Session Information
APIC 2009 Annual Conference
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The Prevention of MDRO Transmission in Behavioral Health Settings
Track : Sessions
Program Code: 1405
Date: Monday, June 8, 2009
Time: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM  EST
Location: Floridian D
SPEAKER :
Melanie Koch, BSN, RN, Infection Control Practitioner, Parkview Health
Description
Traditional contact precautions create barriers to behavioral health (BH) treatment. An algorithm for Modified Contact Precautions (MCP) was developed to assess the MDRO patient clinically and behaviorally. This modified contact precaution risk assessment tool can be applied to a variety of health care settings where group activities are an integral component of care. The presenter will provide the learner with tools to implement MCP.;Objectives: • Distinguish appropriate patient placement in modified contact precautions • Discuss implementation of modified contact precautions