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Date & Location
Wednesday, August 11, 2021, 9:59 AM - Friday, August 11, 2023, 10:59 AM

Target Audience
Specialties - Emergency Medicine, Infectious Disease, Other, Surgery
Professions - Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Physician, Physician Assistant, Psychologists

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), AAPA Credit(s) (1.00 hours), ACPE Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours), APA Credit(s) (1.00 hours), IPCE Credit(s) (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Overview

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a frequent cause of morbidity and even mortality following surgical procedures. SSIs have also shown to increase readmission rates, length of stay and costs for patients. While the national rate of SSI has decreased to about 2% to 3% for clean cases, there is still an estimated 40% to 60% of these infections that are preventable. This educational activity will review the current SSI prevention guidelines and how to develop a bundled intervention to reduce surgical site infections in your organization.


Disclosures:
Faculty: Jamie Cannon, M.D.
* Has no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined commercial interests
* Will not be discussing the off-label or investigational use of products
* All Ascension planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined commercial interests.

Course Chair reviewed and found no Conflict of Interest

Commercial Interest: No commercial interest was received for this CE/CME activity.

PDF of PowerPoint: SSI PPT.pdf


Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  1. Evaluate individual clinical practice for compliance with current recommendations to prevent surgical site infections
  2. Formulate a plan of action to partner with other healthcare professionals to identify modifications to current practices that could be added or enhanced to reduce surgical site infections in your facility
  3. Identify bundle components applicable to your organization to reduce surgical site infections

Accreditation
Ascension is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the Healthcare team.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 IPCE credits for learning and change.


Additional Information

Cancellation Policy

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Ascension reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded.

Accessibility Statement
 
Ascension is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CE/CME Coordinator.