Eliminating HAIs: A Primer

Friday, October 15, 2009

On Thursday, October 15, Dr. Frieden introduced the second session of the Public Health Grand Rounds entitled “Eliminating HAIs: A Primer,” a presentation on healthcare-associated infections presented by Chesley Richards, MD, Deputy Director DHQP.

P.J. Brennan, MD, who has been instrumental in establishing Pennsylvania as the first state to report HAI data hospital-wide, led a focused discussion along with Barry Straube, MD, who discussed the role that Medicare and Medicaid will play in eliminating HAIs.

Facilitator

Dr. Tanja Popovic, Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds

• Video [144 MB, total time 1:04:15]
• Toward the Elimination of Healthcare-associated Infections [1.6 MB, 81 pages]