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• Award Winners

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• Oral Abstracts

  • ·Impact of a Multidisciplinary Approach to Diabetic Foot Infections: The Design of a New Orthopedic Department, Stringent Practices, and Diagnostic Methods

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    Lisa Saidel-Odes, Elad Keren, Abraham Borer, Ronit Nativ, Lior Nesher, Rivka Moshe Yosipovich, Orli Sagi, Orly Shimoni, Lilia Greenshpoon

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  • ·Leading an Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative Through a Quality Improvement Collaborative Among 22 Hospitals in a Lower Middle Income Country

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    Ali Sabateen, Dina Nasser, Hammam J. Rjoup, Tahreer H. Taha, Bayan A. Ibrahim, Abed Alra'oof Saleem, Alaa Abu Rub, Nimer M. Aldaghameen, Ayman H. Abu Muhsen, Fatenah N. naser, Musa Hindiyeh

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  • ·Effectiveness of a Cleaning Protocol on Environmental Contamination in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

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    David Levine, Henry Spratt, Mark Rowin

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  • ·Integrating Rapid Diagnostics and Antimicrobial Stewardship for Blood Cultures Improves Antibiotic Use in a Community Hospital

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    David Ezdon, Janet Cahill

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  • ·Leveraging Technology to Increase Public Awareness of the Importance of Antimicrobial Stewardship

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    Staci Kvak, Marisa D'Angeli

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  • ·Creating Meaningful Meetings: A Rural Health Approach for Engagement in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Multidrug Resistant Organism Tracking

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    Martha Jaworski, Susan Heppler, Matthew C. Burns

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  • ·Beyond the Naked Eye: Biofilms and Microbial Diversity in Re-laundered Mops and Towels Used in Healthcare Facilities

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    Mark Wiencek

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  • ·Evaluation of High-level Disinfection Processes for Linear Endoscopic Ultrasound Scopes Following New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia

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    Emily Moulton, Regan Trappler, Lucy He, Holly Taylor, Deeb Oweis

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  • ·Clinical Soil Removal from Flexible Endoscopes Is Critically Dependent on the Completeness of the Manual Cleaning Process

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    Marco Bommarito

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  • ·High Occurrence of Potential Contamination Risks Observed for Pediatric Patients Receiving Rapid Fluid Boluses with Single-use Syringes

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    Galen Robertson, Heather Hoff, Hillary Spangler, Mark Piehl

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  • ·Accidental Discharge of the Fire Sprinkler System in a Level I Trauma Center Operating Room

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    Teresa Barnett, William Schreier, William Schreier, Teresa Barnett, William Schreier

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  • ·Water Safety and Management Plans: A Patient Safety Initiative That Needs Infection Preventionists

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    Laura Morris, Julianne Baron, David Pierre, Frank Sidari, Janet Stout

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  • ·The State of Infection Control Among Los Angeles County (LAC) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Providers

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    Stacy Hartmann, Christina Eclarino, Elaine Forsyth, Roel Amara, Kelsey OYong, Dawn Terashita, Alicia Pucci

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  • ·Impact of Exposures and Outbreaks on Staff Nurse and Infection Preventionist Workload

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    Bevin Cohen, Amanda Hessels, Ana Kelly, Lucy Chen, Philip Zachariah, Elaine Larson

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  • ·Supporting the Infection Preventionist in Skilled Nursing Facilities: Why Required Education Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg

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    Karen Jones, Sarah L. Krein, Molly Harrod, Lona Mody

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  • ·Comparative Analysis of HCWs’ IPC Competency at Different Hospitals in Bangladesh: Success of a Multimodal Intervention for a Healthier Tomorrow

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    Lutfe Ara, Ehsanul Haque Tamal, Fahima Hossain, Nur Haque Alam, Shafiqul Alam Sarker

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  • ·Treat the Resident, Not the Urine: Using Patient Safety to Reduce Urinary Tract Infections and Overuse of Urine Culture in Long Term Care

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    Theresa Haley, Suzanne Fritz

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  • ·Factors Associated with Infection Preventionist Turnover in Long-term Care Facilities

