SHC Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship for Surgeons - Online



Registration

FEE:  Complimentary

Pre-registration not required. 

*This module may be a requirement for physicians seeking privileges at a Sharp hospital.


Date & Location
Friday, August 3, 2018, 12:00 AM - Monday, November 1, 2021, 11:59 PM PST

Overview
Intended to ensure surgeons are cognizant of strategies to reduce the risk of HAIs, compliance with legislative requirement, and The Joint Commission Requirements,

Target Audience
Specialties - All Specialties , Infectious Disease
Professions - Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Associate

Objectives
Following the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Review strategies to decrease the acquisition of and the transmission of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs): hand hygiene and isolation precautions
  2. Outline evidence-based strategies to decrease the risk of device-associated infections (e.g. catheter-associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections) and surgical site infections
  3. Discuss the function and impact of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in controlling the emergence of MDROs and its close interaction with Infection Prevention

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 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Credit: The California Board of Registered Nursing recognizes the use of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education credit toward credit contact hours. Report “ACCME Category 1 Credit” as BRN number. No BRN slip will be given. Participants must attend the entire conference to receive continuing education credit. 

    
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.”  

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.

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