Education, Training, and Competencies

Concurrent Education Session - 60 minutes

2110 - Adapting IPC to the Behavioral Health Setting

Invited Speaker(s)

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  Catherine Grayson, MSN, RN, CIC

  Infection Prevention Manager
  Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
  McKinney, Texas

  Nothing to disclose

Invited Speaker 2(s)

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  Sasha Gbedemah, MSN, RN, CIC

  Infection Prevention Program Manager
  Texas Health Resources- HEB
  Grand Prairie, Texas

  Nothing to disclose

Moderator(s)

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  Janet Riese, MSN, CIC

  Infection Prevention/Employee Health Manager
  Mary Lanning Healthcare
  Juniata, Nebraska

The behavioral health setting offers unique challenges for an IPs. Although the goals of identifying, preventing, and controlling infections are the same as an acute care setting, the environment, and population differences require an IP to be flexible and creative when it comes to developing IPC strategies.

Understanding the special needs of the community and the corresponding institution provides the basis for supporting this population. Building relationships with leadership and maintaining a visible presence within the facility are just two of the important elements in creating a successful behavioral health IPC program.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe three approaches to adapt their Infection Prevention practices to the clinical needs of the behavioral health patient population
• Identify three ways to improve their Infection Prevention program management in the behavioral setting
• Recognize three tactics on how to collaborate with and influence behavioral health staff and leadership