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2001 NARMS SCIENTIFIC MEETING AGENDA
March 15 and 16, 2001
DoubleTree Hotel, Rockville, MD
Regency Room
Day 1, Thursday, March 15th
7:30-8:00 Registration
8:00-8:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:15-10:15 Research Session
Moderators: Dr David Dargatz, APHIS and Dr Charlene Hudson, ARS
- 8:15-8:45 Dr Jane Robens, Antimicrobial resistance research and surveillance in the ARS
- 8:45-9:15 Dr David White, CVM/OR Extramural research
- 9:15-9:45 Dr Mary Torrence, Antimicrobial resistance research and CSREES
- 9:45-10:15 Dr Dave Dargatz, NAHMS antimicrobial resistance studies
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12:30 Intervention and Mitigation Strategies Session
Moderators: Dr Linda Tollefson, CVM and Shannon Rossiter, CDC
- 10:30-11:00 Dr Kenji Sato, Prudent use of antimicrobials in dairy herds - Preliminary survey on milk production and mastitis on Midwestern dairy farms
- 11:00-11:30 Dr William Sischo, Reality and possibilities - Antimicrobial use on large dairy and calf ranches
- 11:30-12:00 Dr Tamar Barlam, Antibiotic use data in agriculture
- 12:00-12:30 Dr Saeed Khan, Competitive exclusion products and other alternatives to the use of antibiotics in animal farming
12:30-1:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:30-3:30 Environmental Session
Moderators: Dr Jeff Gray, ARS and Dr Bonnie Buntain, FSIS
- 1:30-2:00 Dr Kammy Johnson, Pilot environmental investigations near concentrated animal feeding operations
- 2:00-2:30 Dr Anne Vidaver, Antibiotics and other antimicrobials in plant agriculture
- 2:30-3:00 Dr Curtis Donskey, Antibiotics and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus intestinal colonization
- 3:00-3:30 Dr Tom O’Brien, Global contributions to nosocomial antimicrobial resistance in one U.S. hospital
3:30-3:45 Break
3:45-4:45 Salmonella I Session
Moderators: Dr Paula Cray, ARS and Dr Fred Angulo, CDC
- 3:45-4:15 Dr Linda Tollefson, The Resistvet Project: The US-Mexico-Guatemala antimicrobial resistance monitoring program for foodborne pathogens
- 4:15-4:45 Dr John House, Antimicrobial use and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella on a large commercial dairy
4:45-5:00 Announcements and Close of 1st Day’s Sessions
5:00-5:30 Break
5:30-7:30 Poster Session and Social Event
Day 2, Friday, March 16th
8:00-8:15 Announcements
8:15-9:15 Salmonella I Session, Continued
- 8:15-8:45 Dr Jeff Gray, Characteristics of multiple drug resistant Salmonella isolates from animals
- 8:45-9:15 Dr Fred Angulo, Surveillance and applied research on antimicrobial resistant Salmonella at CDC
9:15-11:30 Salmonella II Session
Moderators: Dr Pat McDermott, CVM and Dr Tim Barrett, CDC
- 9:15-9:45 Dr Paul Fey, Molecular analysis of expanded-spectrum cephalosporin resistant Salmonella isolated from humans: NARMS 1996-1999
- 9:45-10:15 Dr Shaohua Zhao, Identification and expression of cephamycinase blaCMY gene of Echerichia coli and Salmonella isolated from animals and food
10:15-10:30 Break
- 10:30-11:00 Dr Jianghong Meng, Isolation and characterization of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella isolated from retail meats
- 11:00-11:30 Dr John Maurer, Following drug-resistant Salmonella through the food chain.
11:30-12:30 Lunch (on your own)
12:30-2:30 Campylobacter Session
Moderators: Dr Mark Englen, ARS and Dr Bob Walker, CVM
- 12:30-1:00 Dr Richard J. Meinersmann, Campylobacter population genetics and genotyping
- 1:00-1:30 Dr William Miller, Aggregation and mixed cultures in Campylobacter, Salmonella and E. coli
- 1:30-2:00 Shannon Rossiter, Campylobacter case control study
- 2:00-2:30 Dr Pat McDermott, Establishing quality control ranges for the in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Campylobacter jejuni.
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-4:45 Commensal Session
Moderators: Dr David White, CVM and Dr Charlotte Spires, CVM
- 2:45-3:15 Dr Marcus J Zervos, Antimicrobial resistance profiles of animal enterococci
- 3:15-3:45 Dr Abigail A Salyers, Commensals and reservoirs of antibiotic resistance
- 3:45-4:15 Dr Sean Altekruse, Commensal E. coli from an integrated turkey operation
- 4:15-4:45 Dr David Wagner, Distribution of Enterococcus phenotypes in different environments
4:45 Close of Meeting
