William Barry Inman – Infection Control Challenges

 So many questions can and do arise when it comes to the safety and health of your patients, yourself…and even your family! Are your confident in your responses…

William Barry Inman – Infection Control Challenges

Summary of current recommendations from the CDC and SHEA, IDSA/APIC, Joint Commission
Health-Care Associated Infections Strategies Control-Reduce-Eliminate

• Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Diseases
• Infections of the surgical site
• Ventilator-Associated Pneumonias
• Non-Ventilator-Associated Infections (often overlooked HAI)
• Central-Line Associated Bloodstream Diseases

The Most Recent Multi-Guidelines for Drug Resistant Microorganisms

• Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae
• Clostridium difficile
• Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
• Vancomycin resistant enterococcus
• Acinetobacter baumannii

Influenza

• Avian vs. swine vs. seasonal influenza
• Results of the H1N1 pandemic
• When should you treat? When to not treat?
• Antibiotic treatment-Antibiotics and viruses
• New vaccines for flu

Recommendations on Vaccination for Healthcare Personnel

• Zoster/shingles
• Pneumoccocal
• MMR, Tdap, etc.

Emerging Infectious Disorders (Zoonotic).

• Ebola: What have we learned?
• Mosquito-borne (“Zika”, Dengue, Chickungunya, West Nile)
• Tick-borne (Lyme, Babesia).
• Cryptosporidiosis

Bloodborne Pathogens

• Hepatitis B
  • Healthcare personnel: Vaccination protocol
  • Follow up with your staff-up after significant exposures
  • Chronically Infected Patients: Treatments
  • Healthcare Outbreaks
• Hepatitis C
  • Treatment “cures” In 12-24 weeks
  • Healthcare Outbreaks-Dialysis settings
• HIV/AIDS
  • One-Pill Daily Treatment – New
  • Prophylaxis and healthcare exposure

Tuberculosis

• Today’s best approaches to treatment
• Blood vs. skin testing for exposure
• Follow-Updating guidelines for healthcare workers to convert testing

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Barry InmanBA-BS, CIC, shares practical solutions to a range of problems. “what if” There are many infectious disease scenarios healthcare professionals face every day. So many questions can and do arise when it comes to the safety and health of your patients, yourself…and even your family! Are your confident in your responses…

• One patient had an ileal conduit system urinary system and was cultured to reveal microorganisms. Should the treatment include antibiotics…or not?
• A co-worker is pregnant…which patient rooms won’t pose a potential risk?
• What new skills can you use to decrease the incidence of healthcare?-Infections that are associated with them?
• How can compromised patients be kept safe while multitasking?-Do you know why drug-resistant microorganisms are so widespread?
• You’ve been providing great patient care all shift. Now it’s time to head home. How do you make that transition and not introduce your family to some of the infectious diseases you’ve been around?
• You might be able to catch a disease from a faraway place. These cases can be complicated in practice. Are you up?-To-date to intervene effectively?

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