SSI and CAUTI: NHSN Surveillance and Reporting

Program held on August 9, 2012, Cincinnati

Speaker:


Gloria C. Morrell RN, MS, MSN, CIC

Nurse Consultant, Surveillance Branch

Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Program Summary


NHSN's Surgical Site Infection (SSI) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), surveillance and reporting including:

• Surveillance methodology, definitions, data collection protocols,
  and case scenarios
• Reporting to CMS through NHSN

Audio-recording
and Resources

Part 1 – CDC’s NHSN-SSI

• Slides
  (pdf 1Mb)
• 
  Audio file (mp3 15Mb)

Part 2 – CDC’s NHSN-CAUTI

• 
  Slides (pdf 1 Mb)
• 
  Audio file (mp3 16Mb)

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