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HAI Events

Upcoming Healthcare Associated Infection related events in the United States.

Society of Critical Care Medicine's 38th Critical Care Congress (SCCM)
Nashville, TN
Jan 31 - Feb 3 , 2009
Link to event site/registration

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) 19th Annual Scientific Meeting-
San Diego, CA
Mar 19 - Mar 22, 2009
Link to event site/registration

American Society of Thoracic Surgery (ATS) 2009 International Conference
San Diego, CA
May 15 - May 20, 2009
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HAI Research & Reports

CDC Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for the prevent... Read More

The Burden of Staphylococcus Aureus Infections on Hospitals in the United States: An Analysis of the 2000 and 2001 Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database

This is a retrospective analysis of the 2000 and 2001 editions of the Agency for Hea... Download PDF

Guidelines for Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in the Trauma Patient Inflammation and the Host Response to Injury, a Large–Scale Collaborative Project... Read More yes

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HAI News & Articles

News from the Healthcare Associated Infection front lines:

Dec 31, 2008 - Genes That Made 1918 Flu Lethal Isolated (Science Daily)

Dec 30, 2008 - Operating Room Ventilation With Laminar Airflow Shows No Protective Effect on the Surgical Site Infection Rate in Orthopedic and Abdominal Surgery. (Annals of Surgery)

Dec 30, 2008 - Pa. hospitals go high-tech on infection tracking (AP)

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Clinical Education

The Kimberly-Clark Knowledge Network* offers a variety of free educational resources on the subject of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Most of them provide Continuing Education (CE) and/or Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits.

Accredited Healthcare Associated Infection Education
Facilitated, CE Accredited HAI Programs for on-site presentation
Other accredited Knowledge Network* programs online
Non-accredited HAI Educational Materials

HAI Tools

This is your resource for collateral and supplies to help keep your organization aware of the importance of healthcare–associated infection prevention.

HAI Issues
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
Surgical Site Infections (SSI)
Cross Contamination

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Get Your FREE Infection Prevention Communication Toolkit!

Here's how your hospital can join the fight against healthcare associated infections. This free HAI kit is loaded with everything you need to drive your own "Not on My Watch" campaign. Includes customizable:

HAI prevention Media kit with ads and press
releases

Healthcare associated infection education for your staff -
and patients and visitors, too!

Infection prevention Posters, fliers and brochures
and much more

Get the word out to your facility and your community about your dedication to preventing infection. Please, contact your Kimberly-Clark representative to request your Infection Prevention Communication Toolkit!

The HAI Education Bus
An impressive new one-of-a-kind mobile classroom that brings accredited CE and CME education on healthcare associated infection right to your door.
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Featured Healthcare Associated Infection Video
Hand Hygiene Saves Lives: Patient Admission Video
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