Course:

Infection Control 1412

Specialty:	Infection Control	Format:	Text
Course #:	9360	Price:	$15.00
Release date:	2010-12-01	Valid through:	2013-12-01
Publication:	This activity originally appeared in Hospital Infection Control (CME).
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Target Audience:

This activity is intended for infection control practitioners and infectious disease physicians.

Sponsor:

This activity is sponsored by AHC Media.

Accreditation:

AHC Media is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

AHC Media designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty

Senior Managing Editor Gary Evans Executive Editor Coles McKagen AHC Media Board Member and Consulting Editor Patrick Joseph, MD Chief of Epidemiology San Ramon (CA) Regional Medical Center and President California Infection Control Consultants San Ramon Board Member and Nurse Planner Katherine West, BSN, MSEd, CIC Infection Control Consultant Infection Control/Emerging Concepts Manassas, VA

Subjects:	VA sharply reducing MRSA infections through patient screening — pressure builds on CDC to follow suit C. diff next infection on VA system radar MRSA screening program saving lives and dollars CDC finalizing norovirus outbreak guidelines Needlestick risks remain, but safety goal fades away New rapid test identifies active TB
Objectives:	identify the clinical, legal, or educational issues encountered by infection preventionists and epidemiologists describe the effect of infection control and prevention issues on nurses, hospitals, or the health care industry in general cite solutions to the problems encountered by infection preventionists, based on guidelines from the relevant regulatory authorities, and/or independent recommendations from clinicians at individual institutions.
Financial Disclosure:
Senior Managing Editor Gary Evans, Executive Editor Coles McKagen, Consulting Editor Patrick Joseph, MD, and Katherine West, BSN, MSEd, CIC, Nurse Planner, report no consultant, stockholder, speaker’s bureau, research, or other financial relationships with companies having ties to this field of study. Copyright 2010 AHC Media. All rights reserved.

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