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    Margaret Drake, Regina Nailon, Teresa Fitzgerald, Laura K. Tyner, Sue Beach, Terry Micheels, Mark Rupp, Michelle Schwedhelm, Maureen Tierney, Muhammad Ashraf

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  • ·What's in Your Bottle? Investigating a Pseudo-outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia

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    Tiffany Silmon, Dana Chapman

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  • ·An Infection Prevention and Control Exposure Playbook: Preparing for Rapid Response

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    Lauren Farrell, Cindy L. Hoegg, Privette Grayson, Sarah Smathers, Julia Sammons

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  • ·Multi-facility Containment of a Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Outbreak – January 2018–july 2018

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    Allison Chan, Kelley Tobey, Nailah Smith, Pamela Talley, Alison Halpin, Gillian McAllister, Erisa Sula, Alicia Shugart, Maroya Walters, Marion Kainer

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  • ·A Description of the First Candida Auris-colonized Individuals in New York State, 2016-2017

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    Karen L. Southwick, Jane A. Greenko, Eleanor Adams, Richard Erazo, Ronald Jean Denis, Crystal Green, Rafael Fernandez, Rutvik Patel, Rosalie Giardina, Sudha Chaturvedi, YanChun Zhu, Lynn Leach, Monica Quinn

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  • ·Education and Consistent Infection Prevention Practices Prevail: An Outbreak of CRE in a Long Term Acute Care Hospital

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    Alicia Pucci, Chelsea Foo, Kelsey OYong, Merle Baron, Amber Griffin, Veronica Rosales-Herrera, James McKinnell, Dawn Terashita

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  • ·Investigation of a Serratia Marcescens bacteremia Cluster in a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CICU) Utilizing Whole Genome Sequencing

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    Lynn Fine, Nicole Pecora, Heba Mostafa, Anna Lambert, Charlie Kline, Brenda Tesini, Paul Graman

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  • ·Dive Deeper Than the Water

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    DAWN MARIE RUMOVITZ

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  • ·Improvements in Transmission-Based Isolation in a Large Northeastern Academic Medical Center Emergency Department

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    Azalea Wedig, Candra Szymanski, Martin Reznek, Eric Brush, Melissa Pineo, Tessa Nimtz, Joshua Cole, Richard Ellison, Debbie Mack

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  • ·Lessons Learned from an International Infection Control Consultation in a Newly Built Hospital in Saudi Arabia

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    Eman Chami, Abigail Keskimaki

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  • ·A Tale of Two Departments: How Collaboration Between Infection Prevention and Sterile Processing Departments Can Improve Patient Safety

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    Ellen Evashwick, Sylvia Cumplido, Glen Eleby, Teresa Washington, Sneha Krishna, Matthew Almario, Alicia Hammonds-Reed, Sharon Fawcett, Michael Ben-Aderet, Jonathan Grein

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  • ·Reducing Hospital-acquired Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections and Clostridium difficile Infection Rates through a Multi-disciplinary Approach

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    Chelsea Ludington, Nicole Pahl, Vivek Kak

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  • ·Finally! an External Female Catheter Device for Women!

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    Cassandra Mueller, Cassandra Mueller

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  • ·Taking Every Precaution – an Inter-professional Approach to Reducing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections in an Acute Care Medical Center

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    Alina Stancovici, Benjamin Galvan-Anderson

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  • ·Development of an Infection Prevention Review Process for Clinical Trials with Oncolytic Viruses, Gene Therapy, and Other Biologic Agents

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    Carey Dombecki, Tiffany Dogan, Rajkiran Kullar, Amanda Valyko, Terri Stillwell, Laraine Washer

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  • ·Impact of Repeat Infection Timeframe on CLABSI Surveillance

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    Katie Williams, Lauren Farrell, Kevin McNally, Sara Townsend, Sarah Smathers, Lori Handy, Julia Sammons

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• Poster Abstracts

  • ·Antimicrobial Stewardship: Analysis of Provider Management of Drug-Bug Mismatch in Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in a Large Medical Group

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    Kelli Heisner, Lynn Skelton

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  • ·Implementing Infection Prevention for Leech Therapy

