Healthcare Associated Infections

General Infections

Ensuring Reliable Processes for Infection Prevention
April 9, 2009 Program Announcement

Presentation

• How to Design Reliable Processes in Healthcare Part II
  Frank Federico, RhP, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

HAI Action Workgroup: Meeting 2
February 4, 2009 Program Announcement

Presentation

• Real Life Experiences with Real Time Problem Solving
  Ken Sands MD, Beth Israel Hospital

Resources

• Case Description
• Using Real-Time Problem Solving to Eliminate Central Line Infections, Shannon et al
• Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Resources on IHI Website
• Summary Slide Presentation From IHI Website
• Real Time Problem Solving Cause Mapping-Root Cause Analysis - Worksheet
• Cause Map: Preventing Transmission of C. difficile

Creating Reliable Processes for Infection Prevention
January 21, 2009 Program Announcement

Presentation

• How to Design Reliable Processes in Healthcare - Part I
  Frank Federico, RhP, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Challenges of Measuring Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Improving Care While Debating Measures
November 6, 2008 Program Announcement

Presentation

• Challenges in Diagnosis, Surveillence and Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Michael Klompas, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Resources

• Development of Algorithm for Surveillance of VAP with Clinician Diagnoses
  Michael Klompas, MD,et al, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2008
• Ventilator Associated Pneumonia - The Wrong Quality Measure for Benchmark
  Michael Klompas, MD, MPH, and Richard Platt, MD, MSc, Annals Internal Medicine 2007

Hospital Infection Surveillance Systems: Choosing What's Right for Your Hospital
September 11, 2008 Program Announcement

Presentation

• Automated Infection Control Surveillance Technologies: Overview and Perspectives
  Lisa Payne Simon, MPH

Resources

• APIC Starter Questions for Surveillance Technology Vendors
• APIC Infection Prevention and Control Surveillance Technology Assessment Tool
• Technology Review: Automated Infection Control Surveillance - Should Automated Surveillance Tools Be Adopted for Infection Control?

Identifying And Preventing Sepsis: Teams Making Change
July 22, 2008 Program Announcement

Presentation

• Search and Rescue: The Keys to Surviving Sepsis
  Emmel B. Golden, Jr., MD, ICU Medical Director, Baptist Memorial Health Care, Memphis, TN
  Melanie Polzin, RN, CCRN, ICU Head Nurse, Baptist Memorial Health Care, Memphis, TN
  Mary Ann Northern, PI Specialist, Baptist Memorial Health Care, Memphis, TN
  
• The Surviving Sepsis Campaign:The Sepsis Epidemic: How to Win

Resources

• Severe Sepsis Screening Protocol
• 2008 International Guidelines Critical Care Medicine

Improving Hand Hygiene-A Systems Approach
April 10, 2008 Program Announcement

Presentations

• Introduction - Improving Hand Hygiene - A Systems Approach
  Ron Goodspeed, MD
  Paula Griswold
  Carla Alvarado, PhD., CIC
  Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement,University of Wisconsin
  (presentation not available for distribution)
  
• An Organizational Change Perspective On Hand Hygiene: Lessons From Management Science
  Carol VanDeusen Lukas, EdD
  Center for Organization, Leadership and Management Research, Department of Veterans Affairs
  
• A Multifaceted Approach To Improving Hand Hygiene: Beyond Posters And Reminders
  Clare Barry, BN, MSc, CIC
  Liz McCreight
  Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario Canada
  
• Making Strides In Hand Hygiene Compliance: To 90% And Beyond
  David Hooper, MD
  Judy Tarselli, RN
  Massachusetts General Hospital
  
• Measurement - Learn and share strategies for measuring hand hygiene
  Clare Barry, BN, MSc, CIC
  Paula Griswold, MS
  
• Point of Care - Group Discussion: How do you make sure you have the right product in the right place at the right time?
  Liz McCreight
  Carla Alvarado, PhD, CIC
  David Hooper, MD
  
