Sunday, April 3, 2011: 1:00 PM-2:15 PM
Trinity Ballroom (Hilton Anatole)
Abstracts
503
Hospital-Wide Chlorhexidine Patient Bathing Project
Mark E. Rupp, University of Nebraska Medical Center;
James R. Anderson, University of Nebraska Medical Center;
R. Jennifer Cavalieri, University of Nebraska Medical Center;
Teresa Fitzgerald, Nebraska Medical Center;
Jennifer I. Kucera, University of Nebraska Medical Center;
Elizabeth R. Lyden, University of Nebraska Medical Center;
MaryAnn Martin, Nebraska Medical Center;
Kate Tyner, Nebraska Medical Center;
Trevor C. Vanschooneveld, University of Nebraska Medical Center
504
World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist implementation helps decrease surgical site infection rates
Silvia NS Fonseca, MD, Hospital São Francisco;
Sonia R. M. Kunzle, Hospital São Francisco;
Ivana C Lucca, Hospital São Francisco;
Diana Santi, Hospital São Francisco;
Marco A Festuccia, Hospital São Francisco;
Livian R M Ramos, Hospital São Francisco;
Mayra G A Candido, Hospital São Francisco;
Magda H Souza, Hospital São Francisco;
Francine T Alecrin, Hospital São Francisco;
Juliana P Machado, Hospital São Francisco;
Rodrigo Costa, Hospital São Francisco
505
Effectiveness of Core and Enhanced Strategies as a Method to Reduce Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Teresa Rakoczy, RN, BSN, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview;
Christine Hendrickson, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview;
Susan Kline, MD, MPH, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview;
Andrew Streifel, University of Minnesota;
Kimberly Varejcka-Boeser, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview;
Douglas Green, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
506
Implementation of Interactive Educational Software as an Auxiliary Educative Tool on Basic Infection Control Measures
Carmela Schwartz, RN, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center;
Ilana Gross, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center;
Naomi Minster, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center;
Yafit Shemesh, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center;
Yuval Weiss, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center;
Colin Block, MD, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center;
Allon E. Moses, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center;
Shmuel Benenson, MD, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center
511
A successful season for influenza A immunization: 2009
Gulden Ersoz, MD, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases;
Ali Kaya, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases;
Sevim Karacorlu, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Community Infection Control;
Zeynep Kaya, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Community Infection Control;
Erdal Doruk, MD, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine
513
Impact of the Central Line Check-list in an Intensive Care Unit of an Emergency Hospital
Silma M. Cunha Pinheiro Ribeiro, PHD, Nursing School - Federal University of Minas Gerais - Brazil;
Edna Leite, Hospital Universitario Risoleta Tolentino Neves;
Hoberdan Oliveira Pereira, Hospital Universitario Risoleta Tolentino Neves;
Alaide Dayrell, Hospital Universitario Risoleta Tolentino Neves;
Fernando Antonio Botoni, Hospital Universitario Risoleta Tolentino Neves;
Andreza Alvarenga Werly, Hospital Universitario Risoleta Tolentino Neves;
Christiane Geralda Oliveira, Hospital Universitario Risoleta Tolentino Neves;
Suelem Grossi Barbosa, RN, Nursing School - Federal University of Minas Gerais - Brazil
514
Modeling the Economic Value of the Distribution of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Bathing Kits for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
Rachel R. Bailey, MPH, University of Pittsburgh;
Dianna R. Stuckey, University of Pittsburgh;
Bryan A. Norman, PhD, University of Pittsburgh;
Andrew P. Duggan, University of Pittsburgh;
Robert R. Muder, MD, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare Sys;
Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA, University of Pittsburgh
515
A System-Wide Approach Toward Device Related Infection Reduction in the ICU
Sorabh Dhar, MD, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University;
George Alangaden, MD, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University;
Dror Marchaim, MD, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University;
Teena Chopra, MD, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University;
Elaine Flanagan, MSA, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University;
Ghulam Saydain, MD, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University;
Steven Tennenberg, MD, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University;
Ayman Soubani, MD, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University;
Bruno Digiovine, MD, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University;
Michelle Schreiber, MD, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University;
M. Safwan Badr, MD, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University;
Keith S. Kaye, MD, MPH, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University