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What is Infection Control?
Infection control is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection, a practical (rather than academic) sub-discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential, though often under-recognized and under-supported, part of the infrastructure of health care. Infection control and hospital epidemiology are akin to public health practice, practiced within the confines of a particular health-care delivery system rather than directed at society as a whole.
Infection control addresses factors related to the spread of infections within the health-care setting (whether patient-to-patient, from patients to staff and from staff to patients, or among-staff), including prevention (via hand hygiene/hand washing, cleaning/disinfection/sterilization, vaccination, surveillance), monitoring/investigation of demonstrated or suspected spread of infection within a particular health-care setting (surveillance and outbreak investigation), and management (interruption of outbreaks). It is on this basis that the common title being adopted within health care is "Infection Prevention & Control."
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ASC Infection Control Update
Provided by: Inquisit
One of the hottest areas for freestanding ambulatory surgery centers in 2012 is infection control. CMS received a ten million dollar grant to enforce infection control standards and HHS (Health and Human Services) received a billion dollar grant. CMS found that in Nevada 25 of the 46 ASC surveyed had serious deficiencies. This came after it was dis... |
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MMLI: Strategic Leadership
Provided by: Inquisit
This program will describe the concepts and attributes of becoming a strategic leader for supply chain excellence within your organization. This will include descriptions and actions that will inform the participants on building relationships, becoming a respected agent of change, and how to assume a leadership role within your organization. Seve... |
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Surgical Site Infection: An Update on Prevention
Provided by: Inquisit
Surgical site infection continues to challenge healthcare facilities across the entire care continuum. Preventing the incidence requires an approach that recognizes the preventable aspects and seeks to involve the patient and their families in addressing modifiable risk factors. Accomplishing this goal necessitates active involvement of senior le... |
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The CMS CoPs: The Final Hospital Revisions
Provided by: Inquisit
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have published over two dozen changes for hospitals. This is one of the major revisions in more than two decades that will be published in the Federal Register and effective July 16th, 2012.CMS states that the changes will save healthcare providers over 5 billion dollars in five years. The main p... |
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Clinical Nutrition Week 2014
Provided by: American Society for Parental and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
Program description
Clinical Nutrition Week 2014 (CNW14), hosted by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) is the premier conference dedicated to clinical nutrition and metabolism.
CNW14 is the only interdisciplinary conference that thoroughly explores the science and practice of clinical nutrition and metabo... |
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California Dental CE Online | $99 25 for CEs OSHA | MyDentalCE.com
Provided by: My Dental Continuing Education & OSHA Training
25 CEs for $99. All of our courses for suitable California dental professionals including Infection Control OSHA, CDPA, and Bloodborne Pathogens Review. 11 current courses. And also includes radiography, oral pathology, nitrous oxide sedation, risk management & medical error prevention, HIV /AIDS, domestic violence, and patient records. We send... |
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Update on Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Infections: Focus on New Drugs
Provided by: Inquisit
This program will review the: <br>1) mechanism and progression of S. aureus resistance to antibiotics <br>2) recommendations for vancomycin dosing and serum monitoring <br>3) treatment options for vancomycin therapeutic failures or vancomycin-resistance <br>4) controversy surrounding vancomycin for tr... |
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Methods for Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Spasticity
Provided by: ASiM
Spasticity occurs across the spectrum of upper motor neuron disease and complicates the course and quality of life of those affected. It contributes to pain, insomnia, and fatigue; can interfere with mobility, transfers, self-care, activities of daily living, and social functioning; and increases caregiver burden. This activity will discuss the pat... |
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Topical Treatment Strategies for Pressure Ulcers
Provided by: Inquisit
Evidenced based principles of moist wound healing are presented in this session along with strategies for the identification and management of infection, and the debridement of slough and eschar. Topical dressing categories are defined and their appropriate use discussed.... |
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OSHA Infection Control for Dental License Renewal
Provided by: My Dental Continuing Education & OSHA Training
Infection Control OSHA Focus is designed to meet 2013 state dental board requirements for instruction for license renewal in infection control and bloodborne pathogen review. Includes current information from the FDA, CDC, OSHA, and various board updates through 2012. Reviews bloodborne pathogens, sterilization technique, chain of infection contr... |
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Target Zero: Eliminating CLA-BSI’s & UTI’s
Provided by: Inquisit
Health-care acquired infections (HAI) are estimated to kill over 90,000 people per year while adding over five billion in excess cost to our health care system. The US model for reimbursement is changing from the number of patients you see to the value of care delivered. The Institute for Health Care Improvements maps , SHEA compendium and CDC give... |
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MMLI: Purchasing Concepts & Controls/Contracting / Negotiations
Provided by: Inquisit
Most hospital supply chain departments do a good job of processing requisitions and creating purchase orders while providing a good customer service experience for those within their facilities that depend on them as financial stewards of the hospital’s resources. However, many do not truly understand the true nature of the concepts behind their ... |
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Virtual Exhibits / Booths
