denotes Educational Track
1 Antimicrobial Resistance; 2 Collaboration; 3 Disinfection Sterilization; 4 Emergency Room Preparedness; 5 IC Program and Business;
6 International; 7 Leadership; 8 New Infection Preventionist; 9 Skill Development; 10 Special Populations/Special Settings; 11 Surveillance
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Professional Development Workshops
Surgical Site Infections: Trials and Tribulations
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Rabih Darouiche, MD
Infection Prevention and Control Programs in
VA Distinguished Service Professor
Long-Term Care
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Faculty:
The presenter will provide an update on the impact, prevention,
Gail Bennett, MSN, RN, CIC
and outcome of surgical site infections (SSIs). The expanding
President
performance of surgical procedures and the potential serious
ICP Associates, Inc, Rome, GA
medical and economic consequences of SSIs underscore the
need for prevention. This topic is of paramount importance
Karen Hoffmann, RN, BSN, MS, CIC, FSHEA
to healthcare providers with different backgrounds, including
Associate Director
infection preventionists, nurses, physicians, pharmacists and
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
surgical technicians as well as hospital administrators.
Chapel Hill, NC
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) provide chronic care
 The Science of Compliance: Helping management and rehabilitative services in a communal
Healthcare Workers Do What They Know
setting. The workshop faculty will describe the functions
They Should
and components of a LTCF infection prevention and control
program, underlying risk factors in the elderly population,
Suzanne M. Pear, RN, PhD, CIC adapting isolation guidelines for multi-drug resistant
Associate Director of Infection Prevention Practices organisms (i.e., MRSA, VRE), and regulatory requirements.
Kimberly-Clark Health Care, Roswell, GA
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
One of the on-going struggles infection preventionists are faced
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with is to improve healthcare workers’ (HCW) compliance with

 The “Elevator Speech” and Other Tools
for Recruiting Initiative Support
basic infection prevention and control practices such as hand
hygiene, appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
David Lutz, MBA
and influenza vaccine acceptance. The presenter will review
Director of Marketing, Mintie
current science-based strategies to increase desired behaviors in
Los Angeles, CA
HCWs. Some of the behavior or strategies that will be reviewed
include reliability science, social marketing, positive deviance
The presenter will assist the infection preventionist
and compliance technology.
with improving the quality and persuasiveness of their
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
communications with the focus on understanding what is
important to the listener and how to write an effective 30-
 The Department of Veterans Affairs’
second “elevator speech.” Take home resources will be
Administration’s (VA’s) National MRSA provided.
Prevention Initiative: The Journey Continues
Stephen M. Kralovic, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Concurrent Sessions
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
MRSA prevention is an expected standard of care in over 150
 Can Infection Preventionists Take the
Veteran’s Administration (VA) Medical Centers nationwide. The
Lead in Providing a Cleaner Yet Greener
presenter will review the tenets of the VA’s MRSA prevention
Environment?
initiative and will present data on MRSA prevalence and
HAI rates. Process measures for implementation will also be
Judene M. Bartley, MS, MPH, CIC
discussed.
Vice President
Session is sponsored by an unrestricted education
Epidemiology Consulting Services Inc, Beverly Hills, MI
grant from BD. The speaker is not sponsored.
The presenter will discuss ways the infection preventionist
can correlate infection prevention and control programs and
sustainable, green design and product selection to result in
reducing the risk of infection.
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