Recommendations for Change in Infection Prevention Programs & Practice

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COURSE DESCRIPTION: This continuing education course provides guidance for addressing critical issues currently affecting IP programs with an emphasis on the implementation of innovative, cost-effective, and evidence-based interventions, engaging healthcare leaders and experts in clinical care in proven prevention measures, holding staff accountable, and adopting high reliability principles.

NOTE: This course was originally part of the 2022 Symposium on Infection Prevention and Control, developed by Keystone Media Inc. in partnership with Healthcare Hygiene magazine.

EXPERT INSTRUCTOR: Robert Garcia, BS, MT(ASCP), CIC, FAPIC

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  1. Review the research-driven recommendations posited by the AJIC paper “Recommendations for Change in Infection Prevention Programs & Practice.
  2. Explore the 14 imperatives that will impact infection prevention and control post-COVID and into the future.
  3. Describe the issues and recommendations relating to environmental contamination, diagnostic stewardship, and bloodstream infections.