Targeting Catheter-related Infections: Guidelines, Biofilms and Locks
Track
:
Catheters and Access Devices
Program Code:
M41
Date:
Monday, January 23, 2012
Time:
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
EST
Location:
Northern Hemisphere Salon D + Corridor
COORDINATOR
:
Beth Lyman, RN, MSN, Sustain Task Force Member
MODERATOR
:
Marianne Opilla, RN, CNSC
PRESENTER
(S):
Marianne Opilla, RN, CNSC
Rodney Donlan, PhD
Mary Cober, PharmD, BCNSP
PRESENTER/MODERATOR
(S):
Marianne Opilla, RN, CNSC
Rodney Donlan, PhD
Mary Cober, PharmD, BCNSP
SUBMITTER
:
Beth Lyman, RN, MSN, Sustain Task Force Member
Description
1. Explain the updated recommendations proposed in the 2011 CDC guidelines addressing the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections 2. Examine new concepts in biofilm research and its role in catheter-related infections 3. Assess the benefit of ethanol catheter lock in select patient populations