Implementation Science and Research

30/30 Education Session - 30 minutes

1501 - CANCELED: Eliminating Isolation Precautions by Objectively Measuring Criteria on Current Risks and Observations

Primary Speaker(s)

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  Roy Boukidjian, MSN, CIC, NE-BC, FAPIC

  VP, Infection Prevention
  CommonSpirit Health
  Simi Valley, California

  Nothing to disclose

Moderator(s)

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  Kathleen Gase, MBA, MPH, CIC, FAPIC

  Director Patient Safety & Quality
  Barnes-Jewish St. Peters & Progress West Hospitals
  St. Peters, Missouri

  Nothing to disclose

Over the years, hospitals and health systems have removed or maintained isolation precautions for MDROs due to lack of clarity and consistency in guidelines and literature. Some hospitals have performed an internal study of MDRO transmission after isolation removal to prove that isolation is not needed, but widespread adoption has been difficult to accomplish. Many hospitals have shown resistance to randomly performing a similar study at their facility due to the risk of patient hard via MDRO transmission.

This session will present a measurable risk assessment that was performed at a 38-facility system that allowed a majority of their facilities to eliminate isolation precautions. This risk assessment allowed the system to present objective data to their committees and leadership for review and adoption, and include four categories:

• Standard precautions
• Environmental controls
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Miscellaneous considerations

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the four categories that have been utilized to objectively measure the ability to remove isolation precautions.
• Conduct an objective risk assessment that can be presented to Infection Control committee for discussion and adoption.
• Describe the scoring methodology in determining readiness for eliminating isolation precautions.