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Tuesday December 16, 2008
Length: 60 minutes
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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 |
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.
