Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are the most common challenge in hospital settings, posing significant risks for both patients and healthcare providers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in every 31 hospital patients contracts at least one HAI daily, leading to substantial financial burdens for healthcare organizations. The risk of HAIs escalating into sepsis underscores the critical need for effective prevention measures.
Healthcare professionals must prioritize the identification and implementation of strategies to improve performance and outcomes in preventing HAIs and sepsis across all departments and specialties.
Sepsis Alliance is hosting the 2024 Sepsis Alliance Symposium: Healthcare-Associated Infections to continue our mission and further the idea that infection prevention is sepsis prevention. This engaging virtual event will take place on December 12, 2024, and will delve into essential topics surrounding HAIs. Attendees will gain access to cutting-edge clinical insights and the latest recommendations for preventing and treating infections. This half-day symposium aims to highlight the importance of HAI prevention in clinical practice, ultimately striving to improve patient outcomes and reduce the incidence of sepsis.
Topics covered will include:
- Healthcare-associated C-Diff
- Role of gut microbiome in HAI prevention
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)
- HAI surveillance: Past, present, and future
- Preventing healthcare-associated infections in surgical patients
The HAI Symposium will be offered as a free live virtual event with contact hours for nurses awarded. Sepsis Alliance is a Continuing Education Provider accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Following the live event, the recorded presentations will be available at no cost as enduring content on the Sepsis Alliance Institute website (sepsisinstitute.org). Through the educational platform, all participants can also participate in online discussions for each topic.
FREE Nursing CE Credits Offered!
Continuing nursing education credits will be available, as will post-event access to resources, ideas, and innovations to address the issue of healthcare-associated infections. Sepsis Alliance is a Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 3.6 contact hours. Other healthcare providers will receive a certificate of attendance.
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Sepsis Alliance is proud to offer Sepsis Alliance Symposium: Healthcare-Associated Infections at no charge to participants. Please consider making a donation to help Sepsis Alliance continue to educate thousands of healthcare professionals and members of the public every year.
Agenda
December 12, 2024
| Time (ET) | Session Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00-10:10 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | |
| 10:10-10:40 | Session 1: Infection Prevention in Action: Partnering to Enhance Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) and Sepsis Prevention Strategies | Stephanie Holley, MBA, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC Director IPC Education and Professional Development Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) |
| 10:40-11:10 | Session 2: HAP, VAP, and All of That | Kelly Cawcutt, MD, MS, FACP, FIDSA, FCCM Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases & Critical Care Medicine Medical Director of Infection Control University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| 11:10-11:25 | Break | |
| 11:25-11:40 | BD Sponsored Session: The Impact of Drug-Resistant Infections in the Cancer Community | Diane Flayhart, MS Director, Global Public Health BD |
| 11:40-12:10 | Session 3: More information to come | |
| 12:10-12:40 | BD Sponsored Session: Clinical Burden of Hospital Onset Bacteremia and Fungemia (HOB) | Kalvin Yu, MD, FIDSA
Vice President of Medical Affairs, North America, BD Samantha Bastow, PharmD, MBA Associate Director, Clinical Integration, Medical Affairs, US Region, BD |
| 12:40-12:55 | Break | |
| 12:55-1:25 | Session 4: More information to come | |
| 1:25-1:55 | Session 5: Compendium of Strategies to Prevent CAUTIs: 2022 Updates | Payal Patel, MD, MPH, FIDSA System-Wide Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship, Associate Professor Intermountain Health |
| 1:55-2:10 | CorMedix Sponsored Session: Reducing the Risk of Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections in Hemodialysis Patients | Anil Agarwal, MBBS, MD, FACP, FASN, FISN, FNKF, FASDIN Professor of Medicine University of California San Francisco |
| 2:10-2:25 | Wolters Kluwer Sponsored Session: SIR, SUR & CAD: Evaluate & Elevate Your Infection Prevention & Control Performance | Matt Weissenbach, DrPH, CPH, CIC, FAPIC Senior Director of Clinical Affairs Wolters Kluwer |
| 2:25-2:55 | Session 6: Strategies for Preventing C. difficile Infections in Hospitals | Larry K. Kociolek, MD, MSCI, FSHEA, FPIDS Vice President, System Preparedness, Prevention, and Response; Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases; Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago |
| 2:55-3:25 | Session 7: More Information to Come | |
| 3:25-3:30 | Closing Remarks: Key Takeaways |
Symposium Supporters
Sepsis Alliance gratefully acknowledges the support provided for this event by the following sponsors:
Kidney Care Unit
