Encore: Preventing C.difficile and CRE Across the Healthcare Delivery System: A Patient Safety Perspective
May 10, 2016
Hosted by Nancy C. Caralla
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Episode Description
Join us as Dr. Hudson Garrett discusses effective ways being used to prevent acquiring a C. difficile infection (CDI) and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), treatments available, and environmental safety - infection prevention in hospitals, long-term care, and at home. Dr. Garrett is a recognized international expert in infection prevention and control. Dr Garrett currently serves as the Chair of the Education Committee for the C Diff Foundation and is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins Fellows Program in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. He was honored as a Who’s Who for Infection Control by Infection Control Today Magazine in 2013 in recognition of his contributions to the field.
C. diff. Spores and More
Tuesday at 10 AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness Channel
“C. diff. Spores and More” is an educational program providing you with up-to-date information pertaining to C. diff. and Healthcare-Associated infections. Raising awareness through education and advocacy saves lives worldwide. Topics are of C. difficile infection (CDI) prevention, treatments, and environmental safety products along with Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) awareness and more. Our guests are topic experts discussing Antibiotic Resistance, Research and Development, Clinical trials, Nutrition Counseling, Microbiome, Mental health, C. diff. survivors, and so much more. Please join us every Tuesday at 10 AM Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness Channel.
Nancy C. Caralla
Nancy C. Caralla, a three time C. diff. survivor, healthcare professional, and now dedicated to “Raising C. diff. Awareness” worldwide. Through the experiences is why we are so passionate raising C. diff. awareness. The C Diff Foundation was brought to fruition in November 2012 with a mission to educate and advocate for C. diff. infection prevention, treatment, and environmental safety worldwide. We now join the many successful hosts and programs on VoiceAmerica to deliver life-saving information through our program; “C. diff. Spores and More.”
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