This session will address the infection risks and prevention strategies related to various invasive devices seen in the home care setting including urinary catheters and intravascular devices. Observations from the surveillance study conducted by the Missouri Alliance for Home Care will also be discussed. This session will focus on the development and implementation of effective infection control programs to improve the safety of first responders and patients receiving care by these various settings. Infection Control in Physicians Offices Infection control practice in physician offices setting is both challenging and rewarding. This program addresses outbreaks that have occurred in this setting as well as approaches for prevention of infection.
Emphasis is on site-specific assessment, surveillance, and education.
Attendees will learn innovative methods to approach surveillance in diverse settings, understand its limitations and barriers, and gain insights into developing collaborative surveillance relationships. The infection control profession has traditionally focused its effort exclusively within healthcare settings, but important infection control issues exist in home and community settings outside of healthcare as well. This speaker will review what we know about microbial contamination in the home, how this relates to the risk of infection, what infection control practices can be expected to work in this setting, and how we might target such interventions in high-risk areas.