Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs)

This course is part of our Intermediate Course in Infection Prevention and Control. See below for links to other modules!

Course Overview 

The Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s intermediate module, Prevention of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections, provides infection preventionists with an in-depth look at CAUTI definitions, risk factors, and NHSN reporting requirements. Participants will explore the latest best practices for prevention, infection preventionist-led interventions, and the role of urine culture stewardship in improving patient outcomes. 

Target Audience

Target audience for this course are healthcare professionals who are or will be directly involved in infection prevention activities in their facilities. These are infection prevention professionals who have participated in and gained considerable knowledge through specialized infection and control training and have minimal to moderate practice or fieldwork experience with infection prevention and control concepts.

Audience examples: Advanced Beginner to Proficient Infection Preventionist, Advanced Beginner to Proficient HAI/AR/IPC staff, Novice to Proficient Healthcare/Public Health Epidemiologist, Infectious Disease /Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Pharmacist. 

Overall Learning Objectives

• Review the CAUTI definitions, reporting requirements and national trends
• Describe which patients are at higher risk for CAUTI
• Outline updates to the CAUTI prevention portion of the SHEA Compendium
• Discuss tactics that infection preventionists can employ to impact CAUTI rates at their facility
• Explore ideas to decrease CAUTI rates and improve patient safety through urine culture stewardship and other quality improvement projects

Continuing Education Credit

Continuing education (CE) credit is available for this course from 9/25/2023 to 9/25/2026. To claim credit, please watch this video in its entirety, then visit the VCU Continuing Medical Education activity page to obtain your credit.

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VIPTC’s Intermediate Course in Infection Prevention and Control

The Intermediate Course in Infection Prevention & Control is designed for those leading infection prevention efforts for their organizations and will focus on implementation science, epidemiologic methods for surveillance and basic biostatistical data analysis, interpretation of the literature for evidence-based practice, and leadership training.

Modules:

• Introduction to the Champions of Infection Prevention (CHIP) “Train-the-Trainer” Model
• Overview of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
• Hand Hygiene Monitoring
• Outbreak Investigations
• Cleaning & Disinfection
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Isolation Precautions
• High-Level Disinfection & Sterilization
• Using Data to Drive Action
• Deploying a Champions of Healthcare Infection Prevention (CHIP) Program
• Environment of Care: Implementing and Monitoring an EOC Plan
• Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention Programs: Harnessing the Synergy
• Prevention of Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDROs)
• Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
• Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs)
• Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs)