Session: Improving Injection Safety and Infection Prevention in Ambulatory Care (21st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (April 1-4, 2011))

Sunday, April 3, 2011: 7:00 AM-8:20 AM

Governors Lecture Hall (Hilton Anatole)

CME Credits: 1.25

Registration Code: M11

Type: Meet-the-Consultants

Summary: Care provided in ambulatory settings has expanded dramatically. Infection prevention in this environment is challenging due to the large volume and rapid turnover of patients, the increasing proportion of high-risk patients care for in these settings, the potential for inadequate policies and procedures to prevent transmission of pathogens, and limited capacity for surveillance.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss strategies for surveillance of process and outcome indicators in ambulatory care
Describe the assessment of key infection control policies and practices in ambulatory surgery centers
Identify interventions to reduce procedure-associated and infusion-associated infections in ambulatory care

7:00 AM

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Melissa Schaefer, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

7:15 AM

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Amy M. Richmond, RN, MHS, CIC, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

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