Reducing blood culture contamination rate plays a significant role in driving antibiotic stewardship efforts and improving quality outcomes for hospital and healthcare systems. With the release of the recent CDC guidelines, Blood Culture Contamination: An Overview for Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs Working with the Clinical Laboratory, more and more healthcare providers are seeking practice changes, including technology solutions, that will help them achieve the new CLSI goal of 1% blood culture contamination rate with best practices. In this webinar, learn more about these current and future measures to reduce contamination rates and improve the accuracy of blood culture results, and the practice change initiative of the Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) to benchmark blood culture contamination rates and drive evidence-based best practices to reduce these rates statewide.
Speaker: Tammy Johnson, RN, BS, CPM
AVP, Clinical Strategy and Customer Relations
Magnolia Medical Technologies
Speaker: Debra Campbell, RN-BC, MSN, CPHQ, IP, T-CHEST, CCRN
Vice President, Clinical Strategy and Transformation
Kentucky Hospital Association
CE: 1
This presentation is sponsored by Magnolia Medical. CEs are provided exclusively by the sponsor and are not part of APIC’s continuing education program.
The objective of this presentation is to examine the contribution of hand and environmental contamination to Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs). This webinar will examine how focusing on HAI reduction through hand hygiene alone is not sufficient. It will detail the need for a “bundled” approach consisting of hand hygiene and a cleaning and disinfection program to help drive down HAIs.
The goal is to demonstrate the connection between the role hands and the environment play in cross-contamination, helping healthcare providers understand not only the importance of hand hygiene, but also the need to develop and maintain a robust environmental hygiene program for a safer environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
Speaker: Sharon Ward-Fore, BS, MS, MT(ASCP), CIC, FAPIC
Infection Prevention Advisor
Metrex
CE: 1
This presentation is sponsored by Metrex. CEs are provided exclusively by the sponsor and are not part of APIC’s continuing education program.
Join Jamie Farley, Manager of OSHA and HIPAA Compliance, as he provides a comprehensive educational session on sharps disposal and preventing injuries on September 20th at 1:00 p.m. CT. In this webinar he will discuss consequences that can occur when proper steps are not taken to dispose of sharps. He will also review current statistics as it pertains to sharps causes for injury and who can get injured. Lastly, he will discuss ways to prevent injuries from happening. Jamie will also be joined by Lisa Weber, Product Marketing Manager, who will discuss ways Stericycle can help your organization. Attendees can ask questions throughout the webinar using the chat functionality.
The objective of this presentation is to comprehensively examine the evolution of hand hygiene practices over time, critically evaluating instances where improvements could have been implemented. This webinar will be enriched by the incorporation of compelling statistical insights pertaining to hand hygiene, further reinforcing the central theme of continuous enhancement. An in-depth exploration of the intricate interplay between hand hygiene and Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) will also be a focal point of this discourse. Ultimately, the primary emphasis of this presentation is to underscore the imperative of elevating our commitment to superior hand hygiene standards, driven by the unwavering dedication to the well-being of the patients under our care.
Speaker:
Sharon Ward-Fore, BS, MS, MT(ASCP), CIC, FAPIC
Infection Prevention Consultant
Essity
APIC 2023 Exhibitor Satellite Symposia
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Orlando, Florida
Learn to establish decolonization processes.
Gain compliance with processes through ongoing monitoring.
Understand effective monitoring methods.
Symposia Speakers
Lorene Campbell, BSN, RN, CIC
Dhaiwat Kothari, MD (ECFMG), MPH, CIC, CPHQ, NHA
Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC
Patients are still developing CLABSIs under current evidence-based practice recommendations. A novel approach incorporating a TA within a prevention bundle at a tertiary academic medical center unit resulted in an 88% CLABSI reduction and more than 50% dressing disruption reduction. This session will provide a review of the successes, lessons learned, and understanding of future implications of the quality improvement project conducted. At session completion, participants will gain the understanding of TA impact on CLABSI prevention and the knowledge to replicate a similar project approach.
