PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - CLINICAL PRACTITIONERS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - CLINICAL PRACTITIONERS

Active MRSA Surveillance Program

The IP Col-lab-oration Project presents a two-part live webinar series focusing on effective MRSA Surveillance Programs.

Part one will be led by Lance Peterson, MD, CIC, who will provide guidelines and expectations of active MRSA surveillance. It will reinforce the importance of collaboration between the hospital clinical microbiology laboratory and the hospital infection prevention department in accessing your facility needs for MRSA surveillance testing, and developing and implementing an effective MRSA surveillance program. This information is imperative for individuals involved in implementing, assessing, or maximizing the use of active MRSA surveillance testing as part of a complete HAI prevention program.
It will be presented on March 6 at 3:00 pm (eastern).

Part two will be led by Lillian Burns, MT, MPH, CIC. She will provide insight on the economic and clinical significance of implementing a MRSA surveillance program and what administrators need to understand. Additionally, she'll discuss how the lab and infection control can work together to implement solutions.
It will be presented on March 8 at 3:00 pm (eastern).

Both webinars are free for ASM members. To listen to the discussion, visit http://webinars.apic.org/upcoming.php, select the webinar, scroll to the bottom and click the button "Live Online Webinar" and add to cart. Then select the "non-member" button and type IPLAB2012 in the Registration Discount code field.

The IP Col-lab-oration Project is a collaboration between ASM and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. It brings together leaders in infection prevention and the lab. Through this relationship, ASM and APIC members will gain the insights of thought leaders from the lab community that will help deepen the knowledge and expertise for the common goal of achieving better patient outcomes.

Best Practices in CDI Diagnosis Webinar

The IP Col-lab-oration project presents a live webinar on Best Practices in CDI Diagnosis: straightforward, actionable advice for healthcare practitioners, at all levels, on the subject of Clostridium Difficile Infection.

L. Clifford McDonald, M.D., Senior Advisor for Science and Integrity, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will lead the discussion. After the one-hour webinar, you will --

• Understand the pathogenesis and public health importance of Clostridium difficile infections
• Articulate various diagnostic approaches available, performance of these tests, and the clinical criteria for ordering tests
• Discuss best practices for migrating to more sensitive testing paradigms

The webinar is free for ASM members. To listen to the discussion, visit http://webinars.apic.org/upcoming.php, select the webinar, scroll to the bottom and click the button "Live Online Webinar" and add to cart. Then select the "non-member" button and type IPLAB2012 in the Registration Discount code field.

The IP Col-lab-oration Project is a collaboration between ASM and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. It brings together leaders in infection prevention and the lab. Through this relationship, ASM and APIC members will gain the insights of thought leaders from the lab community that will help deepen the knowledge and expertise for the common goal of achieving better patient outcomes.

This initiative is funded by an unrestricted educational grant from Roche.

Audio Recordings

Download both audio and presentation slides (where permission given by the presenters) in an MP3 or CD-ROM format.  Available for the 109th General Meeting and the 49th ICAAC Meeting.