Program Information  denotes Call for Presentation Selection
Monday, June 8 (continued) 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Review of Controversies in Infection Prevention
Literature
HICPAC Update
Mark Rupp, MD, President
Mike Bell, MD
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Medical Officer
Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
With growing emphasis on infection prevention practices and
The presenter will provide an overview of the most current and
standards, infection preventionists must understand current
notable issues being addressed by the CDC Healthcare Infection
controversies in infection prevention and how to critique and
Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) that will
evaluate published literature. This presenter will review several
affect infection prevention and control programs and healthcare
controversial topics and highlight limitations in the literature
delivery.
including bias, limitations of study design, and common errors
made in interpretation of literature.
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Preventing Electronic Equipment from 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Becoming an Infection Problem 7/11
 Targeting Zero: The IP as a Change Agent
(Presented by APIC Indiana Chapter 076)
Kathleen Arias, MS, MT(ASCP), SM(AAM), CIC
Susan M. Kraska, RN, CIC
Director, Arias Infection Control Consulting, LLC
Infection Preventionist
Crownsville, MD
Memorial Hospital of South Bend, South Bend, IN
The presenter will discuss the attributes of an effective change
Charles Palenik, DDS, MS, PhD, MBA
agent, the different approaches to creating organizational change,
Director of Infection Control
and the role of the infection preventionist in the change process.
Indiana University School of Dentistry/Oral Biology,
Indianapolis, IN
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Drug Resistant TB
Increased use of electronic equipment within healthcare has
resulted in reports suggesting a potential for cross-infection. The
David Ashkin, MD
equipment involved and pathways for contamination will be
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
addressed. The presenters will discuss the benefits of engineering
University of Miami, Miami, FL
and work practice controls, PPE use, barriers and disinfection.
Participants will be able to utilize methods for reducing/
One in three people in the world are infected with TB bacteria.
eliminating microbial contamination.
Countries can prevent XDR TB by ensuring that the work of their
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
national TB control programs and all practitioners working with
people who are infected with TB is carried out according to the
2/10
 Reducing Infection Risks and Improving
international standards of TB care. XDR TB has been found in
Patient Safety in Ambulatory Care every region of the world though it is still rare. The challenges
and strategies for the global control of tuberculosis will be
Elizabeth (Libby) Chinnes, RN, BSN, CIC discussed.
Infection Prevention and Control Consultant
Session is sponsored by an unrestricted education
IC Solutions, LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
grant from BD. The speaker is not sponsored.
A significant proportion of healthcare is delivered in the
ambulatory care setting. The presenter will review infection risks
in ambulatory care and interventions to reduce risks and improve
patient safety.
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