Changing Practice, Changing Culture:
Reducing Catheter Associated Infections in the NICU
 There is increasing concern about Healthcare
Associated Infections, not only among Healthcare Professionals, but with the
public at large. Dr. Wirtschafter and Ms. Freeman describe their efforts to
implement changes in the NICU that can lead to a reduction in catheter associated infections and drive long-term,
sustainable change in clinical practice.
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Presenters: |
David Wirtschafter, MD
Chair, Perinatal Quality Improvement Panel
Heather Freeman, RN, MS
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Project Manager, NICU Quality Improvement
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Dominican NICU
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Date: |
Tuesday, March 20 , 2007 |
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templates
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From The Trenches:
The Impact of Needleless Access Devices on
Bloodstream Infections
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Could an increase in catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) rates be
associated with changing from a split-septum to a luer-access mechanical valve
needleless device? Industry experts have been capturing data since split-septum
needleless access devices were first introduced in order to better understand
CRBSI rates and the relationship between the two.
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Deb Erickson MA, CCRN RN
University Hospital of Augusta, Georgia
Donna Peace, RN, CPHQ, CIC
Infection Control Practitioner
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
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Date: |
Thursday, October 26 ,
2006 |
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