3207 - The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI) in Nursing Homes

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Location: W209; Orange County Convention Center

CE: 1

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

Presenter(s)

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Theresa A. Rowe

Theresa Rowe, DO, MS Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Northwestern University Medical Epidemiologist, CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Moderator(s)

Mary Cole, RN, MS, CNRN, CCRN, SCRN, CIC (she/her/hers)

Infection Control Specialist / Project Manager
The Highlands at Brighton
Rochester, New York

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Co-Moderator(s)

Katreena C. Merrill, PhD, RN. CIC FAPIC (she/her/hers)

Professor
Brigham young university
Provo, Utah

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Session Description: Describe a pilot study of nursing homes performing prospective surveillance of respiratory tract infections (RTI) in nursing homes (including, but not limited to COVID)

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the need for infection surveillance for RTI beyond COVID in nursing homes.
Describe a pilot study of nursing homes performing RTI surveillance.
Review challenges and opportunities associated with RTI surveillance in nursing homes.