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Catalog Number : ngd1996
Title : CMS Infection Control Standards and Antibiotic Stewardship Program
Speaker : Sue Dill

Duration : 90 minutes

Webplay Recording Date : 5-22-2017
Webplay Price : $ 150 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Overview:

This webinar will cover the current CMS infection control standards in detail. We will also discuss TJC antibiotic stewardship program requirements and the CMS proposed infection control standards. This will include the CDC Core elements for hospitals and outpatient departments regarding their antibiotic stewardship program. This will include some significant proposed changes to the infection control standard from the Hospital Improvement Act.

Target Audience

Infection Control Nurse or Coordinator (infection control professionals, now called Infection Preventionists by APIC and CMS), Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Nurse Educator, Hospital Epidemiologists, Infection control committee, Nurses and Nurse Managers, PI Director, Joint Commission Coordinator, Nursing Supervisors and Department Directors, Anesthesiologist and CRNAs, Chief Medical Officers and physicians, Risk Manager, Senior leadership, Pharmacists, Board members, Lab Director, Patient Safety Officer, Compliance Officer, Dietician, Maintenance Director and staff, Housekeeping (Environmental Services), OR manager and OR staff, Anesthesia staff and anyone interested in or responsible for infection control

Webinar Objectives:

  • recall the many policies and procedures required by CMS in the area of infection control
  • describe that The Joint Commission has an antibiotic stewardship program
  • discuss that CMS requires that the national standards of care and practice must be followed such as those from the CDC, SHEA, APIC, OSHA, and AORN
  • describe that all glucose meters should be cleaned after each use
  • recall that CMS requires mandatory education in infection control
  • recall that a clean needle and syringe should be used each time under the safe injection practices memo issued by CMS

Webinar Agenda/Outline:

  • Who needs to follow
  • ISMP IV Push Guidelines
  • 2016 Proposed changes to infection control
    • Antibiotic stewardship program requirement
    • IP appointed by the board and approved by MEC and CNO
    • Changes in the IC standards
    • Compliance with standards of care
  • Importance of infection control today
  • CMS Infection Control Breaches Memo
  • CRE and cleaning of scopes
  • Humidity memos
  • CDC 2016 Vaccine Storage and Handling
  • CDC November 2015 Outpatient Guidelines
  • CMS Safe Injection Practices memo
  • CMS Insulin Pen memo
  • CMS infection control surveys
  • CDC HAI and deaths
  • CMS final worksheet on infection control
  • CMS Memo to Surveyors
  • June 7, 2013 three changes to the infection control standards
  • September 26, 2014 CMS Manual
  • Tag number A-0747 through 750 and 756
  • Active program for prevention and control
  • Includes infection and communicable diseases
  • Definitions
  • Applicability to housekeeping and maintenance
  • Dietary surveillance areas
  • Following standards of care; APIC, CDC, OSHA, AORN, SHEA
  • Documenting surveillance activities
  • Participation in PI projects and NHSN
  • NNIS system and tracking MRSA and VRE
  • Challenges in MDROs (multi-drug resistant organisms)
  • Ambulatory and ED areas
  • CDC's HICPAC (federal advisory committee)
  • Isolation guidelines, prevention pneumonia etc.
  • Bioterrorism and emergency preparedness
  • OSHA compliance
  • Survey procedure by CMS surveyors
  • New required policies in infection control
  • Resources for infection control must be adequate
  • System to identify, report, investigate and control infection
  • HAI and community acquired infections
  • Infection control officer's responsibilities
  • Log of incidents
  • Keeping up with the literature
  • Resources for complying with standards
  • HHS video on Preventing HAI every practitioner should see
  • CDC guidelines on intravascular catheters
  • CMS revised CoP on IV medications and blood transfusions
  • HHS HAI Video every healthcare provider should see Partnering to Heal
  • CDC Guide and Checklist for Outpatient Setting; Minimum Expectations for Safe Care
  • CMS Plans Infection Control Inspections of Hospitals

Contact Hours:

  • Nursing participants: Instruct-online has approved this program for 2.4 contact hours, Iowa Board of Nursing Approved Provider Number 339.
  • All other participants: Must attend the entire Webinar and complete a Webinar critique to receive a 2 Hour Attendance Certificate for each program.

Completion of offering required prior to awarding certificate.

Refund Policy:

Full tuition is refunded immediately on request if the participant has not been sent the program materials and instructions. Once the instructions (including access codes) have been sent, a full refund will be issued only after the program runs and it is verified that the participant did not access the program.