen Tierney, MD, MSc

    Associate Professor
    Creighton University School of Medicine, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

    • Speaker(s)

  • Erica Shenoy, MD, PhD

    Associate Chief, Infection Control Unit
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, MA, United States

    Quanta Computer Inc (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant to Massachusetts Institute of Technology to support some of the research presented in the talk., Other Financial or Material Support; Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Individual(s) Involved: Self): I gave a single lecture in 3/2020 for which I received financial compensation, Other Financial or Material Support

  • Joanna Masel, DPhil

    Professor
    University of Arizona, AZ, United States

    WeHealth Solutions PBC (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant

  • James Steinberg, MD

    Chief Medical Officer
    Emory University Hospital Midtown
    Atlanta, GA, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:
Alex Kallen, MD MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Maureen Tierney, MD, MSc: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Erica S. Shenoy, MD, PhD: Quanta Computer Inc (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant to Massachusetts Institute of Technology to support some of the research presented in the talk., Other Financial or Material Support; Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Individual(s) Involved: Self): I gave a single lecture in 3/2020 for which I received financial compensation, Other Financial or Material Support
Joanna Masel, DPhil: WeHealth Solutions PBC (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant
James P. Steinberg, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit

No CPE credits

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
  • review the use of electronic applications to assist in contact tracing and patient notification following exposures to infectious diseases
  • describe the potential of machine learning to enhance infection control and infectious disease management
  • demonstrate the potential real world benefits and challenges in implementing technologies to audit hand hygiene adherence

Presentations:

  • Machine learning for infection detection and prediction: the future is now

    Speaker: Erica S. Shenoy, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Use of COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Exposure Notification Apps

    Speaker: Joanna Masel, DPhil – University of Arizona

  • Use of Technology to Audit Hand Hygiene Adherence - Lessons from a Large-scale Implementation

    Speaker: James P. Steinberg, MD – Emory University Hospital Midtown