Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Surveillance Definition in Home Infusion Therapy [virtual]

Estimating CLABSI rates in home infusion therapy is essential in driving patient safety interventions in the home setting. However, until recently, there has not been a validated home infusion CLABSI surveillance definition for use in benchmarking CLABSI rates. Understanding how to implement a validated home infusion CLABSI surveillance definition is an important step in setting and meeting infection prevention goals. This session will describe how to perform CLABSI surveillance in the home infusion setting, and strategies to mitigate common barriers.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: 
1. Describe the elements of the validated home infusion CLABSI surveillance definition.
2. Define secondary bloodstream infections as they apply to home infusion CLABSIs and to home infusion-onset bacteremia.
3. Explain common barriers to home infusion CLABSI surveillance.
4. Discuss ways to access resources to aid in CLABSI surveillance in the home.

Contact Hours: 1
CRNI® RUs: 2

Sara Keller, MD, MPH, MSHP

Dr. Sara Keller is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and an adjunct faculty in the Armstrong Institute of Patient Safety and Quality at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Department of Health Policy and Management in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She serves as the medical director of the Johns Hopkins outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) Program and of the Johns Hopkins Osler Medical Residency Program Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Pathway. Her research focuses on central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in the home and community settings, and is funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality."


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