Transcript C. diff Prevention Collaborative: Antimicrobial Stewardship

C. Difficile Prevention Collaborative:
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Audio Conference Call
September 15, 2010
www.macoalition.org
C. Difficile Prevention Collaborative
Agenda
Introductions & Overview
Susanne Salem-Schatz, Sc.D.
Collaborative Director
The Role of Antimicrobial
Stewardship in the
Prevention of
Clostridium Difficile
Infections
Update from the CDC
Kenneth R. Lawrence, BS, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist: Infectious Diseases
Lisa Davidson, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University
School of Medicine
Arjun Srinivasan, MD, FSHEA
CDR USPHS
Associate Director for Healthcare Associated
Infection Prevention Programs
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Collaborative Overview
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Builds on history of infection prevention work
Partnership between Coalition, MHA, DPH
CDC subsidy: American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act
30 multidisciplinary teams representing leadership
and front line staff
Focus on the what and the how through face to
face and telephonic learning and sharing
opportunities
Upcoming Audio-conferences
Team Coaching Call
featuring “Difficult Conversations”
with Liz Rykert, BSW, Meta
Strategies
September 29th, 2010 1pm
Root Cause Analysis for CDI prevention
Dr Tony Maggs
Dept of Microbiology
South Devon Healthcare NHS
Foundation Trust
October 13th, 2010 1pm
Regional Sharing and Learning
Sessions
Southeast
th 8:30am-12:30pm at St. Luke’s Hospital,
 November 8
New Bedford, MA
West
th 8:30am-12:30pm at Western Massachusetts
 November 9
Hospital, Westfield, MA
Metrowest
 November 10th 1-5pm at Metro West Medical Center,
Leonard Morse Campus, Natick MA
Stewardship Workgroup?
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Opportunity to learn and share
Problem solving with experts including Dr.
Srinivasan
Let us know if you are interested in joining!