AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE OR CD
Sponsored by Briefings on Infection Control
presented on March 14, 2007
“Prevention of healthcare associated infections represents one of the major safety initiatives a hospital can undertake.”
The Joint Commission Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals, 2006
The Joint Commission wants to see that your facility’s infection control program reflects an integrated, prioritized plan of action backed up by solid data showing that you’ll monitor and implement changes to protect patients and staff from healthcare-associated infections. The Joint Commission will want to know if your infection control team can
- coordinate IC efforts throughout the hospital
- institute IC programs to serve specific needs, settings, and services
- evaluate and monitor infection control processes
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Listen to this 90-minute audioconference, Strategies to Handle The Joint Commission’s Infection Control Hot Spots for 2007. Infection Control experts Russell N. Olmsted, MPH, CIC, and Carol Shenold, RN, CIC, combine their years of experience in the field to help you target the pain points of The Joint Commission's inspection process. This show, featuring a 30-minute question and answer session, will help you handle both new and amended standards as well as those existing standards earning surveyors attention, such as:
- Vaccination of staff and patients (IC.4.15) NEW Effective as of January 1, 2007
- Patient influx (IC.6.10) AMENDED
- HAI risk identification (IC.2.10)
- Goal-setting for transmission prevention (IC.3.10)
You benefit from application strategies that will empower personnel to provide evidence-based best practice and aid infection control professionals (ICPs) in establishing policies to help you sidestep inspection quagmires.
AGENDA
- Top 10 Joint Commission IC hot spots
- Troubleshooting
- Strategies for intra-departmental surveillance
- Case studies and practical applications linked to standards
A 30-minute Q&A will follow the presentation.
MATERIALS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET!
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials. These materials are provided with PDF links.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Russell N. Olmsted, MPH, CIC, has over 24 years experience in the field of infection control/applied epidemiology. He is Epidemiologist with Infection Control Services, at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI and President of Applied Epidemiology Solutions, Inc., a private consulting business that covers the field of infection prevention/control and healthcare epidemiology. He is involved in several activities related to infection prevention and control on a state, national, and international basis.
Carol L. Shenold, RN, CIC, has more than 40 years of experience working in healthcare, including acute care and long-term care facilities. She has worked in all hospital departments over the years. During her 12 years as an infection control professional, she managed the areas of performance improvement, utilization management, risk management and infection control. During her job as quality review manager at Vencor Hospital in Oklahoma City, the facility scored 100 on its Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' survey.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
- Infection Control Professionals
- Safety Officers
- Nurses
- ED and other frontline staff
- Lab directors
Purchase a tape or CD of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
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