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    Katia Robinson, Michael Postelnick, Nathaniel Rhodes, Chao Qi, Michael Malczynski, Valerie Widmaier, Saba Rezaeian, Laura Dirnberger, Teresa Zembower, Maureen Bolon, Christina Silkatis

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  • ·Implementation of an Algorithm Decision Tree Increases Compliance with Clostridium difficile Testing

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    Paula F. Fritsch, Jared Sutton, Mary Beth Moody, Clinton Holder, Erica Roche

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  • ·Impact of Successful Implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting

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    Kayla Peoples

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  • ·Carbapenmase-producing Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CP-CRE) investigation and containment in an acute-care inpatient physical rehabilitation hospital mandates a multi-faceted approach

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    Marian P. Salamon, Judith A. Latham, Bernadette Abate, Rosadele Plumari, David N. Horwich, Caitlin Fasano

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  • ·What do Infection Preventionists know about antimicrobial stewardship: a pilot study

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    Sandra F. Hanson, Sharon Sumner, Katreena C. Merrill

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  • ·Identifying the underlying causes of hospital-onset Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: A retrospective analysis

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    Tiffany R. Richens, Bhumi Patel, Vincent Hsu

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  • ·Survival Time of Staphylococcus aureus on Ultrasound Heads

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    David Levine, Henry Spratt, Susan S. McDonald, Kate Noonan

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  • ·Encouraging Appropriate Testing and Antibiotic Stewardship to Reduce Healthcare-acquired Clostridium difficile Infections

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    Anita L. Majette-Cain, May Chang

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  • ·High Level Disinfection: A Comprehensive and Innovative Quality Improvement Approach in a Multi-Facility Academic Health Center

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    Toni Biasi, Kristen Kelley

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  • ·Susceptibility of Candida auris to ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) correlates with drug resistance to common antifungal agents

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    Angela R. Lemons, Tia McClelland, Stephen B. Martin, William G. Lindsley, Brett J. Green

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  • ·The Impact of an Enhanced Infection Prevention Bundle on Gram-Negative Infection Rates

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    Meghann Holmes, Sarah Simmons, Deborah Passey, Debbie Hare, Samantha Green

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  • ·Successful device reprocessing begins at the bedside: A hospital-wide approach to train front-line staff to pre-clean

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    Josephine Fox, Lydia Grimes, Tsion Endalkachew, Helen Wood, David K. Warren

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  • ·UV-C emergency kit in hostile conditions

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    Giuseppe Spataro, Gabriele Cevenini, Sandra Burgassi, Nicola Nante, Marco Tani, Gabriele Messina

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  • ·Improving Environmental Disinfection through Objective Assessments at a Large Teaching Hospital

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    Oluchi J. Abosi, Jorge L. Salinas, Jean Pottinger, Stephanie Holley, Mary Kukla, Angelique Dains, Daniel J. Diekema, Michael B. Edmond, Bill Millard

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  • ·Improving and sustaining environmental cleaning compliance in a large academic hospital using fluorescent targeting audits, education, and feedback

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    Adrienne L. McGarity, Cassandra Salgado

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  • ·Soiled Instrument Handling in Outpatient Clinics; Our process to compliance

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    Marilyn King

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  • ·An aerodynamic simulation study for the best positioning of a device to improve Operation Room air quality

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    Gabriele Messina, Giuseppe Spataro, Laura Catarsi, Francesca De Marco, Anna Grasso, Gabriele Cevenini

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  • ·Physician Based Practices and Instrument Sterilization- How do you do it?

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    Kelly Zabriskie, Cathleen Strzalka

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  • ·Using ATP Testing to Promote Staff Engagement and Proper Disinfection Procedures in the Perioperative Setting

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    Emily B. Moulton, Pauline Roush, June Bowman, Christie Shaw

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  • ·Public Awareness and Educational Activities to Improve Knowledge and Understanding of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Japan

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    Akie Arai, Yoshinori Takahashi, Akiko Nakamura, Masaki Tanabe

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  • ·Reinforcing a Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Bundle Compliance Decreases Overall Catheter Days and CAUTIs

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    Paula F. Fritsch, Jared Sutton, Erica Roche, Valbona Berberi, Elizabeth Whidden, Clinton Holder

