Mini-Webinars:

Building an IV Cart for the Prevention of CABSIs

1. State at least three reasons for (or benefits of) using IV carts and kits
2. Discuss the steps in developing, implementing and maintaining an IV cart
3. List the basic components of an IV cart

Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) Education and the Community Hospital

1. Review the significant impact on hospitals and adverse outcomes for patients caused by CLABSIs
2. Provide an overview of how educational programs decrease the risk of CLABSI and describe an educational program created by the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON)
3. Address the unique impact that CLABSIs have on community hospitals

Frequently Asked Questions with the DICON team

Looking to the Future: New Technologies in the Prevention of Biofilm Contamination in Vascular Access Devices

1. Explain key recent research related to biofilms: medical devices in general & vascular access in particular
2. Identify areas of future investigation and potential new solutions being tested.

Mandatory Reporting of BSIs: Are We Improving Outcomes?

1. Provide an overview of the current state of mandatory reporting from the regulatory viewpoint in the state of Pennsylvania (first state public reporting)
2. Address what are the state-based reporting initiatives telling us?
3. Identify the lessons learned/implications relative to the outcomes achieved within your BSI prevention program at UPMC

Promoting Change to Prevent CABSIs

1. Define organizational change
2. Discuss the current state of organizational change in health care as it relates to CABSI
3. Identify methods to promote change and develop reliable processes to prevent CABSI