Virtual Meeting
Microsoft TEAMS
Speaker bio:
Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal is a medical doctor who specializes in internal medicine and infectious diseases. He holds a PhD in epidemiology and has 31 years of experience. His primary areas of focus are epidemiology, the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), patient safety, and the development of online platforms for HAI surveillance.
He is a Research Associate Professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; he provides consultation on infection prevention at Jackson Memorial Hospital and is advisor to medical students. He is also the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, an organization dedicated to HAI research in low-and middle-income countries.
He has led research efforts involving 2,500 healthcare workers. He has 393 scientific publications and book chapters, has been cited 18,000 times and holds an H-index of 63. Dr. Rosenthal has received recognition through ten major international awards for research excellence. He serves as an Editorial Board Member and peer-reviewer for over 100 scientific, peer-reviewed journals, including Lancet and others.
Dr. Rosenthal is a paid consultant of Teleflex.
Presentation objectives and synopsis:
Infection reduction and colonization reduction are often discussed in conjunction with one another. Healthcare organizations and infection prevention teams have shifted their focus on reducing hospital acquired condition rates to include central line associated bloodstream infections (or CLABSI). How often is there a focus on reducing colonization, whether it be an area on the body, or on the surface of a medical device? Does the ability to reduce colonization have the potential to improve patient outcomes? This lecture will explore risk reduction as it pertains to colonization reduction.
Learning Objectives:
- Define colonization
- Discuss routes of colonization
- Review common organisms associated with colonization
- Discuss risk factors for CLABSI
- Identify methods to reduce risk for CLABSI
Attendees will be required to register with the free Teleflex Academy education site prior to the lecture in order to obtain the CEU.