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  • ·Use of a Collaborative Educational Model to Raise Awareness of Infection Risks Associated With Injection Drug Diversion in Healthcare

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    Sara T. Podczervinski, Patricia Montgomery

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  • ·“You Use It, You Clean It”: A Multifaceted Approach to Educate and Engage Pediatric Healthcare Workers in Non-Critical Reprocessing

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    Colleen McQuaide, Melanie DuBose, Kenneth Short, Joshua Schaffzin

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  • ·Epidemiologic Features of Hospital-acquired Burn Wound Infections (HABWI) and Infection Prevention Precautions at a University Hospital in Egypt

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    Aya F. El Sebaey

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  • ·Innovative Surveillance and Execution of the World Health Organization's 5 Moments of Hand Hygiene in an Acute-care Hospital

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    Winifred Kessler, Tamara Powers

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  • ·Reducing the Risk of Infection Transmission on Inpatient Paper-Based Resources from a Multimedia Education Center

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    Clare C. Marlin, Ami Hughes, Lisa Rosen, Lori Snyder

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  • ·Project Development to Address Knowledge Gaps Identified in Long Term Care Related to Water Management Programs and Legionnaires’ Disease

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    Staci Kvak, Sara T. Podczervinski, Vivian Hawkins

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  • ·A Horse in the Hospital: The Importance of Collaboration between Infection Prevention and Child Life Specialists

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    Jessica L. McClusky, Mallory Davis

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  • ·Not Just a Cleaner but Your Frontline Defense

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    Tom Klimaszewski, Lynn Skelton

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  • ·Blood Culture Contamination: Educational Roadmap to Improvement

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    Veronica M. Paur, Chris Zirges, Keith Landeros, April Hawk

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  • ·Infection Prevention Technician: a new role to support enhanced hospital environment-of-care rounding

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    Jenna Eichelberger, Chris Zirges

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  • ·Forced Air Contamination Risk in the OR

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    Victor R. Lange

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  • ·The Hidden Truth in the Faucets: A QualityImprovement Project and Splash Study of Hospital Sinks

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    Kristen VanderElzen, Harry Zhen, Emily Shuman, Amanda Valyko

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  • ·Infection Prevention and Control's Role in the Design and Construction of a new Ambulatory Care Center. Lessons Learned

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    Richard Vogel

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  • ·Lessons Learned from Legionella in the water of an Ambulatory Care Center

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    Kristen VanderElzen, Kevin Thompson, Amanda Valyko, Laraine Washer

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  • ·From Response to Recovery: Infection Prevention's Role in a Flood Disaster Event

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    Karen Guerin, Christopher Olson

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  • ·Improved Skin Health in a One-Year Prospective Bioengineering Analysis of Healthcare Workers’ Hands in Long Term?Care

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    Amna Handley, Yin Z. Hessefort

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  • ·Utilizing a Business Case to Link Reduction in Infections to Reduction in?Costs

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    Pearl E. Lavalette, Debra Steves

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  • ·Eliminating Urinary Catheter Use During Total Knee Surgery: One Hospital's Journey

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    Hilary Metcalf, Debra Busby-Edebiri

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  • ·Standardization of Instrument Precleaning and Transport: A Community Hospital's Approach

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    Allison Folkerts, Ana Payne, Caren Hernandez

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  • ·Approach is crucial: Preventing Surgical Site Infections through Lean Methods and Teamwork

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    Laura Staubitz

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  • ·Effect of Non-Infection Prevention Champions on Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Rates

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    Erica Washington, Ashley Terry, Andrea Salinas

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  • ·Hand hygiene observations…not so secret anymore

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    Courtney Mitchell, Mary Ehly, Charlotte Sacksteder, Kelly Zabriskie

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  • ·Mandatory Pre-Authorization or “Hard Stop Order” to Decrease Inappropriate Testing for Clostridium difficile Infection. A Testing Stewardship at 2 Hospitals.

