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Ambulatory Surgery Center Healthcare-Associated Infection (ASC HAI) Prevention Webinars are held monthly. The ASC HAI Prevention Webinars incorporate presentations and interactive discussions focused on specific HAI best practices, tools, and resources to support ASCs in their efforts to reduce HAIs. Participants have the opportunity to take a deep dive into the specific elements of practice to ask questions, share challenges, and connect with ASCs that may have found solutions and success.
Webinars are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 10:00 a.m.
Contact health.HAI@state.mn.us to receive registration instructions.
Minnesota Department of Health released findings on the Burdens of Invasive Methicillin-Susceptible and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Disease, Minnesota, USA in Emerging Infectious Diseases. Find out more about a study done in 2014-2015 that looked at the incidence of invasive methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and found it to be twice that of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in two counties in Minnesota. The authors found MSSA isolates were more genetically diverse and susceptible to more antimicrobial drugs than methicillin-resistant S. aureus isolates.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) invites Minnesota middle and high school students (grades 6–12) to help increase antibiotic awareness through the second annual Lights, Camera, Action for Antibiotics Video Contest!
- Students will produce a 30-second video to spread the word about antibiotic resistance and good antibiotic use.
- This is a great opportunity for students to build their design portfolio, schools to use as part of their curriculum, and the public to learn more about the threat of antibiotic resistance.
- Winning videos will be posted on MDH's website, shared through social media, and used in public service announcements.
- Submissions are due by Feb. 1, 2019.
- View past contest winning videos and consider using them in waiting rooms to educate patients on this important topic.
Please share this information with students and encourage them to participate!
Were you unable to attend the CHAIN (Collaborative Healthcare-Associated Infections Network) conference in September?
No need to worry! Presentation videos and handouts are now available on the 2018 CHAIN Fall Conference website.
Presentations were focused on strategies for reducing urinary tract infections, care transitions, infection prevention, and antibiotic stewardship tracking and reporting.
MDH's Injection Safety Workshop: Three-Part Recorded Webinar Series is now available online. Participants must register for each recording to be eligible for CEUs. Safe injections are a part of patient safety!
Topics covered include:
- Outbreaks that have occurred as a result of unsafe injection practices
- Resources to promote injection safety
- Correct use of single-use and multi-dose vials and IV solution bags
- Aseptic technique for preparing and administering medication using a syringe and needle
- Injection safety and drug diversion
- Developing an injection safety program
The recorded webinars can be used in new employee orientation and annual staff competency training.
CDC issued the following notice last week:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was notified beginning on September 28, 2018, through the Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network of 10 Verona Integron-mediated Metallo-β-lactamase-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (VIM-CRPA) infections among adult patients returning to the United States after undergoing invasive procedures (e.g. endoscopy, surgery) in Mexico. Seven patients reported receiving bariatric surgery in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico between September and November 2018. Out of these seven, six reported undergoing surgery at Grand View Hospital in the city of Tijuana.
The Mexican government has closed the Grand View Hospital until further notice. CDC recommends that travelers to Tijuana, Mexico, not have surgery at the Grand View Hospital until the Mexican government can confirm that the drug-resistant form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria is no longer there.
What health care providers need to know:
Please report to your local or state health department any carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa surgical site infections in patients following invasive procedures in Mexico. Providers caring for patients with a history of recent invasive procedures in Mexico should be aware of the potential for infections caused by resistant pathogens. For those with signs of infection, U.S. healthcare providers should obtain cultures, perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing to guide treatment, and have any carbapenem-resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacteriaceae tested for VIM and other plasmid-mediated carbapenemases.
CDC continues to recommend that patients admitted to health care facilities in the U.S. following an overnight stay in a health care facility outside the U.S. (within the last six months) undergo rectal screening for carbapenemase-producing organisms.
Mechanism testing for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and CRPA and rectal screening for carbapenemases is available free of charge via the Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network, which can be accessed through State-based HAI Prevention Activities.
For patients seeking care outside of the U.S.:
Medical tourism has been associated with complications, including infections caused by antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria not commonly seen in the U.S. Patients who are considering seeking medical care overseas should be aware of this risk.
