Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAIs 2022/2023 Updates: CLABSI & CAUTI

October 2, 2023

Description 

This webinar is part of the Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAIs series. The purpose of this webinar is to review essential practices new to the 2022 Compendium.  Discussion will focus on Additional approaches such as use of antimicrobial impregnated/coated catheters, use of antimicrobial lock solutions for long term vascular access and use of vascular access teams. Some Unresolved issues will also be discussed such as surveillance of infections caused by other vascular catheters such as short-term peripheral catheters and use of antiseptic-containing end caps (so called port protectors).
 

Target Audience

Physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, hospital support staff (e.g., environmental services), infection preventionists.

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe the updates to the SHEA CLABSI and CAUTI Compendium.
  2. Apply changes to IPC practices for the healthcare team based on the updates.
  3. Employ implementation strategies for the healthcare team by discussing reasoning behind each challenging recommendation.
  4. Recognize the importance of team building with vascular access staff for a successful program.

 

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABIM MOC
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
09/12/2023
Course expires: 
09/12/2024
Event starts: 
10/02/2023 - 2:30pm EDT
Event ends: 
10/02/2023 - 3:30pm EDT
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Speakers:

Leonard A. Mermel, DO, ScM, AM (Hon), FSHEA, FIDSA, FACP
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University & Lifespan Hospital System
*Scientific Advisory Board: Lightline Medical; Citius Pharma; Destiny Pharma
*Consultant: Pristine Access Technologies 
 
Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH 
Intermountain Healthcare 
*Consultant: Qiagen, Roche Diagnostics

Moderators:

Karen M. Jones, MPH, RN, CIC, LTC-CIC, FAPIC
*Consultant: Wolters Kluwer
 
Sarah Krein, PhD, RN
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and University of Michigan
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Planners:

Eleena Bower, MPH, RN, LSSGB, CIC
Good Samaritan Hospital
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
 
Justin Hayes, MD, MPH
University of Arizona College of Medicine
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
 
Sarah Krein, PhD, RN
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and University of Michigan
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
 
Harjot K. Singh, MD, ScM, FIDSA
Weill Cornell Medicine
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
 
Katie Suda, PharmD, MS 
University of Pittsburgh 
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

 

*All relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated.

The 2023 Webinar Program Planning Committee assisted with the development of this program. You can view the 2023 LearningCE Program Committee Roster and Disclosures.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physicians: The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America designates this internet live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC STATEMENT

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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Available Credit

  • 1.00 ABIM MOC
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation

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