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    Angela C. Gabasan, Barbara A. Smith, Krystina L. Woods, Michelle Ordoveza, Olena Dzenkevych, Deborah Schwing, Bernard Camins, Emilia Mia Sordillo

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  • ·Auditing CAUTI Best Practices Bundle Adherence in a 24-bed Neurovascular/Cardiovascular/Intensive Care Unit

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    Medora Witwer, Ginette Dobbins, Carol Uher, Mindy D. McFarren

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  • ·An infection control journey in hospital based practice conversion

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    Cathleen Strzalka, Kelly Zabriskie

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  • ·Appropriate Patient Selection Leads to Improvement in Healthcare Facility-Onset C. diff Rates

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    Ana Payne, Allison Folkerts, Karolina Valaitis

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  • ·A Motion-Detection Electronic Hand Hygiene Verbal Reminder Increases Adherence in a Standard Precaution Room

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    Cindy M. Hou, Mitchell C. Rosenberg, Robert A. Steer, Corinne Cricco, Kevin Campos

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  • ·Preventing Surgical Site Infection Related to Abdominal Hysterectomy: We Got This!

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    Nicole Nomides, Emily Shuman, Tiffany Dogan

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  • ·A Method to This Madness: Do we need a methods section for implementation guides and toolkits?

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    Linda McKinley, Abigail Purfuerst, Ann Hundt, MaryJo Knobloch, Michele Zimbric, Jackson Musuuza, Nasia Safdar

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  • ·Career Advancement for Infection Preventionists; Innovative Recruitment and Retention Tool

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    Merima Sestovic, Paula Castellano-Flynn

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  • ·Webinar-Based Study Group Helps Infection Preventionists and Public Health Experts Achieve Certification

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    Patricia Montgomery, Staci Kvak, Sara T. Podczervinski

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  • ·Healthcare Workers Knowledge and Perceptions of Coming to Work Sick At a Large Comprehensive Cancer Center

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    Michelle Swetky, Karen Chadduck, Dana Loder, Kari L. Stricker, Katie Maletich, Steven A. Pergam

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  • ·Effective Public Health Response in Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CP-CRE) Outbreak in a Georgia Long Term Care Facility (LTCF), 2018

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    JoAnna M. Wagner, Jeanne Negley, Sierra Towery, Connie Stanfill, Kristina Lam

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  • ·Outbreak of Mycobacterium chelonae associated with use of jet injector and receiving injections at an outpatient podiatry clinic, Indiana

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    Rachel L. Cathey

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  • ·Evaluation of Nursing Home Infection Control Programs: A pre- and post- study

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    Mansi Agarwal, Patricia W. Stone, Andrew Dick

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  • ·Happy hours: could chips and nuts be vector of food-borne outbreaks?

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    Francesco Gori, Manuel Santamaria, Claudia Cuccaro, Rosa Cardaci, Sandra Burgassi, Gabriele Messina

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  • ·Parainfluenza III Outbreak in a Veterans’ Affairs affiliated Nursing Home

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    Florence M. Ford, Nancy R. Barrett, Monique Thorne, Lisa C. Bailey, Mary Creed, Shing Shing Yeh, Zeena Lobo, George Psevdos, Olga Kaplun

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  • ·Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) in Michigan: Past, Present and Future

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    Noreen Mollon

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  • ·Norovirus Outbreak at a Small Acute Care Hospital

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    Jamie M. Pelletier, Michael E. Sebert, Patricia Jackson

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  • ·When a pandemic influenza lands in your community: A planned response to maintain a safe facility

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    Mary Kay Foster, Jane Forni

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  • ·Staphylococcus Scalded Skin Syndrome Outbreak in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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    Ruby Philip, Ann Lucey

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  • ·Improving Visitors’ Hand Hygiene Compliance in a Pediatric Oncology Unit

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    Angie Owings, Lori L. Christion, Craig H. Gilliam, Bethany A. Glover, Mary Anne Giannini, Hana Hakim

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  • ·Survey Says: Filling the Gaps in Validation of Healthcare-Associated Infections Surveillance in Hospitals

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    Larissa Lewis

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  • ·Multidisciplinary team audit rounds promote hand hygiene in a community hospital in Japan

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    Saori Maruyama, Yoshio Yamaguchi, Junko Kamiya, Hiroki Kawajiri, Akihiko Tamura, Yuji Morisawa

