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Addressing HAIs sources part II: central line/catheter-related infections Available:
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Length: 60 minutes
Description: Device-related infections are rampant in our nation s hospitals. Vascular access devices, ventilator equipment and urinary drainage catheters, while offering immense benefit, also entail certain risk. The risk is that bacteria will adhere to these devices, forming a protective biofilm, which over time can seed the bloodstream, pulmonary tree and urinary tract. What strategies are CDC, APIC, INS and other organizations now calling for to prevent these infections? And, what is the logic behind these strategies with respect to biofilm science and other research findings?
These questions and many more will be addressed by renowned researcher and clinician Dr. Gregory Schears in this Webinar that will explore ways to reduce device-related infections.
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Speaker
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 Gregory J. Schears, M.D., is a pediatric intensivist and board-certified anesthesiologist practicing at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. His training includes a pediatric residency at St. Louis Children s Hospital in St. Louis; and anesthesia residency, pediatric anesthesia fellowship, and pediatric critical care fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Following his training he spent five years at the Children s Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he developed his interest in reducing catheter-related infections and improving catheter securement. At the Mayo Clinic one of his clinical research interests continues to be to improve catheter securement and reduce catheter-associated complications. He is the physician liaison for the Nurse PICC Team. Schears has received numerous awards, and is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiology, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the Society of Pediatric Anesthesiology. He also is a frequent lecturer on issues related to critical care, and has authored or co-authored more than 30 papers. He earned his M.D. and his bachelor of science degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. |
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