Infection Prevention and Control
Webinar Description
This webinar will discuss the importance of infection prevention and control competencies in nursing curricula and how to better prepare nurses to adhere to infection prevention and control practices.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded the American Nurses Association (ANA) a contract to improve nursing confidence and adherence to known infection prevention and control protocols by providing tailored infection prevention and control training programs to U.S. nurses. To achieve this goal, ANA partnered with 20 nursing specialty organizations developing the Nursing Infection Control Education Network (NICE Network). ANA then collaborated with three of the 20 nursing specialty organizations to initiate a needs assessment to determine the current state of nursing curriculum in infection prevention and control, and opportunities to improve adherence to infection prevention and control protocols in nursing practice. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) led efforts to identify the current state of nursing curriculum.
This webinar is co-sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the American Nurses Association and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Nursing Infection Control Education (NICE) Network Project.
Objectives:
- Discuss the importance of infection prevention in nursing curricula
- Describe infectious disease and healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention strategies
- Discuss the importance of understanding disease surveillance and monitoring
- Identify infection prevention resources for use by faculty
- Learn how to engage nursing students in patient safety and how to promote adherence to infection prevention and control practices
Speaker
Susan Y. Parnell, PhDAssistant Professor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
My area of interest is on the epidemiology and prevention of community acquired infections. I am particularly interested in control of blood borne pathogens and tuberculosis transmission to healthcare workers. My current projects include looking at administrative and engineering controls to reduce infection transmission, especially among healthcare workers, within the hospital setting. I am also interested in hygiene measures which can reduce the risk of transmission such as handwashing.
In order to better understand these issues, interdisciplinary collaboration is an important aspect of my work. Along with clinicians (nurses, physicians, etc.), I also work with veterinarians, epidemiologists, and computer/informatics specialists.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free and open to everyone including non-members, communities of interest, practice representatives, and AACN member schools including deans, faculty, staff, and students.
Continuing Education Credits:
Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is an accredited CNE-provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.