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  • ·Reduction of CAUTI rates organization wide begins in the Emergency Department

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    Silva Ohanian, Sarah Gaines-Hill

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  • ·Utilizing a System Water Management Program to Mitigate Legionella Risk

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    Jill Lindmair-Snell, Leslie Reading

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  • ·Reducing Surgical Site Infections in the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Patient Population

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    Kimberly Seymour, Noreen Johnson

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  • ·Reduction in Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections across a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital System

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    Mandy M. Bodily-Bartrum

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  • ·A Multi-Disciplinary Initiative to Streamline and Expedite the Pulmonary Tuberculosis Rule Out Process

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    Jos Cooper-Sterling, Alexandra S. Madison, Sheryl Michelson, Norina Agulo, Dave Scott, Marisa Holubar, Lucy Tompkins, John Hahesy, Kristen Merriman

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  • ·Impacts of Coordinated, Hospital-wide Use of Alcohol-based Nasal Decolonization on Infection Rates, Patient Care and Cost Savings

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    Kathryn Landis-Bogush, Anusha Belani

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  • ·Innovative, Multidisciplinary Central Line Assessments in the Medical ICU (MICU): Utilizing Technology to Provide Real-time Feedback

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    Laura W. Murphy, Cheryl Gilmar, Cara Davis, Stephanie Maillie, Brian Anderson, William Schweikert, Elizabeth LaMura, Matthew Tolbert, Joan Hoch Kinniry, Diane Leichter, Erin Lightheart, Barry Fuchs, Angela Piech

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  • ·Female External Catheter Use: A New Bundle Element to Reduce CAUTI

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    Timothy Dublynn, Briana Episcopia

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  • ·A Multifaceted Approach to CAUTI Reduction

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    Barbara Allen, Jennifer Culbertson, Stephanie Eyherabide, Maricel Geca

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  • ·Reducing Unnecessary Pediatric Tracheal Aspirate Cultures Using a Quality Improvement Approach

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    Jennifer Ormsby, Paula Conrad

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  • ·Presentation Number QA-97 (Withdrawn)

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  • ·Implementation of urine collection tubes with preservatives increases accuracy of urine test results and reduces number of CAUTIs reported

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    Lynette Kingsberry

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  • ·Utilizing Performance Improvement methodologies to create a central line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance process for ambulatory pediatric patients

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    Hillary Hei, Marisse Plaras, Lauren Satchell, Lori Handy

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  • ·Novel intervention to monitor and improve neutropenic precautions compliance in immunocompromised cancer patients

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    Ellen Evashwick, Sandra Rome, Kimako Desvignes, Teresa Tandoc, Pearl Joy Gonzales, Gregg Sannes, Jenny Jessup, Armyla Epstein, Elsa Gonzalo, Jolly Cabili-Tagab, Rosalie Pallasigui, Maria Elena Nuqui, Sneha Krishna, Matthew Almario, Sharon Fawcett, Michael Ben-Aderet, Jonathan Grein

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  • ·Community Health Center Caught Red-Handed Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance

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    Amber Owens

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  • ·Methodology to Reduce Healthcare Associated Infections at a Large Multi-Hospital Health System

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    Lisa K. Sturm, Karl Saake, Phillip Roberts, Mohamad Fakih, Tina jacobs

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  • ·Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) by 83% in a long-term acute care setting (LTAC)

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  • ·Creation of an Evidence-based Operating Room Observation Tool to Improve Infection Prevention Perioperative Practices

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    Patrick S. Gordon, Robin Kalaidjian, Sharon Wright

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  • ·Can You Hear Me Now? … Optimized Communication to Reduce Hospital Acquired Central Line Bloodstream Infection

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    Savanna Stout, Cathy Paulus

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  • ·A Multidisciplinary Approach using Audits in Reducing the Rate of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections

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    Stephanie DiGiovanni

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  • ·Implementation of External Ventricular Drain Insertion and Maintenance Protocol Checklist to Reduce Infections in the Pediatric Population

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    Eileen Yaney, Uzma N. Hasan

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  • ·The Effect of a Multidisciplinary Approach to Testing for Clostridium difficile Among Hospital Inpatients

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    Jo Ellen S. Walton, Emily C. Piercy, Rashonda Kennedy, Kathy Cruise

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  • ·From Auditor to Coach: Implementation of Kamishibai-Card Rounding for Compliance Monitoring

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    Marisse Plaras, Margaret Cates, Julia Sammons, Orysia Bezpalko

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  • ·Can a nasal and skin decolonization protocol safely replace contact precautions for colonized MRSA patients?