We are very excited to let you know that Bact Facts Interactive, a new web-based tool that creates custom graphs and tables with current and historical data, is now publicly available from CDC's Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs). As you may know, ABCs reports are available as static web pages and downloadable PDFs. These reports are not interactive and only present a single year of data.
In contrast, Bact Facts Interactive can display several years of data so users can view trends for five pathogens — group A Streptococcus, group B Streptococcus, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Streptococcus pneumoniae. The tool also allows users to customize what data they see through interactive graphs and tables.
Officially launched in September, Bact Facts Interactive is part of CDC's ongoing commitment to making public health data accessible and useful. CDC believes that sharing data with others in an open, timely, and appropriate way best serves public health and scientific advancement. Please note: Bact Facts Interactive recently added 2016 data.
Since 1995, MDH has been a strong collaborator in the multi-site ABCs network. Surveillance and epidemiologic core activities encompass the entire state of Minnesota.
How You Can Help
- Spread the word! Promote Bact Facts Interactive to your colleagues.
- Provide feedback! Let us know how the website is working for you.
Save the Date: 2019 NHSN LTCF Component Training
The National Healthcare Safety Network’s (NHSN) Annual Training for Long-term Care Facilities will be held from July 9-11, 2019, on the CDC campus in Atlanta, GA. The training will cover various topics such as antibiotic stewardship, data analysis, and surveillance for urinary tract infections, C. difficile, and multi-drug resistant organisms.
Long-Term Care Facility Component Annual Facility Survey
Deadline for completion of the Long-term Care Facility Component Annual Facility Survey is March 1, 2019. Check out the December 2018 LTCF Newsletter for tips in completing it.
Upcoming Webinar
There's still time! Attend the 2019 NHSN Long-term Care Facility Component webinar describing updates to the protocol.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 – 1:30-2:30pm EST
REGISTER NOW
Save the Date: 2019 Patient Safety Component Training
The National Healthcare Safety Network's 2019 Patient Safety Component annual training is scheduled to take place March 25-29, 2019, on the CDC campus in Atlanta, GA. Registration for in-person attendance is limited to 300 participants. All presentations during the five days of the training will be available via live web stream. Continuing Education credits are pending for this activity. Stay tuned-more to come.
Patient Safety Component Annual Survey
NHSN released the 2018 Patient Safety Component (PSC) Annual Survey on January 1, 2019. This mandatory survey is completed by all facilities enrolled in the NHSN PSC to provide updated information on hospital characteristics and practices for the previous full calendar year. Please remember, surveys must be completed and submitted in NHSN by March 1, 2019. If possible, complete the survey prior to the CMS 2018 quarter 3 deadline on February 15, 2019.
Patient Safety Component – Annual Hospital Survey
Upcoming Webinars
The 2018 PSC Annual Survey will include significant updates from previous versions. NHSN will provide two webinars in early 2019 to highlight the changes made to the 2018 Patient Safety Annual Survey and cover commonly asked questions about the survey. Both webinars will present the same information, so participants can choose the date that is most convenient for them.
Thursday, January 17, 2019 – 2:30-3:30 p.m. EST
Thursday, February 7, 2019 – 2:30-3:30 p.m. EST
Information about the registering for each webinar will be sent from NHSN. For additional guidance and support, email nhsn@cdc.gov using the words Annual Survey in the subject line to expedite the response time.
Collecting Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Data
Reporting HCP influenza vaccination in hospital outpatient departments is no longer required beginning with the 2018-2019 influenza season. Find out more about reporting requirements for acute care facilities reporting healthcare personnel (HCP) influenza vaccination summary data to NHSN. This webinar will be offered twice, and attendance is limited to 1000 participants each.
Thursday, January 24, 2019 – 12:30-1:30 PM EST
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 – 2:00-3:00 PM EST
REGISTER NOW
A recording of the webinars will be posted a couple weeks after they occur at http://www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/nhsn/.
Resources
NHSN Patient Safety Component Manual (January 2019)
The NHSN Patient Safety Component Manual is updated annually based on subject matter expert review and user feedback. Over time, certain chapters have been retired or moved to other components. To avoid confusion, the chapters in the PSC manual do not shift to account for these changes.
The additions and changes with this release are described in the NHSN v9.2 Release Notes.
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