Tuesday, June 5
9:30-10:30 a.m. | Session 2300 T's: Talk with Titus, Tom, and Tracy
Meet a team from a large academic medical center that will provide the administrative, healthcare epidemiology, and infection preventionist perspective, as they discuss approaches and challenges related to the prevention of HAIs. Be prepared for a dynamic and interactive discussion with real-world questions and scenarios from the audience, designed to showcase diverse approaches on how to tackle various infection prevention issues.
Titus Daniels, MD, MPH, MMHC Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Tracy Louis, MSN, RN, CIC Infection Prevention Consultant Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Thomas Talbot, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief Hospital Epidemiologist Vanderbilt University Medical Center
9:30-10:30 a.m. | Session 2301 Occupational Health Issues that ‘Should’ Keep You Up at Night
This session will provide a concise review of key occupational health issues relevant to infection prevention, including an update of the recently released ACIP immunization recommendations for healthcare providers. The presenters will discuss post-exposure prophylaxis for bloodborne pathogens, screening for TB, and work restrictions.
David Weber, MD, MPH Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill David Henderson, MD
Deputy Director for Clinical Care Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health
3-4 p.m. | Session 2600
Preventing CAUTI: Disrupting the Lifecycle of the Urinary Catheter
A new conceptual model — “the lifecycle of the urinary catheter” — helps frame the discussion and organize many potential interventions for preventing catheter-associated UTI’s into a series of actionable targets. Perils and pitfalls for implementation will also be presented.
Jennifer Meddings, MD, MSc Assistant Professor University of Michigan
3-4 p.m. | Session 2603
The Role of the Infection Preventionist in Clostridium difficileInfection Prevention
Showcasing the role of the infection preventionist, this review of the current topics relevant to the prevention of healthcare associated Clostridium difficileinfections place focus on the four work streams to prevent Clostridium difficileinfections, including hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, isolation practices, and antimicrobial stewardship.
Stephen Parodi, MD
Chairman, The Permanente Medical Group Chiefs of Infectious Disease Kaiser Permanente
Sue Barnes, RN, CIC
National Program Leader Infection Prevention and Control Kaiser Permanente
Wednesday, June 6
9:30-10:30 a.m. | Session 3303 Immune Compromised Patients
An open forum for attendees to ask questions about infection prevention issues specific to their immune compromised patients.
Jennie Mayfield, MPH, CIC Clinical Epidemiologist Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine
Jan Patterson, MD, MS, FSHEA
Professor of Medicine/Infectious Diseases and Associate Dean, Quality & Lifelong Learning University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and South Texas Veterans Health Care System
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