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Concurrent Education Session - 60 minutes

Information Technology and Surveillance

Session: Sometimes 2nd Place is Best: Determining Secondary Bloodstream Infection Attribution

1104 - Sometimes 2nd Place Is Best: Determining Secondary Bloodstream Infection Attribution

Monday, June 26, 2023

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Location: W110 A/B; Orange County Convention Center

CE: 1

CNE Credits: 1
IPU Credits: 1
AEU Credits: 1
IPCH Credits: 1
CME Credits: 1

Presenter(s)

LaTasha Boswell, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC (she/her/hers)

Infection Preventionist
CACI, Inc., and Centers for Disease Control
Duluth, Georgia

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

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Moderator(s)

Lisa Caffery, MS, BSN, RN, BC-Med Surg, CIC, FAPIC (she/her/hers)

Infection Prevention Coordinator
Genesis Health System
Davenport, Iowa

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Co-Moderator(s)

Marc Meyer, BPharm, RPh, CIC,FAPIC (he/him/his)

Director of Pharmacy Services, Clinical Pharmacist, Infection Preventionist
Southwest Health System
Cortez, Colorado

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Session Description: This presentation will provide a new perspective on secondary bloodstream infection attribution that will include interactive case studies and knowledge checks.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the two scenarios used to deem a positive blood specimen secondary.
Apply the two scenarios for secondary bloodstream infectioin criteria using case studies.
Utilize key secondary bloodstream infection attribution concepts to make surveillance determinations.