• Organizing for Hand Hygiene Improvement - Group Discussion: It takes a village: what needs to happen, and who can help do it?
  Judy Tarselli, RN
  Carol VanDeusen Lukas EdD
  Susanne Salem-Schatz, ScD
  

Resources

• Additional Hand Hygiene Resources Table of Contents
• Massachusetts General Training Slides
• Organizing Hand Hygiene Change Worksheet
• Second Round Ads - Partnership for Healthcare Excellence
• Hand Hygiene Resources
• Model for Improvement
• Organizing Hand Hygiene Change Poster
• Team Planning Questions
• Massachusetts General Hospital Education Booklet
• Ontario Observation Tool
• Placement Tool for Hand Hygiene

Improving Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection: Working on the front lines
March 26, 2008 Program Announcement

Presentations

• Improving Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection in Healthcare Settings
  Phil Carling, MA, Carney Hospital
• VA Pittsburgh Presentation
  Laura Morris BS MT, ASCP, Infection Control Practitioner
  Candace Cunningham, RN, MRSA Prevention Coordinator
  Andrew Allen, Housekeeping Aide

Resources

• Infection Prevention in the Hospital Room - pictures

Beyond The Bundle: VAP Success Stories In Massachusetts
February 27, 2008 Program Announcement

Presentation

• Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia-Getting to the Bundle (and Getting Beyond the Bundle?) At an Academic Medical Center
  Michael D. Howell, MD MPH, Director, Critical Care Quality, Associate Director, Medical Critical Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
  Jean Gillis, RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Patient Care Services, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

HAI Action Workgroup Meeting
February 4, 2008

Resource Materials

• Case Description
• Using Real-Time Problem Solving to Eliminate Central Line Infections, Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safet, Shannon et al
• Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections IHI
• Resources on IHI Website
• Cause Mapping-Root Cause Analysis - Worksheet
• C.diff Mapping Worksheet

Facilitating Conversations to Engage Staff in Reducing MRSA and Other HAIs
January 31, 2008 Announcement

Presentations

• Positive Deviance Facilitation
  Discovery and Action Dialogues
  Sharon Benjamin, Ph.D. Organizational Consultant using the Positive Deviance approach to reduce MRSA Alchemy

Engaging Front-line Staff in Infection Prevention
December 3, 2007

Resources

• Discovery and Action Group Cheat Sheet
• Training Resource

Infection Prevention Workshop Engaging Staff through Positive Deviance
November 16, 2007 Co-sponsored with BCBSMA Quality Symposium

Resources

• Discovery and Action Group Cheat Sheet
• Discovery and Action Dialogues

Preventing MRSA: A Sharing and Networking Session
July 30, 2007 Program Announcement and Agenda

Presentations

• Elements for Succeeding in Reducing MRSA Infections
  Susan Abookire, MD, MPH
  Mary Lark Dupont, MSN, RN, CIC
  Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA
  
• Fighting MRSA in the Hospital Environment - A New Approach
  Phil Carling, MD
  Carney Hospital, Quincy, MA
  
• MRSA in the 5 Million Lives Campaign
  Susan Abookire, MD
  Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA
  
• Respondent Questions on MRSA Survey 07.19.07
  Eradicating MRSA and MSSA Prior to Inpatient Orthopedic Surgery
  Maureen Spencer, RN,M.Ed., CIC, Infection Control Manager
  Diane Gulczynski, RN, MS, CNOR, Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services
  Susan Cohen, MT, ASCP, Manager, Microbiology Laboratory
  New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
  
• Preventing MRSA: A Sharing and Networking Session
  Paula Griswold, MS, Executive Director
  Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors
  
• MRSA Information Epidemiology of Community Associated MRSA Infections at a Massachusetts Tertiary Care Center
  David M. Bebinger, MD, Richard T. Ellison, III, MD, Ranjan Chowdhry, MD, Rose Erlichman, NP.
  UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
  
• The Alarming Rise of MRSA at UMass-Memorial Medical Center
  David M. Bebinger, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
  UMass-Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
  

Resources

• MRSA Survey
• US News & World Report Article - Why Aren't Hospitals Cleaner 07.15.07
• Sentinel Event RCA

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