Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program Patient Safety Series: SSI Colon Surgery and SSI Abdominal Hysterectomy — 1.5 C.E.

Sunday, December 13, 2015 Archived

2 p.m. ET

This event will relate SSI colon surgery and SSI abdominal hysterectomy infection rates within the Hospital VBP Program, including Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) standard population updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and methods to improve Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Standardized Infection Ratios (SIRs).

Speakers:
Ellen Crabtree, BSN, RN, CSPAN-CAPA
Pre-op Clinical Supervisor
Carolinas HealthCare System Pineville

Laura Schuetz, BSN, RN, CPAN
Nurse Manager, Pre-Anesthesia Testing
Carolinas HealthCare System Pineville

Tammie Stahl, MHS, CRNA
Anesthesia Clinical Coordinator
Carolinas HealthCare System Pineville

Heather Gore, BSN, RN
Clinical Supervisor
Carolinas HealthCare System Pineville

Allison Paysour, BSN, RN
Clinical Supervisor
Carolinas HealthCare System Pineville

Amanda Iannello, BSN, RN
Clinical Supervisor, Surgical Unit
Carolinas HealthCare System Pineville

Andrew Klee, MS, MPH, CIC
Infection Preventionist
Robert Packer Guthrie

Event Resources

• Presentation Slides
• Presentation Recording
• Presentation Transcript
• Presentation Q&As
  

  Additional Resources

• Carolinas: Infection Control Flyer
• Carolinas: SCIP Form
• Carolinas: Surgical Safety Checklist