While you’re at your desk trying to catch up on a myriad of issues, jump on the IPRO QIN-QIO Office Hours call to hear what people are experiencing, share ideas, and brainstorm solutions. Office hours are hosted by Melanie Ronda, RN, IP, former NH Director of Nursing.
Speaker: Ghinwa Dumyati, MD, Director Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Prevention Program, University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. Dumyati has expertise in the prevention of healthcare associated infections and antibiotic stewardship. She collaborates with the CDC Emerging Infection Program on identifying the burden and risk factors of infectious diseases of public health importance such as C. difficile and […]
In this interactive session, IPRO's Infection Preventionists will share a PowerPoint presentation that you may use with Resident and Family Advisory Councils in your facility to help support and enhance COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. The PowerPoint with speakers' notes will be available for facilities to customize and use to provide education to families, staff, and residents.
In the US an estimated 12,800 people died from Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) in 2017, and the CDC Threat Report lists the infection as an urgent health issue. Unfortunately, C. difficile is more common and severe in older people. Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing puts patients at risk for C. diff infections. More than half of all hospitalized […]
Did You Know? UTIs are second most frequent infection in NH facilities Prevalence of UTIs range from 0.6 to 21.8% UTI treatment represents 30-50% of antibiotic use in NH facilities What is a Learning Circle? A Learning Circle is a forum for education and sharing of knowledge so that all participants may benefit from the […]
Summary: This learning event focuses on how the PFE Best Practices can be used to partner with patients and designated family caregivers to avoid harms during their hospital stay. Guest speakers share their personal experiences using PFE Best Practices to avoid harms. The event also introduces a new tool to help hospitals apply the five […]
Sepsis impacts individuals across the continuum of care, with 80%-90% of sepsis-related infections occurring in the home and community. Every two minutes, someone dies of sepsis, leading to more than a quarter of a million sepsis deaths each year in patients both young and old. Every 20 seconds a person is hospitalized with sepsis, and one-in-four […]
