PPT-Surgical Site Infections:

Preparing Our Patients For Surgery Our Last Call Together Three problems that sit at the core of surgical site infections Doing reliably what we know needs to be done Teamwork and communication. Activity C: ELC Prevention Collaboratives. S.I. Berríos-Torres, MD. Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Draft - 12/21/09 --- Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this presentation are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.. &. Preventing Spread of Bloodborne Pathogens. West Virginia Northern Community College. Patient Care Technician. Bloodborne Pathogen Discussion. What is a central catheter?. A central venous catheter, also called a central line, is a long, thin, flexible tube used to give medication, fluids, blood products or monitor central venous pressure. These catheters are designed for short-term use of a week to two weeks (Haller,2002).. Muhammad Ghous. Roll # 105 . Batch D. Final Year. Introduction. A. ny . surgery that causes a break in the skin can lead to a postoperative . infection. These infections are called . surgical site . infections.. Dr. . Awadh. . Hemed. , . MB.ChB. . , . Mmed. Ortho (. U.o.N. ). MULIMBA J.A.O. MOGIRE T.. INTRODUCTION. Semmelweis. and Lister pioneered infection control by introducing anti-septic surgery.. Prior to this, open fractures, especially those that had deep infections were associated with mortality rates as high as . INFECTIONS. (SSIs). MARCH 2015. LEARNING. OUTCOMES. RECOGNISING SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS (SSIs. ). apply. . national definitions to identify an SSI. use. . definitions to accurately record an SSI. define. Activity C: ELC Prevention Collaboratives. S.I. Berríos-Torres, MD. Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Draft - 12/21/09 --- Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this presentation are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.. Issues, trends, and resources . for combating the problem. .. Nancy Hudecek RN, BSN, MS. Director, Risk Management, Patient Safety, and Quality Improvement. Today’s webinar will begin promptly at 2:00 PM Central Time. AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery. Implementation. . AHRQ Pub. No. 16(18)-0004-15-EF. December 2017. Learning Objectives. After this session, you will be able to–. Develop . an implementation plan for your . Learning objectives. Explain the relevance and impact of . SSI.. Identify . the risk factors associated with . SSI.. Describe the main recommendations to prevent SSI..  .  . December 1, 2013. 2. Time involved. Presented by:. Cindy Magirl. Eric Nelson. Tennille Sassano. Jennifer Vicarie. W. hat does the literature say about the use of Chlorhexidine in the prevention of surgical site infections (SSI’s)?. . M (MD). Surgical infection. D. efined as an. . infection related to or complicating a surgical therapy and requiring surgical management. Related to surgical therapy but may not require surgery. - UTI after catheterization. Maureen Spencer, . M.Ed. , BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC. Infection . Preventionist. Consultant. Boston, MA. www.7sbundle.com. www.workingtowardzero.com. Faculty Disclosure. Maureen P. Spencer, MEd, BSN, RN, . Updated Guidelines and Questions about Surveillance. Dale W. Bratzler, DO, MPH. Professor and Associate Dean, College of Public Health. Professor, College of Medicine. Chief Quality Officer – OU Physicians Group. For Surgical Providers and Care . Teams . Developed by the . P. ennsylvania . O. pioid . S. urgical . S. tewardship . E. nterprise in partnership with the Pennsylvania NSQIP Consortium . Last revised .