Hot Topics in MDROs: Infection Prevention & MDROs

February 16, 2024

Description

This webinar will focus on the evolving epidemiology of multidrug resistant organisms, including Candida auris and gram-negative organisms. Presenters will discuss multimodal interventions to reduce transmission of MDRO in healthcare settings, including isolation, environmental disinfection and surveillance screening.

Target Audience

Infection preventionists, epidemiologists, nurses, physicians, pharmacists, students, frontline staff, antimicrobial stewards, microbiologists

Learning Objectives

  1. Discuss impact of COVID-19 on incidence of C. auris and gram negative MDROs.  
  2. Evaluate the most commonly used interventions to prevent transmission of MDROs. 
  3. Discuss how healthcare teams can implement personalized MDRO prevention plan for their facility.
 

Note: If you are unable to attend this live webinar, we will be recording and making it on-demand within 24 hours of the end webinar time.

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABIM MOC
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
02/01/2024
Course expires: 
02/01/2025
Event starts: 
02/16/2024 - 2:30pm EST
Event ends: 
02/16/2024 - 3:30pm EST
Member cost:
$0.00
Cost:
$50.00
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In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standard for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all faculty and planning partners must disclose all financial relationship(s) with any ineligible company within the prior 24 months for any amount. SHEA identifies and mitigates all conflict of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners. 
 

Speakers:

Christopher Pfeiffer, MD, MHS
VA Portland Health Care System
*PI: Pfizer, Department of Defense/MedPace
 
Sarah Sansom, DO, MS
Rush University Medical Center 
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
 

Planners:

Eleena Bower, MPH, RN, LSSGB, CIC
Good Samaritan Hospital
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
 
Bernard Camins, MD
Mount Sinai Health System
*Advisory Board: Puro Lighting, LLC
 
Amanda Graves, MPH
Duke University 
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
 
Rachael Lee, MD, MSPH
University of Alabama
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
 
 
*All relevant financial relationships listed above 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 Statements 

In support of improving patient care, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

PHYSICIANS: 

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
ABIM MOC Recognition 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. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to Joint Accreditation for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
 
By submitting a claim for ABIM MOC, you hereby give SHEA permission to share individual physician participation information with ABIM through JA PARS.

NURSES:

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 CNE credit. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PHARMACISTS:

CPE Accreditation Statement for Pharmacists
SHEA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Universal Activity Number has yet to be assigned to this activity. This activity is acceptable for a maximum of 1.00 live CPE contact hours (1.00 CEUs) in states that recognize ACPE providers. 
 
Upon completion of this ACPE-approved activity, participants will receive 1.00 credits on their NABP e-Profile section of the CPE Monitor. It is the participant's responsibility to upload the correct NABP number and date of birth when submitting your evaluation. 
 

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Available Credit

  • 1.00 ABIM MOC
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours
  • 1.00 Participation

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$50.00
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