Newswise — NEW YORK, NY (October 1, 2014) – Investigators at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center will present their latest research on HIV, tuberculosis and more at Infectious Diseases (ID) Week 2014. In addition to disease-specific findings, Einstein-Montefiore clinicians will detail innovative work by the Montefiore/Einstein Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) to promote more judicious antibiotic prescribing.

Liise-anne Pirofski, M.D., chief of the division of infectious diseases at Einstein and Montefiore, will also deliver the Maxwell Finland lecture on Thursday, October 9, 5:00 p.m. The title of her lecture is: “Why isn’t my patient getting better: Revisiting the disease in infectious diseases.” Dr. Pirofski, who also holds the Selma and Dr. Jacques Mitrani Chair in Biomedical Research at Einstein, will also participate in a special symposium on Cryptococcosis, presenting “Rethinking Susceptibility to Cryptococcosis” on Wednesday, October 8, 2:00 p.m.

ID Week will take place October 8 – 12 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Poster presentations will include:

• Building Bridges: Improving Antibiotic Prescribing in the Emergency Department. Poster presentation by Theresa Madaline, M.D., attending physician, Infectious Disease, Montefiore, and assistant professor, Medicine, Einstein. Abstract # 228, Session # 39. Thursday, October 9, 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. IDExpo Hall

• Lessons Learned from Early Implementation of Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-ToF MS) with Antimicrobial Stewardship, A Pilot Study. Poster presentation by Connie Park, M.D., research fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Montefiore. Abstract # 164, Session # 39. Thursday, October 9, 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. IDExpo Hall

• Changing the Culture: Spreading the Stewardship Message to a New Campus. Poster presentation by Julie Williamson, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Montefiore. Abstract #238, Session # 39. Thursday, October 9, 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. IDExpo Hall

• Missed Opportunities for HIV Prevention at an Integrated Hospital System in Bronx, NY. Poster presentation by Alisha Liggett, M.D., attending physician in Department of Family Medicine, Montefiore. Abstract #1521, Session #196. Saturday, October 11, 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. IDExpo Hall

• Tolerability, Adherence and Completion of New Occupational HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Regimens (Tenofovir + Emtricitabine and Raltegravir). Poster presentation by Izona Bock, M.D., research fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Einstein. Abstract #936, Session #114. Friday, October 10, 2014, 12:30 – 2 p.m. IDExpo Hall BC

Einstein-Montefiore investigators are available to speak about their research and other topics of interest upon request.

IDWeek 2014 is an annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS). With the theme “Advancing Science, Improving Care,” IDWeek features the latest science and bench-to-bedside approaches in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of infectious diseases across the lifespan. For more information, visit www.idweek.org.

About Montefiore Medical CenterAs the University Hospital and academic medical center for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore is renowned for its clinical excellence, scientific discovery and commitment to its community. Recognized among the top hospitals nationally and regionally by U.S. News & World Report, Montefiore provides compassionate, patient- and family-centered care and educates the healthcare professionals of tomorrow. The Children's Hospital at Montefiore is consistently named in U.S. News' "America's Best Children's Hospitals." With four hospitals, 1,512 beds and more than 84,000 annual admissions, Montefiore is an integrated health system seamlessly linked by advanced technology. State-of-the-art primary and specialty care is provided through a network of more than 150 locations across the region, including the largest school health program in the nation and a home health program. Montefiore's partnership with Einstein advances clinical and translational research to accelerate the pace at which new discoveries become the treatments and therapies that benefit patients. The medical center derives its inspiration for excellence from its patients and community, and continues to be on the frontlines of developing innovative approaches to care. For more information please visit www.montefiore.org and www.cham.org. Follow us on Twitter; like us on Facebook; view us on YouTube.

About Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva UniversityAlbert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University is one of the nation’s premier centers for research, medical education and clinical investigation. During the 2013-2014 academic year, Einstein is home to 743 M.D. students, 275 Ph.D. students, 103 students in the combined M.D./Ph.D. program, and 313 postdoctoral research fellows. The College of Medicine has more than 2,000 full-time faculty members located on the main campus and at its clinical affiliates. In 2013, Einstein received more than $150 million in awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This includes the funding of major research centers at Einstein in aging, intellectual development disorders, diabetes, cancer, clinical and translational research, liver disease, and AIDS. Other areas where the College of Medicine is concentrating its efforts include developmental brain research, neuroscience, cardiac disease, and initiatives to reduce and eliminate ethnic and racial health disparities. Its partnership with Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital and academic medical center for Einstein, advances clinical and translational research to accelerate the pace at which new discoveries become the treatments and therapies that benefit patients. Through its extensive affiliation network involving Montefiore, Jacobi Medical Center –Einstein’s founding hospital, and three other hospital systems in the Bronx, Brooklyn and on Long Island, Einstein runs one of the largest residency and fellowship training programs in the medical and dental professions in the United States. For more information, please visit www.einstein.yu.edu, read our blog, follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, and view us on YouTube.

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