Session: National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO) and Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease (CDAD) Module: Review of the First Year of Use (Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections (March 18-22, 2010))

Saturday, March 20, 2010: 7:00 AM-8:20 AM

Hanover A-B (Hyatt Regency Atlanta)

CME Credits: 1.25

Type: Oral

Summary: This session will review the NHSN MDRO and CDAD Module, which was developed to facilitate reporting and interpreting data related to MDROs, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and C. difficile in the context of prevention efforts. Participants will be reminded of the required and optional data that can be reported using this module and will be updated on the module uptake and utilization within the first year of release. The session will present results from comparative analysis between MRSA Infection Surveillance and LabID Event reporting.

Learning Objectives:

Describe requirements and utility of the MDRO and CDAD modules.
Understand the available analysis options and comparative results from the first year of experience with the module.

7:00 AM

374

Teresa C. Horan, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

7:40 AM

375

Dawn Sievert, PhD, MS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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