Annual Infection Control Conference Pre-Conference: The Joint Commission 2010 Infection Prevention and Control Standards
Prevention of Health care associated infections represents one of the major safety initiatives a health care organization can undertake. Effective infection prevention and control requires an integrated, responsive process involving collaboration by many programs, services and settings throughout a health care system. Our featured speakers will help you learn hot to develop, implement, and evaluate your organizations IC program, based on the revised 2010 Infection Prevention and Control Standards
Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- formulate an IC program that meets the key challenges of IC, while maintaining IC standards compliance
- develop strategies that improve IC performance, effective surveillance and data reporting
- utilize successful tools and strategies for revising IC program components for key challenges
Speakers
Louise Kuhny, RN, MPH, MBA, CIC, Senior Associate Director - Standards Interpretation,
The Joint Commission
Barbara Moore Soule, MPA, RN, CIC, Practice Leader, Infection Prevention and Control, Joint Commission Resources
Target Audience
This course is recommended for beginners who need to learn the The Joint Commission infection and prevention standards and those practitioners who require and update in the standards. Plus any other leaders, committee members or board members responsible for implementing these standards in their healthcare organization.
Continuing Education Credit
This course has been awarded 6.5 contact hours
This program runs from 8 am - 4 pm.