Course
Overview
The
Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s intermediate module, SSI
Strategies Update Nov 2024, provides healthcare professionals with an
updated approach to surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance and prevention.
This course explores why tracking SSI data is essential, identifies modifiable
and non-modifiable risk factors, and reviews NHSN guidelines for accurate SSI
identification and reporting. Additionally, participants will gain insights
into how NHSN reports can be used to drive infection prevention improvements.
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
- Highlight why
tracking SSI data is important
- Identify modifiable
and non-modifiable risk factors for SSI
- Review NHSN
guidelines to help identify and track site and depth of SSIs
- Understand reporting
of SSI to NHSN, including exclusion criteria
- Discuss using
reports received by NHSN data analysts
Continuing
Education Credit
Continuing
education (CE) credit is not available for this course.
How
Did We Do?
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Strategies Update Nov 2024.
