Host: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® – INS Clinical Education & Publications Manager

Guest: Michelle DeVries, BS, MPH, CIC, VA-BC

Implementation of Antimicrobial PICCs – One Organization’s Story Michelle DeVries describes the impact of implementing antimicrobial PICCs in her health care organization.

Infection Control During COVID-19 • CLABSI Reporting Update – CMS announces relief for clinicians, providers, hospitals and facilities participating in quality reporting programs in response to COVID-19. • Universal Source Control – CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations • Summary of Change to the Guidance – Addressing asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic transmission. Implement source control for everyone entering a healthcare facility (e.g., healthcare personnel, patients, visitors), regardless of symptoms.

The Importance of Data Collection During the COVID-19 Pandemic Changes in health care practice meant to save personal protective equipment (PPE) and limit health care professionals’ exposure to COVID-19, such as placing infusion pumps and/or ventilators outside the patient’s room, may cause concern among clinicians. At a time when practice modifications are necessary to manage current health care demands, meticulous data collection has never been more important. The data will supply necessary information to help understand the impact that these changes have on patient safety and quality outcomes.

Resources:

• Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings. https://www.cdc.gov/coronaviru... • Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings - CDC • Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 - CDC • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) CLABSI Reporting Announcement. https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/p... • INS Webinar - Normalization of Deviance: Antithesis of Safety by Maureen Berger https://www.learningcenter.ins... • INS Webinar - Adding Antimicrobial PICCs: Making the Case and Measuring the Outcomes by Michelle DeVries. Commercial Support for this webinar was provided by Teleflex®. https://www.learningcenter.ins...