Introduction to the Upcoming CDC Core Elements of Hospital Sepsis Programs
Recorded On: 04/26/2023
Description:
This session was part of the Sepsis Alliance AMR Conference 2023.
This session will cover two important CDC initiatives that are designed to combat AMR and sepsis respectively. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the implementation, uptake, and future direction of the Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs. Additionally, participants will be introduced to the forthcoming CDC Core Elements of Hospital Sepsis Programs, including a preview of the program’s scope and purpose.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the session, the learner should be able to:
- Discuss Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs implementation, uptake, and future direction;
- Describe the scope and purpose of the upcoming CDC Core Elements of Hospital Sepsis Programs;
- Preview components of the Sepsis Core Elements.
Target Audience:
Nurses, advanced practice providers, physicians, emergency responders, pharmacists, medical technologists, respiratory therapists, physical/occupational therapists, infection prevention specialists, data/quality specialists, and more.
Melinda Neuhauser, PharmD, MPH
Pharmacist and Acute Care Lead
Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Melinda Neuhauser, PharmD, MPH, FCCP, FASHP, FIDP is pharmacist and Acute Care Lead for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Antibiotic Stewardship in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. Dr. Neuhauser earned a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy and a Master in Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She also completed an infectious diseases residency at Detroit Receiving Hospital and infectious diseases fellowship at University of Illinois at Chicago.
Raymund Dantes, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Raymund Dantes, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine, where he practices hospital medicine. He is also on the Sepsis Leadership Committee for Emory Healthcare. Dr. Dantes works on many sepsis-related activities for the CDC, and serves as a medical advisor to the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network, where he leads research and development efforts of new healthcare quality measures in the pipeline.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 0.7 contact hours.
Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance for 0.5 contact hours.
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