A Day for Infection Preventionists

Friday, November 8, 2024
“Keep Infection Prevention Weird – Through Innovation, Technology, and Out-of-the-Box Thinking”
CityPlace
112 South 1st Avenue
LaGrange, Kentucky

A Day for Infection Preventionists is aimed at supporting Kentucky infection prevention professionals in their daily work to reduce health care associated infections and provide quality patient care. This one-day conference builds on foundational skills provided in previous educational offerings and explores topics with emerging importance and “weirdness.” The target audience includes infection preventionists, chief nursing officers, risk managers, quality improvement leaders, and patient safety personnel in the hospital, community, and long-term care.

Women wearing goggles and rubber gloves

Keynote Speakers:
Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke
Hosts of This Podcast Will Kill You
This Podcast Will Kill You discusses the biology, history, and epidemiology of various diseases and medical mysteries while still capturing and maintaining your attention.

Continuing Education
The Kentucky Hospital Research and Education Foundation is an approved Kentucky Board of Nursing continuing education provider. This offering number 5-0023-12-25-010 is approved for 7.2 contact hours. Participants must attend the entire session, complete the post-session evaluation, and provide nursing license number in order to receive contact hours and be awarded a certificate. No partial credit will be given. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval does not constitute endorsement of program content.

This single-day conference qualifies for 5 Infection Prevention Units (IPUs) that can be applied toward your CIC or LTC-CIP recertification. The domains covered include: 1) Identification of Infectious Disease Processes, 2) Preventing/Controlling the Transmission of Infectious Agents, 3) Management and Communication, 4) Environment of Care, 5) Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation, and 6) Education and Research.

For more information, contact:
Rochelle Beard, MSN, RN, CPN, CIC, CPHQ
Infection Preventionist
Kentucky Hospital Association
rbeard@kyha.com or 502-992-4394

Agenda

7:45 – 8:25 a.m. (ET)

Registration and Visit with Sponsors

8:25 – 8:30 a.m. (ET)

Welcome and Continuing Education

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. (ET)

Keynote Presentation:
Great Question…We Don’t Know! Science Communication Through Conversation
Erin Allmann Updyke, MD, PhD
Erin Welsh, PhD, MS
This Podcast Will Kill You

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. (ET)

Q & A

10:00 – 10:10 a.m. (ET)

Break with Sponsors

10:10 – 11:10 a.m. (ET)

One Health: We Are All in This Together
Kelly H. Giesbrecht, DVM, MPH, Hon. Dipl. AVOHS
State Public Health Veterinarian
Kentucky Department for Public Health
Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning
Rabies/Zoonosis Program

11:10 – 11:20 a.m. (ET)

Break with Sponsors

11:20 – 12:20 p.m. (ET)

What’s Flying Around?
Natasha Reese, MBA, MLS (ASCP), CIC, HACP-CMS-CPHQ
Infection Preventionist
CHI Saint Joseph Health

12:20 – 1:00 p.m. (ET)

Lunch

Thank you to our Lunch Sponsor:

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (ET)

You’re More Important Than You Think You Are
Matthew LaRocco, BS, CADC
System Manager, Substance Use Support Services
Norton Health care

2:00 – 2:15 p.m. (ET)

Break with Sponsors

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. (ET)

Let’s Get Out of the Box!

Back to Basics: C. diff
Judi Boger, BSN, RN, CIC, T-CHEST
Infection Preventionist
St. Elizabeth Health care

Infection Prevention Education in the French Language for Environmental Services Staff
Kathy Cruise, MBA, BSN, RN, CIC
Infection Prevention Coordinator
Baptist Health Lexington

Let’s Try That from Another Angle
Nina Reynolds, MBA, BS, MLS (ASCP), T-CHEST
Executive Director of Infection Prevention and Control
Pikeville Medical Center

3:15 – 3:25 p.m. (ET)

Break with Sponsors

3:25 – 4:25 p.m. (ET)

Risky Business: Special Pathogens in the OR
Crystal Heishman, MBA, MSN, RN, CIC, CRNI, CPHQ, FAPIC, FNAON
Director, Infection Prevention and Control
UofL Health – Jewish Hospital, Heart Hospital, South Hospital
System IP Coordinators: Disinfection/Sterilization/Facilities
System Vascular Access Specialties
UofL Health

4:25 – 4:40 p.m. (ET)

Closing and Continuing Education