The Importance of Physician Leadership

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections; 70%–80% of these infections are attributable to an indwelling urethral catheter. Morbidity attributable to any single episode of catheterization is limited, but the high frequency of catheter use in hospitalized patients means the cumulative burden of CAUTI is substantial. Dr. Shaik and Breanne, the Minnesota Lead ICU intensivist and ICU RN for the ON the CUSP: Stop CAUTI ICU project, have been working together to successfully promote CAUTI reduction at United Hospital, an Allina Health hospital. As they share their story, critical CAUTI reduction strategies will be provided.

Speakers:   
Dr. Arif Shaik
Neuro Intensivist
United Hospital, St. Paul, MN

Breanne Rasmussen
Neuro ICU RN, BSN
United Hospital, St. Paul, MN

Who should attend:
Physicians, hospital leadership, nurses, quality improvement staff, infection preventionists, other HAI project team members. Physician CME credit and certificates of participation for continuing education will be offered for this activity.

Objectives:
This webinar will prepare participants to:

• Understand the magnitude of the CAUTI problem in hospitals
• List appropriate indications for indwelling catheters
• Describe prevention measures for reducing CAUTIs
• Apply lessons learned in another hospital to influence CAUTI prevention in your practice

To register:
Prior to the event, please register using the following instructions:

1. Click or Copy and Paste the QualityNet e-University URL to your web browser: https://qualitynet.webex.com
2. Locate the event titled : “Teamwork to Reduce CAUTI: The Importance of Physician Leadership”
3. Click on Register
4. Enter the required information
5. Click Submit
6. Once approved, you will receive a confirmation email with the meeting information and the registration ID that will be used to log into the WebEx portion of the meeting. Please note, this email may go to your spam or junk folder. It will come from the email address messenger@webex.com.

If you have any questions or problems accessing the web portion of this meeting, please call the General Dynamics Information Technology WebEx Helpline at 540-347-7400 x390