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Session 13 | Florida Department of Health, Health Care-Associated Infection Prevention Program
Day: Monday, July 24
Time: 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Type/Topic: Clinical/Person-Centered Care Practices
Time: 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Type/Topic: Clinical/Person-Centered Care Practices
Session Summary
The Florida Department of Health will provide an introduction to the Health Care-Associated Infection Prevention Program. The program includes containment strategies, infection prevention and control principles and best practices, antimicrobial stewardship programs, antibiotic resistance, injection safety, bloodstream infections, urgent threats and data-driven strategic approaches to reduce health care-associated infections across Florida. This session will focus on surveillance, detection, outreach initiatives, contact precautions, and enhanced barrier precautions for targeted organisms, including Candida auris and carbapenemase-producing organisms. In addition, the presentation will highlight the role of county health departments, implementation of preventative efforts, available resources, as well as partnerships and collaborations.Presenters
Alexis Guttenberg
CDC Project Firstline Infection Prevention Education Specialist | Florida Department of Health
About the Presenter
lexis Guttenberg serves as an Infection Prevention Education Specialist with a focus in emerging pathogens and infectious diseases. She currently practices within the Florida Department of Health's HAI Prevention Program, responding to urgent threat organisms at the county and state level. Alexis received her Bachelor's of Science at Florida Atlantic University and went on to receive her Masters of Public Health - Epidemiology at the University of Florida.Jalysa Erskine
MDRO Prevention Epidemiologist/ HAI Team Lead | Florida Department of Health