Re-thinking Barrier Precautions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe current approaches to standard precautions and adherence.
- Deliberate pros and cons of using microbiologic or clinical data to determine need for enhanced barrier precautions.
- Discuss challenges in implementation of standard and enhanced barrier precautions, including adherence.
- Approaches to Standard Precautions: Universal gowns/gloves, universal gloving
- Getting away from culture positivity: using clinical characteristics to determine patients who need enhanced barrier precautions
- Implementation challenges: lessons from the front line
- Live Q&A
Speakers
Anthony Harris, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Contracted Research: Merck
The relevant financial relationship listed for this individual has been mitigated.
Sarah Krein, PhD, RN
University of Michigan
No relationships to disclose
Mary-Claire Roghmann, MD, MS
University of Maryland School of Medicine
No relationships to disclose
Coordinator
Dan Diekema, MD, MS
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
No relationships to disclose
Available Credit
- 1.00 ABIM MOCSuccessful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC point’s 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.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™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.
- 1.00 Participation