Session Information
APIC 2009 Annual Conference
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The Unique Challenges of Pediatric Populations
Track : Sessions
Program Code: 3504
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Time: 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM  EST
Location: Grand B
SPEAKER (S):
Sharon "Brie" Alexander, PH,BSN,RN,CIC, Inf. Control Professional,, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Michael Cloughessy, BSEH, REHS, CIC, Infection Control Practitioner, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Description
The pediatric population provides unique challenges. The presenters will discuss specific diseases, isolation precautions, environmental issues and the relation of these to pediatric disaster planning.;Objectives: • List a minimum of two bacterial and viral infections that pose special challenges in the pediatric population. • Identify appropriate isolation precautions based on the syndromic presentation and/or disease. • Recognize the need for consideration of pediatrics during disaster planning.