Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that Pharmacy OneSource is hosting a complimentary webinar with Kelly Manning, RN, BSN, CIC in ‘A Multidisciplinary Approach to Preventing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections.’ The webinar is scheduled for April 25, 2012, from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET at http://sentri7.com/infection.
The Indiana Heart Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, decided to tackle Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs) using multiple strategies. Establishing objective, straightforward criteria for insertion was one of the first steps of the journey. For years, hospitals nationwide have relied on urinary catheters as a habitual part of daily practice. The Indiana Heart Hospital leadership and staff spoke loudly and clearly that existing habits had to go and ‘catheter apathy’ stops now.
Manning will review their approach. The hospital formed a multidisciplinary CAUTI team, and then reclaimed and polished an old UTI Bundle formulated years earlier. Starting in the Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department, specific plans set the course. Multiple strategies were implemented that led to heightened awareness of the seriousness of a catheter associated urinary tract infection, decreased catheter days and the frequency of catheter associated urinary tract infections.
Kelly R. Manning is the Infection Preventionist for the Indiana Heart Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kelly has worked within the Community Health Network system for 30 years with 18 of those years in Infection Prevention. As part of a self-directed Infection Control Team, she is responsible for the overall development and implementation of the Infection Control Program for the Indiana Heart Hospital.
