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Joint Commission Infection Control Standards
Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM (PST), 1:00–3:00 PM (EST) Online Seminar
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Purpose:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that "there are 1.7 million healthcare–associated infections in American hospitals each year, with 99,000 associated deaths." These infections can be tragic for patients and costly for hospitals. Hospitals that fail to adhere to required infection control practices face denial of reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and from private insurers.
This program will cover in detail the Joint Commission infection prevention and control chapter (IC). The chapter includes requirements for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of an infection prevention and control program. This Webinar will help your infection control coordinator stay up to date on essential information.
Objectives:
- Identify the Joint Commission standards for planning an infection prevention and control program
- Describe the Joint Commission requirements for implementing an infection prevention and control plan
Agenda
- Planning the infection prevention and control program:
- Identification of the individual with clinical authority
- Resource allocation
- Risk identification for acquiring and transmitting infections
- Goal setting based on risks
- Written requirements for inclusion in the plan
- Preparations for responding to an influx of potentially infectious patients
- Implementing the infection prevention and control plan:
- Reduction of risks for infections with equipment, devices, and supplies
- Prevention of infection transmission among patients, practitioners, and staff
- Influenza vaccination for practitioners and staff
- Evaluating the infection prevention and control plan:
- Review of effectiveness
- Communication of findings
Earn CNE Contact Hours:
Upon attending this course you will receive a 2.4 Contact Hour Attendance Certificate. There is usually a reciprocal agreement between state associations to allow the contact hours to count for each state. If you have any questions, please ask your state association.
Who Should Attend:
- Infection Control Coordinators
- Hospital Epidemiologists
- Infection Control Committee Members
- Chief Nursing Officers
- Nurse Educators
- Nurses and Nurse Managers
- PI Directors
- Joint Commission Coordinators
- Risk Managers
- Patient Safety Officers
- Compliance Officers
- Maintenance Directors
- Housekeeping (Environmental Services) Directors
- Anyone interested in or responsible for infection control
