Session: Surgical Site Infections (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

Monet (Hilton Anatole)

CME Credits: 1.25

Registration Code: M17

Type: Meet-the-Consultants

Summary: SSIs are among the most common HAIs and incur substantial morbidity and mortality. This session will provide up-to-date information on prevention strategies, national initiatives, and reporting mandates related to SSIs.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the latest evidence in hospital-based strategies to prevent SSIs
Describe national initiatives to decrease the incidence of SSIs
Describe mandates for SSI reporting

7:00 AM

355

E. Patchen Dellinger, MD, University of Washington Medical Center

7:15 AM

356

Deborah S. Yokoe, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

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