Process Gaps and Interventions for Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections [virtual]

Increases in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) infections during the COVID-19 pandemic revealed gaps in processes that were previously considered unalterable. Changes in workflow related to crisis conditions and staffing shortages exposed those gaps, and as a result, new areas in which infection prevention efforts can be focused have been identified. While overseeing infection prevention for a 54-hospital system, the presenter and team gathered data through observations and interviews that were used to drive targeted quality improvement interventions. This session will describe the key process gaps identified and those interventions that proved effective in reducing the gaps and in turn decreasing infection rates.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: 

  1. Discuss methods for determining where practice gaps are occurring.
  2. Describe three practice gaps for CLABSI that are not typically included in prevention bundles.
  3. Describe quality improvement interventions for eliminating identified practice gaps. 

Contact Hours: 1
CRNI® RUs: 2

Rebecca Bartles, DrPH, MPH, CIC, FAPIC

Dr. Rebecca (Becca) Bartles is the executive director of infectious disease management and prevention for Providence. She has practiced infection prevention for the last 18 years in a variety of health care settings and has numerous publications focused on infection prevention staffing and endoscope safety. She received both her BS in public health, health education and her MPH in epidemiology from East Tennessee State University, and completed her Doctorate in Public Health in 2021 with a dissertation topic of assessing efficacy of an evidence-based Clostridiodes difficile screening tool using electronic medical record data. Dr. Bartles also teaches courses at the University of Providence for a master’s in infection prevention degree program that she founded in 2016. She has been CIC certified since 2008 and is an Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) fellow. Most notably, Dr. Bartles is the mother of four beautiful daughters, ages 8 to 24.

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