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Healthcare-Associated Infections:
Realizing the Benefits of Mandatory Public Reporting

Convened by APIC in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), American Hospital Association (AHA), Consumers Union, National Quality Forum (NQF) & the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)


 
Monday February 7, 2005
7:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
 
8:15 a.m. OFFICIAL WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

    Sue Sebazco, RN, BS, CIC, 2005 APIC President

    [CO-MODERATORS]
    P.J. Brennan, MD, University of Pennsylvania and Chair, CDC-HICPAC
    Denise Murphy, RN, MPH, CIC, Chief Patient Safety and Quality Officer, Barnes-
    Jewish Hospital
 
8:20 a.m. THE INCIDENCE AND IMPACT OF HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS

    Denise Cardo, MD, Centers for Disease control and Prevention
 
9:00 a.m. ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS ON THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

    Sherrie Dulworth, RN, CPHRM, Milliman USA
 
9:30 a.m. MANDATORY PUBLIC REPORTING: WILL THE PUBLIC BENEFIT?

    [PANELISTS]
    Lisa McGiffert, Senior Policy Analyst on Health Issues and Project Director,
    Consumers Union
    Nancy Foster, Vice President for Quality and Patient Safety Policy,
    American Hospital Association
 
10:20 a.m. BREAK
 
10:45 a.m.
CURRENT HEALTHCARE DATA REPORTING SYSTEMS

    [PANELISTS]
    Kathleen Meehan Arias, MS, MT, SM, CIC

    Teresa Horan, MPH, CIC, CDC
    Pamela Frederick, Director, Centers for
    Medicare & Medicaid Services
    Jerod Loeb, PhD, JCAHO
- Hospital HAI Surveillance and
  Reporting Programs
- Surveillance Systems-NNIS/NHSN
- Safety & Performance Measures

- Performance Measurement - Are We
  There Yet?
 
12:15 p.m. LUNCH
 
1:30 p.m. MINING COMPUTERIZED DATABASES FOR HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS: SURVEILLANCE FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM

    Russell Olmsted, MPH, CIC, Epidemiologist, Infection Control Services,
    Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital
 
1:55 p.m. HOW ARE HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS REPORTED IN AUSTRALIA & THE UNITED KINGDOM?

    Cathryn Murphy, PhD, Associate Professor, Wollongong University
 
2:20 p.m. UNITED STATES REALITY: ARE THERE LIABILITY ISSUES?
    Tammy Lundstrom, MD, Vice President, Chief Quality and Safety Officer,
    Detroit Medical Center
 
2:45 p.m. THE PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE- HOW DOES A STATE PREPARE FOR PUBLIC REPORTING?

    Rachel Stricof, MT, MPH, New York State Department of Health
 
3:05 p.m. BREAK
 
3:30 p.m. A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS: HOW DOES IT ALL ADD UP? STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

    Julie Savoy, BSN, RN, JD, Gachassin Law Firm
    Jim Battaglio, President, Creative Writing Co., Corporate Communications
    Vice President Emeritus for Hartford Hospital
 
4:15 p.m. ADJOURN
 
5:00 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION
 


Tuesday February 8, 2005
8:00 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
 
9:00 a.m. RECONVENE

    [CO-MODERATORS]
    P.J. Brennan, MD, University of Pennsylvania and Chair, CDC-HICPAC
    Denise Murphy, RN, MPH, CIC, Chief Patient Safety and Quality Officer, Barnes-
    Jewish Hospital
 
9:05 a.m. EXISTING AND EMERGING LEGISLATION WITHIN THE U.S.: WHERE ARE WE TODAY?

    [PANELISTS]
    IL -   Pat Merryweather, Senior Vice President, Illinois Hospital Association
    FL -   Loretta Fauerbach, MS, CIC, Director of Infection Control,
            Shands Hospital at University of Florida
    MO - Eddie Hedrick, BS, MT (ASCP), CIC, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
    PA -  Sharon P. Krystofiak, MS, MT (ASCP), CIC, Pittsburgh Mercy Health System
    CA -  Frank Myers, III, MA, CIC, CPHQ, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego
 
10:30 a.m. BREAK
 
10:45 a.m. OPEN FORUMS - WITH REAL-TIME AUDIENCE RESPONSE POLLING

12:00 p.m. PRESS CONFERENCE - OFFICIAL RELEASE OF GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ON PUBLIC REPORTING

    [PANELISTS]
    P.J. Brennan, MD, University of Pennsylvania and Chair, CDC-HICPAC
    Michael Tapper, MD, Director of Infectious Diseases, Lenox Hill Hospital
    Georgia Dash, RN, MS, CIC, Director Infection Prevention and Control,
    Temple University Hospital
 
12:15 p.m. LUNCH
 
1:30 p.m. HEALTHCARE INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES ADVISORY COMITTEE (HICPAC) GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ON PUBLIC REPORTING

    [PANELISTS]
    P.J. Brennan, MD, University of Pennsylvania and Chair, CDC-HICPAC
    Michael Tapper, MD, Director of Infectious Diseases, Lenox Hill Hospital
    Georgia Dash, RN, MS, CIC, Director Infection Prevention and Control,
    Temple University Hospital
 
2:45 p.m. THE CASE FOR A NATIONWIDE STANDARD - WHO WILL LEAD?

    Ken Kizer, MD, President & CEO, National Quality Forum
 
3:10 p.m. BREAK
3:30 p.m. OPEN FORUM - WITH REAL-TIME AUDIENCE RESPONSE POLLING

4:00 p.m. ADJOURN
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