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This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of urinary tract infections (UTIs), including a description of the causative pathogens associated with UTIs and how they manifest. It will also describe how UTIs are diagnosed and treated, delving into the use of antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance.

In this webinar, Dr. Jeffrey Henderson, Washington University School of Medicine, and Lisa Ritenour, University of Akron, will explore the complexity of UTIs from the routine to the more unique and complicated cases. In addition to this overview, attendees will gain insight from a university clinic which implements routine urinalysis testing and successfully provides results and treatment in the same day. The goal of this webinar will be to provide a fundamental understanding of UTIs and the role that urinalysis plays in their diagnosis and treatment.

Learning objectives

  • Develop a comprehensive knowledge of urinary tract infections (UTIs) including causes, diagnosis, and treatments
  • Explain the role of urinalysis in the diagnosis of UTIs
  • Describe the use and misuse of antibiotics to treat UTIs
  • Recognize how point-of-care urinalysis can be used to improve outcomes

Who Should Attend?

Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, POC Coordinators, Laboratory Technicians/ Technologists, Healthcare Professionals

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SelectScience is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. Attendees of this one-hour webinar are also entitled to 1.0 ACCENT Continuing Education Credits from the AACC. This activity was planned in accordance with ACCENT® Standards and Policies. Verification of Participation certificates are provided to registered participants based on completion of the activity, in its entirety, and the activity evaluation. For questions regarding continuing education, please email education@aacc.org.

Presenter

Jeffrey Henderson, M.D., Ph.D., FIDSA

Jeffrey Henderson, M.D., Ph.D., FIDSA

Associate Professor of Medicine and Molecular Microbiology, Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research

Diabetic Cardiovascular Disease Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

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Dr. Henderson is an associate professor of medicine at Washington University. He carries both an M.D. and Ph.D. from the Washington University School of Medicine and is a board-certified physician with certifications in internal medicine and infectious disease. His expertise covers the host-pathogen interaction of the urinary tract.

Lisa Ritenour, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

Lisa Ritenour, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

Director of Health Services

University of Akron, Akron, OH

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Lisa Ritenour is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner, and has served as the Director of Health Services at the University of Akron for the past four years. She has thirty-seven years of nursing experience and holds both an MSN and NP Certificate from Frontier Nursing University.

Ellie Abbott

Ellie Abbott

Editorial team

SelectScience

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Ellie studied biochemistry at the University of Nottingham, UK, and has previous experience working in management consultancy. As a member of the Editorial team, she now plays an integral role in shaping the content on SelectScience.

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