Infection prevention and control are essential elements of safety and quality care within the dialysis environment. This presentation will review initiatives in dialysis such as antibiotic stewardship, standardization of blood culture collection, and other infection prevention topics for outpatient dialysis facilities.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe antibiotic stewardship in the outpatient dialysis facility
- Define elements that may be included in a blood culture collection protocol
- Describe the Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition and how to become a member
Presented by:
Shannon Novosad, MD, MPH
Medical Officer, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion - Dialysis Safety Team Lead
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stephanie Booth, HCA, CIC
Infection Prevention Educator, Making Dialysis Safer Coalition
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
