Anesthesia's Role in Infection Prevention - A Clinical Perspective
Video Training
Category: Infection Prevention
Title: Anesthesia's Role in Infection Prevention - A Clinical Perspective
Presenter: David Shapiro, MD, CASC, CHC, CPHRM, LHRM - Anesthesiologist, Risk Manager, Board Member of AAAHC, ASCA, and ASC Quality Collaboration
David Shapiro, M.D. is an anesthesiologist from Florida who has had extensive experience serving as a department chair, medical director and board member of several ambulatory surgery centers. In addition, Dr. Shapiro has served as the national medical director on behalf of ASC management corporations, prior to establishing his consulting practice. His areas of expertise encompass a wide range of disciplines including clinical quality, regulatory compliance and medical liability in the ambulatory surgery arena. He is an active participant in numerous surgery center industry activities, and is a frequent speaker at both state and national ambulatory surgery industry functions.
Description:
Dr. Shapiro was invited to speak at the annual Infection Prevention Strategies for Ambulatory Surgery Centers conference in Las Vegas to discuss how anesthesia providers play a role in infection prevention in the ASC setting. Dr. Shapiro reviews history as to what started CMS's deep dive look in to ASC infection control issues. Dr. Shapiro expands upon regulations, accreditation and what is really important for the Administrator and Infection Preventionist to focus on in terms of infection prevention citing that anesthesia is a major area of focus. Dr. Shapiro discusses how anesthesia could be part of the problem but advocates that they are also part of the solution and that the ASC should work as a team in a multi-disciplinary approach to infection prevention.
Dr. Shapiro sits on several Boards such as ASCA, ASC Quality Collaboration and AAAHC and has played a major role of impacting regulatory compliance change affecting the ASC industry.
Viewing time: 55 minutes; This presentation is worth 1 Contact Hour of continuing Education1
Learning Objectives:
- An examination of selected issues pertaining to the peri-operative environment with an emphasis on ASC's.
- Learn about the Spaulding Classification System.
- Learn about prioritizing what is really important in infection prevention in the ASC.
- Learn that anesthesia is part of the infection prevention solution.
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Other handouts associated with this presentation can be downloaded by selecting/clicking:
1. AANA Infection Control Guidelines for Anesthesia
3. Anesthesia Assessment Checklist
4. ASA 3rd Ed Recommendations Infection Control
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