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Webinar:

Aiming for Zero CABSIs:
Best Practices in Multiple Sites of Care

This webinar will discuss specific elements of performance for National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 07.04.01 to reduce the risk of health care associated infections. It will also address the relationship of performance elements to evidence-based guidelines. Clinician presenters will describe strategies and tools community hospitals can use to achieve compliance with NPSG 07.04.01, and outpatient/ambulatory centers in their CABSI prevention programs. Practical insights and case study situations will be shared. Participants in the live events will have the opportunity to submit questions to the speakers during a question and answer panel session.

This presentation lasts about one hour including a Question and Answer session with the speakers. The Presentation Team Features Clinical Team Membes of DICON (Duke IInfection Control Outreach Network).

Speakers

Deverick J. Anderson, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON)
Duke University Medical Center

Dr. Dev Anderson is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. He is currently a participating member of the Infection Control and Prevention group at Duke University Medical Center, the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network. He is chair of the Antibiotic Evaluation Team at Duke University Medical Center. He is board-certified in both internal medicine and infectious diseases.

Dr. Anderson received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in 2001 and completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Duke University Medical Center in 2004. He completed a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Duke University Medical Center in 2006. He received a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health in May of 2007.

Dr. Anderson has authored over 30 peer-reviewed articles and has presented numerous abstracts at national conferences. He was the recipient of the Pfizer Fellowship in Infectious Disease in 2005, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America’s Scholarship Award in 2006, the North Carolina Infectious Diseases Society’s Terry Lee, MD, Award, and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America’s Barry Farr Award in 2008. He received the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars Program award in 2009. His research interests include hospital-acquired infections, infection control, hospital epidemiology, and multidrug-resistant organisms.

Evelyn M. Cook, RN, CIC (Webinar Moderator and Speaker)
DICON Nurse Clinician
Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON)
Duke University Medical Center

Evelyn Cook is a Nurse Clinician and Nurse Liaison with the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON) for the Department of Medicine and PDC, PLLC at Duke University Medical Center. In this position, she serves as a liaison with community infection control practitioners and assists them in developing a surveillance program that is driven by a collaborative network-based approach, where statistically validated data is collected, analyzed and routinely provided to practicing physicians and infection control staff to motivate and reduce the rates of nosocomial infections in community hospitals.

Ms. Cook, who is also a Registered Nurse and has National Board Certifications in Infection Control and Health Care Quality, has been active in several professional organizations including North Carolina Association for Professionals in Infection Control (President 2005-06), National Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, National Association for Professionals in Healthcare Quality and North Carolina Association for Professionals in Healthcare Quality. She was named Practitioner of the Year in 2002 by the North Carolina Association of Professionals in Infection Control.

Susan Louis, RN, CIC
DICON Nurse Clinician
Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON)
Duke University Medical Center

Susan Louis is a Nurse Clinician and Nurse Liaison with the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON) for the Department of Medicine and PDC, PLLC at Duke University Medical Center. In this position, she serves as a liaison with community infection control practitioners and assists them in developing a surveillance program that is driven by a collaborative network-based approach, where statistically validated data is collected, analyzed and routinely provided to practicing physicians and infection control staff to motivate and reduce the rates of nosocomial infections in community hospitals.

Mrs. Louis, who is also a Registered Nurse and has national Board Certification in Infection Control, has been active in professional organizations including North Carolina Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (Chapter President 1998). In 2002 she was honored as a North Carolina Great 100 Nurse.

Prior to accepting a position at Duke University Medical Center, Mrs. Louis held the position of Clinical Coordinator of Infection Control at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina where she worked from 1987 to 2007. She has additional experience in Risk Management and Quality Improvement.

Mrs. Louis received an Associate Degree in Nursing in 1975 and a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from California Coast University in 1999.

Linda M. Calderone RN, CIC
Manager, Infection Prevention
Rex Healthcare

Linda Calderone has managed the Infection Prevention program at Rex Healthcare since 1989. Her previous experience includes development and management of Infection Control programs at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey in 1972 and at Raleigh Community Hospital (now known as Duke Health Raleigh) in 1978.

Ms. Calderone is a Registered Nurse. She has National Board Certification in Infection Control and has been a member of the North Carolina and National Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

Session Learning Objectives and Content Highlights

1. Discuss specific elements of performance for NPSG 07.04.01
2. Review the timeline for implementation
3. Describe strategies and tools for community hospitals to achieve compliance with NPSG 07.04.01
4. Describe strategies that can be implemented by outpatient/ambulatory centers in their CABSI prevention programs