Dates: April 14-15, 2020
Location: KAHCF James S. Judy Training Center, Louisville, KY
Objectives
- To review updated and new CDC guidelines from 2019/2020 that are applicable to nursing home infection prevention programs.
- To review and answer frequently asked questions on infection prevention and control program implementation.
- To review NHSN surveillance case definitions for urinary tract infections and multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO).
- To discuss how to apply NHSN surveillance case definitions.
- To practice calculating surveillance metrics.
- To identify 4 ways to present data to facilitate data-driven decision making.
- To identify and discuss the epidemiology of organisms that cause infections in long-term care facilities.
- To discuss antibiotic stewardship metrics and their application in nursing home antibiotic stewardship programs.
- To identify 3 different ways to present antibiotic stewardship data.
- To review and discuss the benefits and challenges with 3 different study designs.
- To understand relative risk ratios, p-values, and confidence intervals.
- To identify the steps of an outbreak investigation.
- To practice applying the steps of an outbreak investigation to 2 scenarios.
- To discuss histograms and attack rates and their application in an outbreak investigation.
- To review and discuss studies published in peer reviewed journals regarding infection prevention and control.
- To review and discuss journal articles that address the epidemiology of healthcare-associated and emerging pathogens.
Agenda
Day 1
8:30 – 10:00 What Was New in 2019 and What Needs to Be Reviewed?
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 12:15 Surveillance and Data Driven Decision Making
12:15 – 1:15 Lunch on your own
1:15 – 2:45 HAIs, MDROs, & Antibiotic Stewardship
2:45 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 4:00 Interpreting and Understanding the Literature
Day 2
8:00 – 10:00 Conducting Outbreak Investigations
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:15 Conducting Outbreak Investigations
11:15 – 12:15 Hot Topics and Outbreaks in the Literature
Target Audience: Individuals
who have primary professional training in nursing, medical technology,
microbiology, epidemiology or other related field who will be
responsible for the facility's Infection Prevention and Control Program
(IPCP)*
Presenter: A.C. Burke
is the Vice President for Healthcare Quality for RB Health Partners,
Inc. and is the primary author for the Nursing Home Infection Prevention
Program, NIPP©… NIPPing Infections in the Bud. She holds a master’s
degree in health management and is nationally board certified in
infection control by the Certification Board of Infection Control and
Epidemiology, Inc. Her 20 years of experience includes working in
public health preparedness and response roles, serving as the manager of
the Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention Program for the Florida
Department of Health as well as the Director of Infection Prevention for
Mayo Clinic Florida.
Registration Fee:
Member-$265
Nonmember - $365
Continuing Education
The
Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities is an approved provider
of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing, #5-0002”. To
receive the 10 contact hours, you must complete the entire program.
Certificates may be printed once the program evaluation is submitted. Disclaimer
Statement: The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual
continuing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program
content.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be made in writing and emailed
to [email protected] or faxed to 502-425-3431. Cancellations by phone
will not be accepted. Cancellations received no later than April 7 will
receive a full refund. Cancellations received between April 7-April 13 will
receive a refund of 1/2. Registrants who do not attend or who do not
complete the full seminar will not receive a refund unless prior written
notice is given to the KAHCF office.
Lodging
SpringHill Suites
10101 Forrest Green Blvd.
Louisville, KY 40223
(502) 326-3895
$105.00 per night single/double
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Hawthorne Suites (Off Shelbyville Road behind Mall St. Matthews)
751 Cypress Station Drive
Louisville, KY 40202
866-899-5959 or 502-899-5959
$105.00 per night
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