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Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

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Available On-Demand: Tuesday December 16, 2008
Length: 60 minutes
Cost: Free

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Description:

Prevention and Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is recognized as a major cause of increased morbidity and mortality in the ICU patient population.  The critical care nurse and respiratory therapist play key roles in the prevention, early recognition and accurate diagnosis of VAP. The purpose of this program is to review current VAP prevention best practices and clinician responsibilities in recognizing early patient signs, symptoms of VAP and diagnostic pathways to expedite treatment and recovery.

The participant will be able to:

  • Describe why ventilated patients are susceptible to pneumonia
  • Discuss strategies for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
  • Identify differences in diagnostic procedures for VAP

Will be eligible for 1.0 credit hour

Speakers:

Suzanne M. Pear, RN, Ph.D, CIC is associate director for infection prevention practices within the Scientific Affairs and Clinical Education Department of Kimberly-Clark Health Care. Dr. Pear is a healthcare epidemiologist with extensive experience in clinical infection control practice and outbreak investigations. Her general area of expertise is healthcare- acquired infections and her special interests include surgical site infection, Clostridium difficile infection and device-associated infections.  Dr. Pear is a registered nurse and obtained her bachelor's degree in Nursing from Long Island University in New York. She also holds a master's degree in medical-surgical nursing with an education concentration from the University of Arizona. Her thesis work investigated nurses' self-perception of hand-hygiene behavior. She subsequently obtained a doctorate degree in epidemiology from the College of Public Health at the same institution. Her dissertation work focused on the role of hyperglycemia in post-cardiac surgery infections. She has been certified in infection control and epidemiology (CIC) for more than 15 years.

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