The impact of COVID-19 on central line-associated bloodstream infections

Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT  

When catheters are placed in a large vein and not put in correctly or kept clean, it can become a way for germs to enter the body and cause serious infections in the blood. These infections are called Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs) and are a type of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) patients can get while receiving medical treatment in a healthcare facility.
 
Working toward the elimination of HAIs is a CDC priority and while CLABSIs overall have declined 14% since 2015, during the Covid-19 Pandemic they increased by 47%. (Source)

Focusing forward, the purpose of this webinar is to have a dialog about methods, processes, and tools hospitals are leveraging to decrease CLABSIs during the Covid-19 pandemic.
 
Webinar Benefits
 
  • Defining the factors at the micro and macro-level driving CLABSIs rates post-COVID-19
  • Discussing best practice methods, processes, tools and teams being implemented to reduce CLABSIs during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Illustrating how to get started, continue or expand CLABSI reduction programs.

Presenter

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Dusty Dumas, BSN, RN, CWOCN

Sr. Clinical Consultant, Cardinal Health