PREVENT Priorities Year 0 (2015) Year 1 (2016) Year 2 (2017) Year 3 (2018) Acute Care: Education Build resource list or library of various Promote patient education ‘What webinars targeting educational tools, presentations, etc. you can do to help prevent CLABSI, CAUTI, CDI, that have been created. Share Explore public service infection’. VAE prevention repository with healthcare facilities in announcement, Facebook, twitter, state. radio spots, newspaper, website, Acute Care: Ebola etc. preparedness training (federal CDC) Provide education and Offer Infection Preventionist mentorship program (PTC-APIC) training Explore logistics of holding a bi-annual HAI prevention conference in 2016 or 2017. Explore partnership to host conference with PTIC-APIC and/or the six New England states. Explore requiring Infection Prevention and Control staffing capacity levels. Explore requiring infection control and prevention competency as part of licensing or credentialing for providers. Develop and implement Infection Control Assessment and Promotion (ICAP) Program. Based on data from the DART Program, perform targeted assessments in infection prevention and control at healthcare facilities. Engage in infection Identify gaps and work through the HAI advisory council for state/region mitigation planning. prevention activities. Acute Care Collaborative programs hosted by Healthcentric Advisors [QIN-QIO], to reduce HAIs related to CLABSI, CAUTI, CDI, and VAE. Engage HAI advisory council in developing state action plan for improving antibiotic usage in state. MICIS details pending Begin with survey of healthcare facilities AMS surveillance programs. – Explore impact of antibiotic shortage issues on AMS recommendations. Promote Get Smart About Antibiotics Week (November) through public service announcements, groups talks, etc. Expand antimicrobial State public health laboratory (HETL) to roll out study with clinical stewardship efforts laboratories to conduct DNA analysis on isolates of multidrug resistant organisms (e.g. MRSA, VRE, CRE and VISA) in order to determine the resistance genes most frequently seen in Maine. The next class of antibiotics will target these resistance genes in bacteria. Share the findings with providers.
PREVENT Priorities Year 0 (2015) Year 1 (2016) Year 2 (2017) Year 3 (2018) Provide education and training Acute Care: Education webinars targeting CLABSI, CAUTI, CDI, VAE prevention Acute Care: Ebola preparedness training (federal CDC) Build resource list or library of various educational tools, presentations, etc. that have been created. Share repository with healthcare facilities in state. Promote patient education ‘What you can do to help prevent infection’. Explore public service announcement, Facebook, twitter, radio spots, newspaper, website, etc. Offer Infection Preventionist mentorship program (PTC-APIC) Explore logistics of holding a bi-annual HAI prevention conference in 2016 or 2017. Explore partnership to host conference with PTIC-APIC and/or the six New England states. Explore requiring Infection Prevention and Control staffing capacity levels. Explore requiring infection control and prevention competency as part of licensing or credentialing for providers. Engage in infection prevention activities. Develop and implement Infection Control Assessment and Promotion (ICAP) Program. Based on data from the DART Program, perform targeted assessments in infection prevention and control at healthcare facilities. Identify gaps and work through the HAI advisory council for state/region mitigation planning. Acute Care Collaborative programs hosted by Healthcentric Advisors [QIN-QIO], to reduce HAIs related to CLABSI, CAUTI, CDI, and VAE. Expand antimicrobial stewardship efforts MICIS – details pending Engage HAI advisory council in developing state action plan for improving antibiotic usage in state. Begin with survey of healthcare facilities AMS surveillance programs. Explore impact of antibiotic shortage issues on AMS recommendations. Promote Get Smart About Antibiotics Week (November) through public service announcements, groups talks, etc. State public health laboratory (HETL) to roll out study with clinical laboratories to conduct DNA analysis on isolates of multidrug resistant organisms (e.g. MRSA, VRE, CRE and VISA) in order to determine the resistance genes most frequently seen in Maine. The next class of antibiotics will target these resistance genes in bacteria. Share the findings with providers.