Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome to the course

    • Course FAQs

    • Course instructors, learning objectives, CE credits
  • 2

    Isolation Rounding

    • The WHAT and WHY of Isolation Rounds

    • CDC 2007 Guidelines for Preventing Infections in the Healthcare Setting (Appendix A)

    • DOs and DON'Ts of Isolation Rounding

    • Purposes of Isolation Rounds

    • LACDPH Lab Reportable Diseases (2021)
  • 3

    Environment of Care Rounds

    • Inside Environment of Care Rounds

    • Come Armed with a Checklist

    • CMS Hospital Infection Control Worksheet

    • Guideline RESOURCES

    • LACDPH reference guide food official inspection report

    • ASHP Infection Prevention and Control Checklist Chapter

    • General Acute Care Hospital Relicensing Survey Checklist

    • Infection Control Risk Assessment (Construction)

    • DOs and DON'Ts of EOC Rounds
  • 4

    Multi Drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs)

    • What is it?

    • Basic terminology and list of organisms.pdf

    • Candida auris

    • How does this happen?

    • CMS Antibiotic Stewardship Guidance - Hospitals

    • What do we do about it?

    • CRE Guidance

    • CDC Antimicrobial Resistant Threat Report - 2019

    • Take away

    • MDRO Guidelines 2006
  • 5

    National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

    • Goal and Background of NHSN

    • CMS Location Mapping Guide for NHSN

    • CMS Reporting Requirements and Deadlines

    • CMS Warning to Acute Care Hospitals Regarding Surveillance

    • NHSN Monthly Checklist for Reporting To CMS Hospital IQR Program

    • NHSN Patient Safety Component Manual (Surveillance Definitions)
  • 6

    Cluster Detection & Outbreak Response

    • Why do they exist?

    • CDC resource on outbreak investigations
  • 7

    Closing

    • Thank you & next steps

    • Course Evaluation - Required for CE Credit