2022 IPC Collaboration Series

2022 IPC Collaboration Series

The Best Strategies for Effective Communication 

Contact Hours | CNEs: 5; IPUs: 5

Join us for a three-part virtual education series and learn the strategies you need to work with other departments to build strategic relationships, reduce risks, problem solve, and help get your organization on the same page. During each session, you will engage with subject matter experts and their peers, as they share best practices and practical case studies on how to build relationships with departments in your healthcare setting. 

Engage with the speakers before, during, and after the live presentation.

Professional relationships to be covered include: 

Front-Line Staff

This course is great for IPs of all proficiency levels. All presentations will be recorded and available on-demand. 

Interested in sponsoring the IPC Collaboration Series? 
Contact Stacy Yu at syu@apic.org

Ideal Collaboration Between IPs and Front-Line Staff 

Central- Line HOTLINE: A Model for Central Line Support through Virtual Multidisciplinary Consult Service in Hematology-Oncology 
November 15, 2022 | 1 PM ET

Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) account for a large proportion of the harms suffered in health care and are associated with increased costs and disease burden. A model was developed to focus on preventative interventions by identifying central lines at risk of conferring infection. This model seeks to create a multidisciplinary virtual rounding and consult system using a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant text-based application with the primary goal of supporting bedside CLABSI prevention and patient safety. 

Of the 42 central lines cases submitted to the HOTLINE for consultation, 29% resulted in the central line being removed, which we believe contributed greatly to the overall reduction seen in infection rates.

The CLABSI rate (CLABSI per 1000 central line days) prior to the intervention was 1.03 (Jul-Nov 2021), and the CLABSI rate after the intervention was 0.74 (Dec 2021 – April 2022). Though there are multiple factors influencing CLABSI rates in our setting, we believe this intervention has been a substantive contribution.

Early data suggests that this model is an effective alternative to in-person rounding, providing meaningful interventions using real-time virtual means to achieve health system goals to avoid CLABSIs and prevent patient harm.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Understand the rationale and benefit of multidisciplinary rounds focused solely on high-use central lines in the acute care setting.
2. Apply a multidisciplinary model in a novel setting to facilitate interprofessional work.
3. Identify new ways of using HIPAA-compliant virtual applications to facilitate real-time multidisciplinary rounds remotely.
4. Anticipate and avoid common pitfalls in implementing this model.

Presented By: 

Cheryl Gilmar, Infection Preventionist, MS, MT(ASCP),CIC
Mary Elizabeth Guyton, Infection Preventionist, RN, MEd, CIC; 
Jillian K. Tuzio, Clinical Nurse Specialist MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, OCN
Erin Lightheart, Master Improvement Advisor, MBA CSSBB PMP
Matthew Ziegler, MD, MSCE

Ideal Collaboration Between IP and Surgical Services

The Strike Team as an Implementation Strategy for Surgical Infection Prevention
November 29, 2022 | 1 PM ET
 
The UW Health Perioperative Services and Infection Control departments oversee implementation strategies to reduce Surgical Site Infection (SSI). Over the years, various evidence-based SSI bundle elements from preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care areas were implemented, but some specific surgical procedures still showed a higher than acceptable level of infection. Through the creation of focused interdisciplinary STRIKE teams using real-time root cause analysis (RCA) and FOCUS-PDCA interventions the interdisciplinary team has been able to reinforce the bundle elements, identify trends of missed opportunity where improvement is needed and implement any new evidence-based practices in the hopes to further reduce SSI rates. Implementation of these STRIKE teams has shown further reduction in surgical site infections was possible and has remained stable. 

Presented By:
Michelle L. Schmitz, CIC 
Savannah Hinman 

Ideal Collaboration Between IP and Long-Term Care Staff

You've Got a Friend in Infection Prevention 
December 13, 2022 | 1 PM ET
 

Our collaboration is quite unique when compared to other acute care hospitals that also have long-term care facilities.  Avera Sister James is the largest long-term care facility in the state of South Dakota.  Since the 2019 CMS strategic initiative regarding Infection Prevention, the relationship between the acute care infection preventionist and the Quality Director was forced to evolve.  In addition, tackling antibiotic stewardship is difficult in every setting, however long-term care had a surprising number of obstacles.  Our presentation will review our story of growth while tackling antibiotic stewardship, GI outbreaks, COVID, and everyday Infection Prevention issues.   

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the unique relationship between the acute hospital Infection Preventionist and long-term care’s Infection Preventionist
2. List strategies for building a relationship between unique units/facilities & how to foster growth & support
3. Examine the challenges of implementing an antibiotic stewardship program in long-term care settings

Presented By:
Elizabeth Healy, BSN, CIC 
Lisa Hamm, BSN, RN