SHC Infection Prevention Forum (SHIP) - 2021

Add to Calendar SHC Infection Prevention Forum (SHIP) - 2021 1/7/2021 12:30:00 PM 1/7/2021 2:00:00 PM America/Los_Angeles Spectrum Boardroom false MM/DD/YYYY


Registration

Registration is complimentary.

No pre-registration is required.


Date & Location
Occurs monthly on the 1st Thursday starting on 1/7/2021 at 12:30 PM
Thursday, January 7, 2021, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Spectrum Boardroom, San Diego, CA

Overview

This forum is also known as the System Infection Prevention Forum and is designed to:

  • Present surveillance data and review action plans to improve patient care outcomes;
  • Identify methods to evaluate and control multi-drug resistant organisms;
  • Practice hand hygiene compliance;
  • Classify c-diff mortality and morbidity;
  • Manage VRE/MRSA outbreaks; and
  • Offer feedback to pertinent committees.

Target Audience
Specialties - Critical Care Medicine, Hospitalist, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Radiology
Professions - Pharmacist, Physician


Objectives
Following this activity, learners should be able to:

  1. Employ best practice sharing, evidence-based practice and excellence in performance at Sharp HealthCare facilities in infection prevention
  2. Identify system wide approaches to infection prevention and control at Sharp HealthCare
  3. Discuss enhanced coordination and effectiveness of infection prevention throughout the system
  4. Formulate and distribute Sharp HealthCare policy and procedures regarding infection prevention
  5. Develop and facilitate compliance with best practices based on CDC guidance and other expert bodies’ recommendations
  6. Provide recommendations to the CEO council regarding infection prevention and control

Accreditation

Accreditation: Sharp HealthCare is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit: Sharp HealthCare designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    




Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.50 hours)

Additional Information
Disclosure: As an organization accredited by the ACCME, Sharp HealthCare requires everyone who is in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. The ACCME defines "relevant financial relationships" as financial relationships in any amount, occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner, that could create a conflict of interest.  The ACPE defines "relevant financial relationships" as financial relationships in any amount, occurring within the past 12 months.”  Any individual who refuses to disclose relevant financial relationships will be disqualified from being a planning committee member, a teacher, or an author of CME, and cannot have control of, or responsibility for, the development, management, presentation or evaluation of the CME activity.  Sharp HealthCare, encourages faculty to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, at first mention and where appropriate in the content.

Cultural & Linguistic Competency: This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195 which requires that all CME activities comprising a patient care element include curriculum addressing the topic of cultural and linguistic competency.  The intent of this bill is to ensure that health care professionals are able to meet the cultural and linguistic concerns of a diverse patient population through effective and appropriate professional development.  Cultural and linguistic competency was incorporated into the planning of this activity.