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Webinars:
Joint Commission NPSG 7: Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infection - 6/1/11
Louise Kuhny, Senior Associate Director of Standards Interpretation at The Joint Commission, presented a webinar that will help accredited organizations better understand how surveyors will be evaluating compliance with NPSG 7, and provided insight into strategies for reducing these serious infections. DISCLAIMER: Please note that this presentation is current as of 6/1/11. The Joint Commission reserves the right to change the content of the information as appropriate. View the on-demand recording or download the slides.
SSIs and SIRs: Are You Ready? - 5/25/11
The deadline for the CMS mandate to report surgical site infections (SSI) to NHSN is rapidly approaching. Tom Jordan, RN, BS, Director of Infection Prevention, reviewed the basics of the SSI module in NHSN's Patient Safety Component. This review included each aspect of the SSI reporting process as well as NHSN's transition to using Standardized Infection Ratios (SIR). View the on-demand recording or download the slides.
Right Sizing HAI Prevention Measures for Critical Access Hospitals - 5/11/11
It is often times difficult for CAHs to implement evidence-based national recommendations for prevention, control and surveillance activities due to lack of infection prevention expertise and resources. Bonnie Barnard, MPH, CIC, reviewed the obstacles faced by these facilities and presented ideas for "right sizing" national recommendations for this setting. View the on-demand recording or download the slides.
Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Six Year Experience - 5/4/11
In this presentation, Coretha Weaver, RN, BSN, CIC, provided an overview of the
progress made nationally with preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
over the past six years. She discussed the initiation and progression of the VAP
project at Erlanger Health System and the ongoing team approach they have
established to keep the work moving forward. View the on-demand recording or download the slides.
Clostridium difficile Infection: An Update on the Current State of Prevention - 4/27/11
Ruth Carrico, PhD, RN, FSHEA, CIC, touched on the changing epidemiology of this disease, the current challenges presented to healthcare facilities, and some innovative approaches that may prove helpful as part of a comprehensive patient safety program.
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the on-demand recording or
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Joint Commission Readiness for Infection Control - 3/30/11
Brenda Helms RN, BSN, MBA/HCM, CIC discussed preparing for a Joint Commission survey, spending time on the risk assessment, evaluation and plan. She also went over the processes in place that helped her facility to achieve a deficiency-free Joint Commission survey. View the on-demand recording or download the slides.
Micro 101 - 3/9/11
In this webinar, Eileen O'Rouke, Infection Preventionist at Lankenau Medical Center described basic morphology of microorganisms, reviewed methods of detection and sensitivity testing of organisms and presented infectious disease case studies. View the on-demand recording or download the slides.
VAP Prevention - Making Rapid Change by Focusing on Key Targets - 2/23/11
Nancy Landor, RN, MS, CPHQ, examined an initiative started by the Healthcare
Association of New York State (HANYS) focused on preventing
ventilator-associated pneumonia in critical care units, which required
participating hospitals to use the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).
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the on-demand recording or
download the slides.
Creating Teams Who Play: A Collaborative Approach to Reducing Sepsis Mortality
- 2/2/11
Gita Patel, RPh, PharmD, and Nicki Roderman, RN, MSN, CCRN, discussed the
prevalence and pathophysiology of sepsis and describe the contents and
methodology of the implementation of a successful sepsis program at a community
hospital. View the
on-demand recording or
download the slides.
Gram Negative Resistance: The Gathering Storm - 12/15/10
James Lewis, PharmD, discussed current epidemiologic resistance trends in
common gram negative bacteria. In addition, potential options for the antibiotic
management of multidrug resistant gram negative organisms will be discussed.
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download the slides.
Federally Mandated CLABSI and SSI Reporting to NHSN - 12/1/10
Tom Jordan, RN, BS, CIC provides information on how to navigate within NHSN
and to ensure compliance with CMS' new requirement that all
Medicare-participating hospitals report data on healthcare-associated infections
(HAIs).
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download the slides.
Positive Deviance: Another Tool for Infection Prevention - 11/10/10
Most healthcare personnel respond that hand hygiene and standard precautions are
essential in preventing infection, however, observations of behavior don't
always match the expected actions. Dottie Borton, Infection Preventionist at
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, provided an overview of positive deviance as
well as some outcome examples of implementation at one healthcare facility.
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download the slides.
Precautions with MDROs: Shouldn’t Standard Be the Standard? - 8/18/10
Nancy Parris, RN, RHIA, MPH, CIC, CPHQ, provided a practical approach on
when and how to implement an isolation program emphasizing Standard Precautions
and minimizing the use of Contact Precautions in healthcare facilities,
including acute care, long-term care and outpatient settings.
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on-demand recording or
download the slides.
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Case
Studies:
 West Florida Hospital used Sentri7 to help tackle anticoagulation monitoring in
line with The Joint Commission's NPSG 3, as well as antibiotic streamlining and
other clinical pharmacy initiatives. They realized approximately $64,000 in
renal dose cost savings and $118,000 in antibiotic cost savings total for 2011.
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 Sentri7 was tasked with helping Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital
get their antimicrobial stewardship program up and running. Sentri7 helped the
pharmacists increase their antibiotic interventions by 54% year-to-year and
decrease their antibiotic costs per patient day.
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 The integration of Sentri7 into Saint Barnabas Health System's clinical pharmacy services has helped their staff become more efficient by dramatically reducing the time spent seeking opportunities to improve care and enabling them to spend more time improving it. They went from "fishing" for opportunities to fixing care issues proactively! Read the case study.
 The
Lehigh Valley Health Network pharmacy team estimates a six-fold increase in
the amount of targeted initiatives they could tackle each day since their
implementation of Sentri7. The hospital easily impressed The Joint Commission
with their new safety initiatives during two hospital inspections and logged
nearly $250,000 in hard cost savings in the first six months.
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 Meritus Medical Center was able to effectively expand their clinical offering by
implementing a clinical data surveillance application and documentation tool.
Pre-implementation clinical programs focused on drug kinetic evaluations, IV/PO
and renal dosing protocols. Post-implementation they were able to expand their
clinical initiatives to include antimicrobial streamlining and anticoagulation
management, amongst others.
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 Providence St. Vincent Medical Center performed a pre- and
post-implementation study to evaluate the impact of Sentri7 in their institution
prior to the purchase of the software by the entire Providence system. Data
showed a 500% increase in total interventions documented and a 1600% increase in
cost savings attributable to those interventions.
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 Steve
Pickette is the System Manager of Pharmacy Clinical Services for all of
Providence Health and Services and has been using Sentri7 since August of 2007.
In this interview he explains how Sentri7 has helped with quality improvement
and patient safety.
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