3308 - SSI Monitoring and Prevention in Low- and Middle-income Settings

Friday, June 14

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 112AB

CE: 1.0

Primary Invited Speaker-(CDC/NHSN)(s)

Matthew Westercamp

Epidemiologist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, Georgia

Nothing to disclose

Invited Speaker-(CDC/NHSN)-2(s)

Christiana Conteh

National IPC Coordinator
Ministry of Health and Sanitation
Freetown

Nothing to disclose

Invited Speaker-(CDC/NHSN)-3(s)

Joseph Solomkin

Executive Director
World Surgical Infection Society
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio

Nothing to disclose

Moderator(s)

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Rebecca Fitzpatrick, DNP, RN, CIC

Clinical Director Medical Practices-Ambulatory
Penn Medicine CPUP
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Nothing to disclose

SSIs are among the most common HAIs globally. In this session, experts will describe experiences and novel strategies for monitoring and prevention of SSI in a variety of low- and middle-income settings.

Learning Objectives:

Identify feasible approaches for SSI surveillance in healthcare settings with profound resource constraints and structural limitations.
Describe evidence-based practices shown to decrease SSI risk and discuss implementation in challenging global contexts.
Understand a variety of approaches to SSI monitoring and prevention tried in low- and middle-income settings.