Chapter Activities
Shared from Iowa - Several opportunities!
Iowa Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit
Iowa HHS is hosting the Iowa Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit on March 28, 2024 at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center in Ames, IA. This summit will highlight the importance of antimicrobial stewardship and focus on implementation strategies to promote facility-wide incorporation and improved antimicrobial use and patient outcomes for both humans and animals. Objectives include discussing antimicrobial stewardship principles and implementation strategies in the One Health era, identifying the roles and responsibilities of the multidisciplinary team involved in antimicrobial stewardship within multiple health care and veterinary settings, and describing how to utilize antimicrobial stewardship tools to promote the appropriate use of antimicrobials and improve patient outcomes for both humans and animals as well as reduce risks to the environment. For more information and to register, visit:
www.regcytes.extension.iastate.edu/antimicrobial/
Three tracks: Pharmacist, Healthcare Providers & Veterinarians
Iowa Infection Prevention and Control Conference – Save the date!!!
·May 7-8, 2024
·Ames Gateway Center, Ames, Iowa
·Vendor Hall – May 7th
·More details coming
Iowa HHS ECRI Webinar: Indwelling Devices
March 13th from 12 noon to 1 pm
Register at: FREE Infections Associated with Indwelling Devices (March 13, 2024): https://ecri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9nYMWjTrTQWr7439SbZojg#/registration
Iowa HHS/ECRI Webinar Infection Prevention and Control Series
1 hour videos for frontline staff. They can be found on the Iowa HHS HAI website.
Available videos:
o Safe injection practices
o Hand hygiene basics
o Water management
o Developing a respiratory protection program
o How to find and select a disinfectant and audit for appropriate use
o Candida auris
o EVS best practices
o Adjunct disinfection techniques
o IPC in home care settings
o Animals in Healthcare
o Food Safety
o Dialysis – continue to receive CEs for 1 year
o Working with Patients in TBP or EBP
o Wounds
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