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    Jacqueline Christie, Don M. Wright, Timothy Walsh, Elena Mnatsakanyan, Christopher Moore, Paul Stefanacci

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  • ·Proposed ATP Benchmark Values by Patient Care Area

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    Nidal A. Halimeh, Christopher Truitt, Rodney Madsen, Wesley Goldwater

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  • ·CAUTIon With Our Patients: The Development and Implementation of a CAUTI Tracer Program

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    Prinu Gabriel, Kristina Hobbs

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  • ·Increasing Patient Accessibility and Use of Hand Sanitizer Through Introduction of a Single-Dose Packet

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    Megan J. DiGiorgio, Jillian Douglass, Owen O'Donnell, Rachel Leslie, Linus Nienstadt

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  • ·Creating a Centralized Surveillance Program using Core Measures Data Abstractors

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    Holly Taylor

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  • ·Improving SSI – COLO Surveillance: Applying Lessons Learned from External NHSN Data Validation

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    Katie A. Thure, Colleen Roberts, Vicky Reed, Marion Kainer

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  • ·Burden of Clostridioides difficile in a State's Long-term Care Facilities

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    Colleen Roberts, Pamela Talley, Marion Kainer

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  • ·Hypotension Definition Variability Among Infection Preventionists: An APIC Chapter Survey

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    Rachel A. Watson, Teri Mauldin, Jennifer Adams

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  • ·Quantitative Measurement of Hand Hygiene Behavior in Hospice Environments Using An Automated Personal Hand Hygiene System

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    Maria L. Greskowiak

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  • ·Development of a Screening Tool to Improve Infectious Disease Detection: A Pilot

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    Kayla C. Warner, Jeana Houseman, Samantha Saunders, Susan Kline, Kayla C. Warner

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  • ·Mining Real World Data: Leveraging an Infection Surveillance System to Quantify the Impact of Clinical Interventions

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    Timothy Kelly, David Sellers, Jaime Ritter

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  • ·Bacterial Contamination of Platelet Units is an Under-Recognized Contributor to Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)

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    Cynthia Robbins, Nadia Krasner, Richard J. Benjamin

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  • ·Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) Surveillance: How do We Look At The Picture, Horizontally or Vertically?

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    Emily J. Schmitz, Emily Magee, Susan DiNucci, Amy Metzger, Marian Pokrywka, Raquel Felix, Brett Mohney, Heather Dixon, Leeanna Mckibben, Mohamed H. Yassin

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  • ·Increase in Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) Following Cease of Active Surveillance Demonstrates Need for Continued Active Surveillance for SSIs Following Cardiac Procedures

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    Medora Witwer, Kathy Miller, Tracey Pocklington, Mindy D. McFarren

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  • ·Antibiotic Prescription Review Improves Cesarean Section Surgical Site Infection Surveillance

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    Angelica C. Harrell, Lucila Marquez, Tjin Koy, Elaine Whaley

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  • ·Determining the Risk of Septic Arthritis Following Intra-Articular Injection of Drugs Mixed At A Tertiary Care Center, 2012–2017

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    Oluchi J. Abosi, Lisa Mascardo, Alexandre Rodrigues Marra, Daniel J. Diekema, Michael B. Edmond, Jorge L. Salinas

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  • ·Collect that Stool! The Impact of Delay in Specimen Collection to NHSN Lab ID C. difficile Events

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    Ashleigh J. Goris, Kathleen M. McMullen, Rebecca S. Wade

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• Author Disclosures

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  • ·Nondisclousres

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• Title Index

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• Future APIC Annual Conference Dates and Locations

  • ·Future APIC Annual Conference Dates and Locations

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