Completing the Infection Prevention Risk Assessment, Part 1

Presenter:  Libby Chinnes, RN, BSN, CIC- Infection Preventionist and Control Consultant

64 minute pre-recorded webinar presentation

Libby has had her own consulting company, IC Solutions, LLC for the past 16 years and as formerly coordinator for the Infection Prevention Program at Roper Health System, Charleston, SC.  She has worked in Infection Prevention for over 30 years in all settings and is Board Certified in infection prevention and control since 1983.  Libby most recently co-authored a chapter on “Meeting Infection Prevention Challenges in Ambulatory Care Settings” in the APIC/Joint Commission Resources (JCR) Workbook, 2016. 

Libby has published several books on the topic, numerous articles, and lectured extensively throughout the country to APIC Chapters, AORN, state ambulatory surgery societies, AVA, nursing home associations and numerous other organizations.  She has served APIC in many capacities including on the state and the national level.  She is a frequent faculty member in APIC courses: EPI 101, EP1 201, and Ambulatory Surgery as well as extended faculty for AHRQ’s Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery. Libby has also assisted APIC Consulting and numerous healthcare industry corporations with various projects.  Her passion and singular goal is making a difference in safer patient care in all healthcare settings and engaging others to do so as well.

 Description:

This 64 minute presentation gives the overview what is involved in completing an infection prevention risk assessment form for your ambulatory surgery center.   Libby covers all the topics and their importance in a risk assessment.  This is part one of two risk assessment presentations that Libby gave at the annual Infection Prevention Strategies for Ambulatory Surgery Centers conferece in Las Vegas on October 6 & 7, 2016.  

Learning Objectives:

• List items to consider in a unique facility infection prevention risk assessment.
• Discuss how the risk assessment affects the facility's written Infection Prevention Plan for the current year.

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Other handouts associated with this presentation can be downloaded by selecting/clicking: 

• Excellentia IC Worksheet 2016
• IC Risk Assessment
• Plan IPC16_CPT
• Risk Assessment Conference
• Sample Infection Control Risk Assessment

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