Learning how infections are caused in a health care facility can be important to understanding infection prevention methods.
Your surgical patient, your dialysis patient, your long-term care resident, in fact, all of your patients are at risk of developing a health care acquired infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that one in every 31 patients will develop an infection related to their care. As a health care worker, you too are at risk of exposure to infections. This topic will provide best practices to protect you and your patients from developing infections while in your facility.
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Agenda
Transmission of Infections
- Chain of Infection
- The Environment as a Reservoir for Pathogens
- Isolation - Precautions Protocols
Health Care Acquired Infections (HAIs)
- Surgical Site Infections (SSI)
- Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)
- Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI)
Staff Engagement in Infection Prevention
- Goals
- Monitoring and Feedback
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This course was last revised on June 25, 2019.
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Faculty
Barbara A. Smith, RN, BSN, MPA, CIC, FAPIC
BA Smith Consulting, LLC
- Infection preventionist at the Mount Sinai Health Systems in New York City
- Has participated in multiple New York state collaboratives to reduce health care acquired infections (HAIs)
- Independent infection prevention consultant for ambulatory surgery, endoscopy and dialysis centers in the New York metropolitan area
- Board of director for the National Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC); senior advisor for the Professional Development Committee and a member of the Finance Committee
- On the editorial panel of the APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology
- Served on the MRSA Advisory Board for Island Peer Review Organization (IPRO) and the Infection Prevention Steering Committee of Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA)
- In conjunction with the GNYHA, she developed an Infection Prevention Coaches Training Program offered to acute and long-term care facilities throughout the NY metropolitan area
- Has published in peer-reviewed journals with a particular interest in the prevention of Clostridium difficile and urinary tract infections as well as control of tuberculosis in health care settings
- President of the APIC Greater New York APIC chapter in 2009; on the chapter’s planning committee for the annual conference with primary responsibility for preparation of the continuing education application
- Serves on the Advisory Board of Medical Reserve Corps of New York City and the American Council for St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo
- Certified in infection prevention and was awarded a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC)
- B.S. degree in nursing, Hunter College; M.A. degree in public administration, New York
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