Description:  This video recording is one of 15 presentations given at our 2-day September 2015 Infection Prevention Strategies for ASC's conference. Loie discusses MRSA, what it is, how it is differentiated between hospital and ambulatory care settings and what precautions must be taken in the ambulatory surgery center setting. This session contains questions from the audience. This presentation is 60 minutes.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA);
• Differentiate between MRSA and MSSA;
• Integrate MRSA management into an ambulatory surgical care (ASC) program;
• Practice appropriate isolation for MRSA in the ASC.