Recalibrating Risk & Redefining Infection Prevention in the Community

1 Orms Street,Providence RI 02904

13 April, 2022

Description

Recalibrating Risk & Redefining Infection Prevention in the Community CDC Project Firstline: Recalibrating Risk & Redefining Infection Prevention in the Community(conference & parking are free of charge and box dinner will be provided) Part 1: Building Infection Control Mitigation Plans for Evolving Environments Objectives: o Identify mitigation measures and implementation strategies to keep patients and team members safe o Discuss responding to changes in prevalence, seasonality, clusters, and trends of communicable diseases o Introduce and utilize tool for defining facilities’ infection control risk, facilitators, and barriers to implementing mitigation plan: Risk Needs Assessment Presenters: Michael Koster, MD, FAAP, Lifespan Kristen Ferlisi, Lifespan Haley Fiske, BS, MPH, RN, Lifespan Melissa Iannotti Murdock, BSN, RN, CIC, CDC Foundation Registration link is for Part 1 of a 3-part series. Additional information and schedule for parts 2 & 3 will follow. CME accreditation (pending) will be separate for the conference and webinar and available a few weeks before each session. Part 2: Directly Assessing Various Facilities to Improve Baseline Infection Control Practices - May - June (walk through of selected facilities) Objectives: o On-site assessment and cross collaboration o Complete Risk Needs Assessment with representatives of the hosting organization o Develop strategies to sustain/ maintain baseline infection control practice o Provide written summary to hosting organization Part 3: Coming Home: Arriving to Practical Solutions - July (webinar for all) Objectives: o Review community evaluations/walk through o Identify successful strategies and unanticipated barriers o Provide participants with toolbox for community infection prevention More information and resources on CDC’s Project Firstline are available at: https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/projectfirstline/index.html Project Firstline is a national collaborative led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide infection control training and education to frontline healthcare workers and public health personnel. American Academy of Pediatrics is proud to partner with Project Firstline, as supported through Cooperative Agreement CDC-RFA-OT18- 1802. CDC is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this program do not necessarily represent the policies of CDC or HHS and should not be considered an endorsement by the Federal Government.