Kristen Hayes, MS, RN, CPHQ
Director, Clinical Quality, AHA Center for Innovation
American Hospital Association
Chicago, Illinois
No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose
The new Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) toolkit for preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs offers customizable tools and training resources to help your facility prevent dangerous infections. Its unique design gives users resources to assess current clinical and safety practices, implement a reduction plan, and overcome common cultural and technical challenges in reduction efforts. The toolkit also includes a playbook that explains how to apply AHRQ’s proven Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to prevent CLABSI and CAUTI by adjusting policies and daily procedures that take place in the ICU. The playbook is grounded in high reliability, systems thinking, and “Just Culture.” Learn more: www.ahrq.gov/icuhai.
Speaker: Kathleen M. Vollman, MSN, RN, CCNS – Advancing Nursing
Speaker: Patricia J. Posa, BSN, MSA, CCRN-K – Michigan Medicine
Speaker: William S. Miles, MD, FCCM – Carolinas Medical Center