Speaker: Cristina Nuila
Manager, Quality and Performance Improvement
Houston Methodist Hospital
Speaker: Maria Eva Andrew
Continuous Quality Improvement Specialist and Former ICP
Houston Methodist Hospital
Automation has played a pivotal role in the improvement of society and how we accomplish everyday tasks. The healthcare industry is beginning to incorporate automation of repetitive tasks, such as probe reprocessing, to help reduce HAIs and improve reliability. Join CS Medical live and earn free CE credits as we dive into the current standards and recommended practices to help you transition to automated TEE probe cleaning and disinfection. Learn how automation can reduce the risk of unwanted or undesirable outcomes in patient care and determine what level of automation would best suit your needs
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly heightened the need for effective Air Disinfection solutions in Healthcare facilities. The proven airborne transmission of microorganisms – notably the SARS-CoV-2 virus – led to the proliferation of germicidal Ultraviolet (UV) Air Disinfection and Air Purification technologies, product forms and claims, making it challenging for Infection Preventionists to get a basic level of factual clarity. This informative primer, from ASHRAE committee member and UVDI Vice President of Innovation and Technology, Dr. Ashish Mathur, will provide Healthcare Professionals with an essential, objective fact base to assess and select proven, effective and safe UV Air Disinfection and Air Purification solutions.
Speaker: Dr. Ashish Mathur, Vice President, Innovation and Technology, UVDI
Our expert will discuss the relationship between waste management and infection control. More specifically, when waste is properly segregated and managed. In particular regulated medical wastes and sharps waste. Doing so furthers the reach of good infection control practices and helps prevent the spread of disease. In our webinar, we will cover the basics of regulated medical waste, sharps identification, segregation, and review proper packaging guidelines for these wastes.
Speaker:
Alex Chapman
Director of Regulatory Affairs
WVU Medicine, the largest health system in West Virginia, recognized the detrimental impact of false-positive blood cultures on patient safety and quality outcomes. The collaborative focus of system-wide quality leaders was to reduce and sustain blood culture rates below 3%, with a visionary goal to be 1% or less in support of its diagnostic, antimicrobial, and financial stewardship objectives. One hospital, United Health Center, piloted multiple concerted practices before achieving success with an approach that combined culture change, value analysis, and evidence-based practices and technologies. Join this webinar to learn about their compelling journey to elevate the standard of care for their patients, the unique “triple aim” approach that has achieved >80% compliance with new practices over a sustained period of time, and the clinical and economic value they delivered by reducing blood culture contamination by 81% hospital wide.
Speakers:
Dr. Mark Povroznik
VP, Quality & Safety/CQO / Chairman, Infection Control / Chairman, System Infection Control Affinity
United Health Center
Barb DeBaun, RN, MSN, CIC
Improvement Advisor
Cynosure Health
This webinar will address high level themes regarding contamination of multiple use, non-critical medical items frequently used across patient care settings. The objectives of this webinar are to understand the importance of non-critical items in the transmission cycle of infection, discuss the barriers to cleaning and disinfecting non-critical items in a healthcare setting and discuss best practices for minimizing risk of infection from non-critical items.
Speakers:
Anna Nutt, MPH, CIC
HAI Epidemiologist
Texas Department of State Health Services
Sara M. Reese, PhD, MPH, CIC, FAPIC
System Director Infection Prevention
SCL Health
Kimberly Schommer BSN, RN, PHN
Clinical Application Specialist
3M Company
With significant increase in HAIs in 2020, combined with COVID-19 pandemic pressures, IP staff shortages, and steadily increasing turnover the need for high-performing infection prevention and control (IP&C) programs has never been more evident.
Hospitals need high-performing and resilient IPC programs to keep patients, visitors, and health care personnel safe, to comply with mandated public reporting, to battle multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), to promote antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) efforts, and to improve quality, and financial outcomes.
Speaker:
Mackenzie Weise, MPH, CIC
Infection Prevention Clinical Program Manager
Wolters Kluwer, Health
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