Infection Control Part I: Clinical Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections
April 28–May 2, 2008
Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology
UNC School of Medicine
UNC Health Care System
The Friday Center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
This week-long course is intended to provide infection control profesisonals with the opportunity to dvelop their knowledge of healthcare-associated infections and to improve their skills in clinical surveillance.
Successful completion of both “Infection Control Part I: Clinical Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections” and “Infection Control Part II: The Infection Control Prac-titioner as an Environmentalist” offered by the Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology will meet the requirements of the North Carolina Infection Control law 10A NCAC 41A.0206 for attending an approved course. The course will be held at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill. It is limited to 50 participants and will be filled on a first-to-register basis. CEUs will be awarded.
Program
Times are tentative and subject to change.
Monday, April 28
| 7:30 am | Registration |
| 8:30 am | Assessing Your Infection Control Program |
| 9:45 am | What’s Wrong with this Picture? |
| 10:30 am | Making the Most of JCAHO |
| 11:30 am | Lunch, the Friday Center |
| 12:30 pm | Surveillance Techniques |
| 1:35 pm | Urinary Tract Infections |
| 2:45 pm | Chart Surveillance: Urinary Tract Infections |
| 4:00 pm | End |
Tuesday, April 29
| 8:00 am | Biostatistics in Infection Control |
| 9:40 am | Surgical Site Infections |
| 10:45 am | Chart Surveillance: Surgical Site |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch, the Friday Center |
| 1:00 pm | Isolation |
| 2:30 pm | Viral Hepatitis |
| 4:00 pm | End |
Wednesday, April 30
| 8:00 am | Microbiology |
| 9:30 am | Microbiology Lab |
| 11:00 am | Lunch |
| 12:30 pm | Principles of Antibiotics Use |
| 2:35 pm | Bacteremias |
| 3:35 pm | Chart Surveillance: Bacteremias |
| 4:15 pm | End |
Thursday, May 1
| 8:00 am | TB Control in Healthcare Facilities |
| 9:05 am | OSHA: Bloodborne Pathogens and TB |
| 10:15 am | Comprehensive Employee Health Program |
| 11:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Respiratory Tract Infections |
| 2:05 pm | Chart Surveillance: Respiratory Tract Infections |
| 3:30 pm | Review of North Carolina Infection Control Laws |
| 4:00 pm | End |
Friday, May 2
| 8:00 am | Legal Aspects of Infection Control |
| 9:30 am | The ICP as an Educator |
| 10:00 am | Post-test |
| 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Course ends |
Faculty
Tina Adams, R.N.
Infection Control Professional, UNC Health Care System
Becky Brooks, B.S.N., C.I.C.
Infection Control Professional, Education Coordinator, UNC Health Care System
Vickie Brown, R.N., M.P.H., C.I.C.
Assistant Director, Hospital Epidemiology, UNC Health Care System
Brenda Featherstone, B.S.N.
Infection Control Professional, UNC Health Care System
Maria Gergen, M.T., A.S.C.P.
Medical Technologist, Department of Hospital Epidemiology, UNC Health Care System
Ben Gilbert, J.D.
Senior Vice-President, Legal Services, UNC Health Care System
Karen K. Hoffmann, R.N., M.S., C.I.C.
Associate Director, Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology
Irene Kittrell, R.N., C.I.C.
Infection Control Practitioner, UNC Health Care System
William A. Rutala, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.I.C.
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine
Director, Epidemiology, Occupational Health and Safety Program, UNC Health Care System
Emily Sickbert-Bennett, M.S., C.I.C.
Public Health Epidemiologist, UNC Health Care System
David J. Weber, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, UNC Schools of Medicine and Public Health
Medical Director, Epidemiology, Occupational Health and Safety Program, UNC Health Care System
Registration
Registration is closed.
Housing
Blocks of rooms have been reserved at two hotels. Please call to make your own room reservation using the group code "Infection Control."
Holiday Inn Express. $79 plus 12.75% tax for standard double or standard king. Call 929-489-7555 before April 1 to make your reservation. The hotel offers free continental breakfast. It is located at 6119 Farrington Road, Chapel Hill. The hotel provides van transportation to and from the Friday Center, plus evening transportation to The Streets at Southpoint shopping center.
Hampton Inn and Suites, $89 plus 12.75% tax for standard double or king. Call 919-403-8700 to make your reservation before April 1. Located at 6121 Farrington Road, Chapel Hill, the hotel offers free continental breakfast, van transportation to and from the Friday Center, plus evening transportation to The Streets at Southpoint shopping center.
For More Information
About registration for the program, contact:
Darline Millett
Professional Development and Enrichment Programs
The Friday Center
800-845-8640 or 919-962-2643
e-mail dmillett@email.unc.edu
About the content of the program, contact:
Debby Pyatt , Program Coordinator
Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology
919-966-3242
e-mail: pyatt@email.unc.edu