202 - Translating Policy Into Practice: Experiences From the Field

Saturday, October 19, 2024

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM US PT

Location: 502 B

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Nimalie Stone, MD, MS (she/her/hers)

Director, Medication Safety Program
Prevention and Response Branch
DHQP/CDC
Paris, KY, United States
Mayar Al Mohajer, MD, MBA, MPH (he/him/his)

Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship; Associate Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, United States

Faculty(s)

Judith Guzman-Cottrill, DO (she/her/hers)

Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR, United States
Susan Huang, MD, MPH

Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
Irvine, California, United States
EL

Emily Landon

Disclosure(s):

Nimalie D. Stone, MD, MS: No financial relationships to disclose

Mayar Al Mohajer, MD, MBA, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, DO: No financial relationships to disclose

Susan Huang, MD, MPH: Xttrium Laboratories: Conducting studies in which participating hospital patients received contributed antiseptic products outside the submitted work

Emily Landon: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

explain the considerations for implementation of source control and other IPC practices during respiratory viral season;
describe the updates to and considerations for applying NHSN infection surveillance definitions for pediatric hospitals;
identify partners and approaches for incentivizing adoption of novel IPC practices in nursing homes.

Presentations:

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM US PT

Mask or Not to Mask: Approaches to Source Control During Respiratory Virus Season in Acute Care Hospitals
Speaker: Emily Landon
10:55 AM – 11:20 AM US PT

Little patients, big changes: Strategies to implement the 2024 NHSN Pediatric HAI Definitions
Speaker: Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, DO (she/her/hers) – Oregon Health & Science University
11:20 AM – 11:45 AM US PT

Using Carrots Instead of Sticks: How Policy Makers Can Promote IPC Practices in LTC
Speaker: Susan Huang, MD, MPH – University of California, Irvine School of Medicine