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

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Poster Rounds with Professors
Concurrent Sessions
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Must pre-register – ticket required
 A Novel Approach to Reduction of
Rachel Gorwitz, MD, MPH
Central Line Days
Medical Epidemiologist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Atlanta, GA
Barbara A. Jordan, RN, MSN, CCRN, NEA-BC
Director, Infection Control/Regulatory Compliance
Thomas R. Talbot, MD, MPH
UPMC St. Margaret, Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Chief Hospital
Epidemiologist
An important intervention to reduce central line infections is
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
removal of the catheter when no longer needed. The presenter
Gertie G. M. van Knippenberg-Gordebeke
will highlight the work of a multidisciplinary team to develop
Consultant Infection Prevention
criteria for line removal, implementation of a daily reminder in
KNIP Consultancy Infection Prevention
the electronic health record for criteria review, and monitoring by
Venlo-Boekend, Netherlands
IV team personnel to assure prompt removal of lines.
Tammy Lundstrom, MD, JD
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Chief Medical Officer Providence and Providence Park Hospitals
Southfield, MI
 Collaborative Strategies to Eliminate
Associate Professor of Medicine and Healthcare-Associated Influenza:
Adjunct Professor of Law, Wayne State University
Immunization, as A Condition of
Ossama S. E. Rasslan, M.D., PhD
Employment
Professor of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and
Infection Control
Nancy W. Gemeinhart, RN, MHA, CIC
Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
Manager, Occupational Health Services
BJC HealthCare, St. Louis, MO
Titus Daniels, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
The presenter will provide infection prevention, occupational
Associate Hospital Epidemiologist
health, and patient safety professionals with the tools needed to
Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN
implement a condition of employment influenza immunization
William Jarvis, MD, President
program at their own facility.
Jason and Jarvis Associates
Hilton Head Island, NC
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
John Jernigan, MD, MS
 Disaster Planning for Pregnant and Birthing
Section Chief, Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion
Mothers and their Newborns
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Jeanne Pfeiffer, RN, MPH, CIC
Leading experts from various healthcare settings will host
Clinical Assistant Professor
walking tours of peer-reviewed research and educational posters
University of Minnesota, School of Nursing
from a variety of categories. These small group sessions will
Golden Valley, MN
allow a one-on-one opportunity to discuss the scientific content
of selected posters and allow for small group discussion with
There are nearly 12,000 babies born daily in the US. During
poster presenters. Poster presenters will also be available. Note:
a disaster, hospitals may not be available or desirable for this
These rounds are open to ticket holders only. A limited number
population. The presenter will discuss how disaster planning can
of tickets are available.
generate a safe alternative for providing care during public health
emergencies.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Poster Sessions with Presenters (Open to All)
 Exploring the Ethics of Isolation and
Quarantine: A Visit with Typhoid Mary
Oral Abstract Presentation Sessions
Kristine Sanger, BS, MT(ASCP)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Hospital Exercise Coordinator
Twenty abstract presentations will be presented in five sessions.
The Center for Biopreparedness Education, Omaha, NE
Each presentation will be 10 minutes in length with five minutes
for Q&A.
Kristin Watkins
Librarian and Grants Coordinator
The Center for Biopreparedness Education, Omaha, NE
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