\n<\/strong>\u2022 The problem of Healthcare Associated Infections
\n\u2022 How high is the incidence of hospital acquired infections?
\n\u2022 Superbugs and the threat to patient safety – is anything helping to slow them down?
\n\u2022 Aspergillus baumanii, Candida auris, and Clostridiodes difficile
\n\u2022 MRSA, VRE and CRE – who is at risk?
\n\u2022 What are the two rules of Antibiotic stewardship?
\n\u2022 What is optimal duration of antibiotics for common infections like acute cystitis and community acquired pneumonia?
\n\u2022 Other ways to reduce the overuse and abuse of antibiotics<\/p>\n
Description:<\/b>
\n<\/b>Few areas in healthcare are changing as rapidly as infectious diseases. This four part webinar provides an up-to-the minute update on current issues in infectious diseases. Major infectious disease trends will be reviewed, including: COVID-19, impact of global warming, food-borne illnesses, infectious agents and their relationship to acute and chronic disease. New vaccines, like for COVID-19, HPV and other diseases, will be reviewed, along with the status of older vaccines. Superbugs, healthcare acquired infections and antibiotic stewardship will also be discussed. Join us for this very timely topic!<\/p>\n
Who Should Attend?:<\/b>
\n\u2022 RNs, NPs, RPNs, & LPNs in public health, acute, community, primary & long term care settings
\n\u2022 Infection Control Practitioners, Occupational Health Nurses;
\n\u2022 Physician Assistants, Dietitians, Chiropractors, Pharmacy Technicians
\n\u2022 Nurse Practitioners, Tele-Health Nurses, Educators, Managers<\/p>\n
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<\/strong>Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP<\/strong>
\nBarb Bancroft is a widely acclaimed nursing teacher who has taught courses on Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Physical Assessment to both graduate and undergraduate students. Also certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, she has held faculty positions at the University of Virginia, the University of Arkansas, Loyola University of Chicago, and St. Xavier University of Chicago. Barb is known for her extensive knowledge of pathophysiology and as one of the most dynamic nursing speakers in North America today. Delivering her material with equal parts of evidence based practise, practical application, and humour, she has taught numerous seminars on clinical and health maintenance topics to healthcare professionals, including the Association for Practitioners for Infection Control, The Emergency Nurses\u2019 Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"