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Sepsis Alliance Institute* presents…“Healthcare-Associated Infection Mini-Summit” a virtual half-day conference

One in every 31 patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI) each day.  Despite attention and improvements, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a challenge to healthcare professionals.  Register for the “Healthcare-Associated Infection Mini-Summit” to learn from subject matter experts about the most current clinical knowledge on HAIs, their recommendations on infection prevention and treatment, as well as antibiotic stewardship.  Each lecture presentation will include a question and answer session with the presenter.

Topics include:

• ventilator- and non-ventilator associated pneumonia
• C. difficile
• intra-abdominal infection
• cardiac device infection
• prosthetic joint infection

Moderator:

Cindy Hou, DO, MA, MBA, FACOI, FACP, FIDSA  |  Infection Control Officer  |  Jefferson Health New Jersey

Confirmed Presenters:

CDR Alice Guh, M.D., MPH  |  U.S. Public Health Service Medical Officer  |  Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)  |  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Dian Baker, Ph.D., NP, RN  |  Professor, School of Nursing  |  California State University, Sacramento

Target Audience: Nurses

Continuing Education: 3.6 RN CE Contact Hours Available. Sepsis Alliance is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 3.6 contact hours.

This event is supported by an unrestricted medical education grant from Merck* to Sepsis Alliance. All event speakers are participating on a voluntary basis; participation does not indicate a relationship between the speakers and Merck or other Sepsis Alliance supporters. 

* NOTE: This is a supplier and/or industry resource-sponsored webinar. HealthTrust has not approved and/or endorsed the content. This program may contain the mention of products, services, drugs or brands presented in a case study or comparative format. Such examples are intended for educational and informational purposes and should not be perceived as a HealthTrust endorsement of any particular supplier, product, service, drug, brand or approach.