2009 National Patient Safety Goals for Infection Prevention

AUDIO CONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ON-DEMAND

Sponsored by: Briefings on Infection Control

presented on September 24, 2008

Comply with the 2009 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) for infection control (IC).

Feeling overwhelmed by the challenges posed by the Joint Commission’s 2009 NPSGs? The pressure is on for infection control professionals (ICPs) to be in full compliance with the 2009 NPSGs by January 1, 2010. This onslaught of new goals presents a huge challenge for IC and patient safety departments everywhere. Not only must you prevent healthcare-associated infections stemming from multidrug-resistant organisms such as MRSA and C. diff, central line-associated bloodstream infections, and surgical site infections, you must have these practices fully implemented across the hospital.  

Listen to HCPro's 90-minute audio conference 2009 National Patient Safety Goals for Infection Prevention: Strategies for Joint Commission Compliance. Experienced ICPs Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, and Libby F. Chinnes, RN, BSN, CIC, provide you with an overview of the goals’ requirements with practical advice on how you can start preparing immediately.

After listening to our program, you’ll have the IC compliance strategies you’ll need to protect your facility, your staff, and your patients, and keep surveyors happy. No other program drills into the 2009 goals’ IC requirements the way our speakers do. We’ve got your bases covered. Purchase today.

Get a handle on the changes now so your facility is ready on January 1, 2010.

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand the Joint Commission’s IC  requirements in the 2009 NPSGs
• Begin to implement the new goals
• Prioritize and plan for successful implementation of changes at your hospital
• Understand the challenges in complying with the new goals
• Build collaboration with others to achieve these goals

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA

The IC-related National Patient Safety Goals

1. The existing IC goals
1. Comply with hand hygiene guidelines  (NPSG.07.01.01)
2. Manage sentinel events resulting from infection (NPSG.07.02.01)
2. Successfully implementing new goals added in 2009
1. The need to educate patients on basic IC measures (NPSG.13.01.01, EP2)
1. Hand hygiene, respiratory etiquette, contact precautions
2. Strategies for effective patient education
3. Strategies for ensuring staff compliance
2. Preventing MDROs (NPSG.07. 03.01)
1. MRSA
2. C. diff
3. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE)
4. Multiple drug-resistant gram negative bacteria
5. Best practices
6. Risk assessments
7. Staff education
8. Patient education
9. Measuring rates, monitoring compliance, evaluating effectiveness, reporting data
3. Preventing central-line associated blood stream infections (NSPG.07.04.01)
1. Best practices (insertion checklist, hand hygiene, full barrier techniques, selection of site, skin preparation, daily evaluation of necessity)
2. Risk assessments
3. Staff education
4. Patient education
5. Measuring rates, monitoring compliance, evaluating effectiveness, reporting data
4. Preventing surgical site infections (NSPG.07.05.01)
1. Best practices (the patient, the staff, and the surgical suite)
2. Risk assessments
3. Staff education
4. Patient education
5. Measuring rates, monitoring compliance, evaluating effectiveness, reporting data
5. Q&A

BONUS TOOLS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS PACKET!
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audio conference, you'll also receive these helpful “take-aways” provided within your materials pack:

• Central Line Insertion Checklist
• Risk Assessment
• Monitoring tools

These materials are provided with PDF links.

MEET THE SPEAKERS
Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, is the director of the infection control department for Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center in Greenville, SC. She has over 30 years of combined nursing and infection control experience. Steed is also a frequent speaker on the national and local levels regarding topics related to infection control and prevention. Prior to joining Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, she was the employee health coordinator at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.

Libby F. Chinnes, RN, BSN, CIC, has her own independent infection control consulting practice, IC Solutions, LLC, in Mt. Pleasant, SC. She has over 25 years of experience in infection prevention and control and had been certified in the field since 1983.  She provides consultation to infection control programs in assessment, problem solving, and training in acute care, long-term care, ambulatory care, home care, and long term-acute care and serves as a consultant to healthcare industries.
 
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Infection control practitioners, infection control professionals, infection preventionists, infection control managers, infection control directors, nurse supervisors, risk manager, survey coordinator

AUDIO ON-DEMAND
In addition to the regular participation options for HCPro audio conferences—live, CD, or combination packages—we are pleased to offer another option, an audio on-demand. Audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player. Purchase a CD or an audio on-demand 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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