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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.

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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 the Sepsis Summit 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 14, 2023

Time (ET)Session TitlePresenter
11:00-11:10Welcome and Opening Remarks
11:10-11:40More Info to Come
11:40-12:10More Info to Come
12:10-12:40More Info to Come
12:40-12:55Break
12:55-1:25BD 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
1:25-1:55More Info to Come
1:55-2:25Compendium of Strategies to Prevent CAUTIs: 2022 Updates
Payal Patel, MD, MPH, FIDSA  
System-Wide Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship, Associate Professor  
Intermountain Health
2:25-2:40Break

2:40-2:55BD Sponsored Session: The Impact of Drug-Resistant Infections in the Cancer CommunityDiane Flayhart, MS
Director, Global Public Health
BD
2:55-3:25Strategies for Preventing C. difficile Infections in HospitalsLarry 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
3:25-3:40More Info to Come
3:40-3:55CorMedix Sponsored Session: Reducing the Risk of Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections in Hemodialysis PatientsAnil Agarwal, MBBS, MD, FACP, FASN, FISN, FNKF, FASDIN
Professor of Medicine
University of California San Francisco
3:55-4:25More Info to Come
4:25-4:30Closing Remarks and Key Takeaways

Symposium Supporters

Sepsis Alliance gratefully acknowledges the support provided for this event by the following sponsors:

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