The Changing Role of Infection Preventionists (CHAIPI Part II)
Track
:
Concurrent Session
Program Code:
3704
Date:
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Time:
2:45 PM to 3:45 PM
EST
Location:
293-294
PRIMARY AUTHOR
:
Deborah Mulligan
SPEAKER
(S):
Deborah Mulligan
Patricia Stone
Description
Objectives: - Discuss use electronic surveillance systems and impacts on the role of the IP. - Discuss how mandatory reporting has affect the IP role - Discuss characteristics of IP staffing in California compared to the rest of the US. - Discuss the use of electronic surveillance systems and its impact on the role of the IP. - Evaluate how mandatory reporting has affected the role of the IP. - Compare characteristics of infection prevention staffing in California to the rest of the United States.