State of the State: Healthcare Associated Infections & HAI Hot Topic- Alphabet Soup: NDM-1 CP CRE
J Gary Wheeler, MD
| Knowledge Gap:
The purpose of this activity is to educate healthcare providers with the most up-to-date information on State of the State: Healthcare Associated Infections & HAI Hot Topic- Alphabet Soup: NDM-1 CP CRE. |
| Target Audience
The target audience includes all healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals who would like to learn about State of the State: Healthcare Associated Infections & HAI Hot Topic- Alphabet Soup: NDM-1 CP CRE. |
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Release and Expiration Dates
10/18/2017 -10/18/2020 |
Objectives
- Describe the current burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in Arkansas as reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
- Define the methodology change and implementation of the new baseline within NHSN
- Discuss prevention progress and areas of further investigation and effort utilizing new and expanded measures within NHSN
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| References:
• CDC Facility Guidance for Control of CRE https://www.cdc.gov/hai/pdfs/cre/cre-guidance-508.pdf
• https://www.cdc.gov/hai/pdfs/toolkits/responding-to-new-forms-of-antibiotic-resistance.pdf
• https://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cre/TrackingCRE.html
• Magill SS, Edwards JR, Bamberg W, et al. Multistate Point Prevalence Survey of Health Care-Associated Infections. N Engl J Med 2014; 370: 1198-1208.
• CDC. NHSN e-News. September 2016 Vol. 11;3. Available at:http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/newsletters/nhsn-nl-sept-2016.pdf. Accessed on 10/19/2016. |
| Biographical Info:
Wheeler holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina, a Master of Arts Degree from the University of Chicago, an M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine, and a Masters of Public Service from the Clinton School of Public Service. He is currently the Chief Medical Officer at the Arkansas Department of Health. In that position, Commissioner Wheeler oversees the HIV, STI, tuberculosis, communicable disease and immunization sections of the Arkansas Department of Health, as well as the current Ebola preparedness efforts. He works on multiple levels to prevent and treat tobacco addiction, prevent childhood obesity and improve vaccine coverage for Arkansans. His professional licensures include the Arkansas State Medical Board and the American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases. He also holds certifications in Allergy and Immunology from the American Board of Allergy & Immunology and Infectious Diseases from the American Board of Pediatrics. He serves as adjunct professor for UAMS instructing of the subject of infectious diseases and professor at the University of Arkansas’ Fay Boozman College of Public Health.
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| Speaker Disclosures:
The planners, speakers, moderators, peer reviewers and /or panelists of this CE activity have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose. |
| Planners:
Kim Miller
Susan Smith Dodson
Mark Jansen
Speaker:
J Gary Wheeler, MD | Peer Reviewers:
Kim Miller, MCHES
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