Health Forum Web Seminars
Taking Action Against Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Victoria Nahum, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Safe Care Campaign, Atlanta, GA and Steve Lawler, President, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carolina
Presented on Thursday, December 2, 2010
(60 minutes with live Q&A)
Summary
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are currently one of the top ten leading causes of death in the U.S., accounting for approximately 99,000 deaths annually and more than $4.5 billion to the healthcare systems. Achieving significant reductions in infection rates requires changes in policy and practice, with commitment from the highest levels of management to those on the frontline providing clinical care and environmental services. The implementation of a comprehensive infection control program can result in improved patient outcomes, shortened length of a patient's hospital stay and reduced overall costs. During this web seminar, Steve Lawler, president of Pitt County Memorial Hospital (PCMH) in North Carolina and Victoria Nahum, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Safe Care Campaign, discuss the vital components of a successful infection control program that enables hospitals to quickly identify at-risk individuals and take the appropriate action.
Viewers will gain insights on:
- The crucial role hospital leadership plays in successful efforts to combat HAIs.
- Opportunities for healthcare leaders to motivate and mobilize management teams to drive an effective infection control program most appropriate for their institution.
- The components essential to an effective infection prevention program and factors that contribute to successful implementation at all levels throughout the institution.
- Strategies to assess the costs and benefits of preventive measures vs. costs of infections, including complications, risk factors, length of patient stays and excess costs.
- The impact of new reporting requirements associated with health care reform legislation.
Who will Benefit from Viewing
This web seminar is ideally suited for senior executives and leadership in the areas of health care:
- Administration and Operations
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
- Patient Care Services
- Infection Control
- Nursing and Allied Health Leadership
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The 60 minute recording is $195 and is available for unlimited viewing for 90 days post-purchase.
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Speaker Bios
Victoria Nahum, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Safe Care Campaign, Atlanta, GA
Victoria Nahum is the founder and chairman of the Safe Care Campaign, a humanitarian organization formed to educate the public on the prevention of HAIs. The organization partners with healthcare systems, hospital administrations and frontline caregivers to remind, provoke, motivate and inspire all who work within the continuum of care of their most noble challenge and moral duty to prevent these infections that annually infect more than 1.7 million and kill more than 99,000 patients in the U.S.
Victoria currently sits on the Joint Commission's Patient and Family Safety Advisory, and in 2009 gained "Associate" status with the World Health Organization's Patients for Patient Collaborative and the Patients for Patient Safety Program.
Steve Lawler, President, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carolina
Stephen J. Lawler has more than 26 years of experience in hospital and healthcare management. He previously served as chief administrative officer of University Health Systems (UHS) and president of East Carolina Health, the holding company for the UHS regional hospitals. He has also served as vice president of clinical services and the heart center for Pitt County Memorial Hospital, overseeing pharmacy, radiology, laboratory, clinical specialty services and all cardiovascular services.
Mr. Lawler served as president of Bertie Memorial Hospital in Windsor, North Carolina for two and a half years and was integral in the completion of construction of the first hospital in the country designed and built specifically for Critical Access Hospital operations.
Questions
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