This presentation will discuss the respiratory therapist’s role in preventing HAI and reducing costs through compliance monitoring and mandatory reporting programs. The Respiratory Therapist’s role in helping hospitals to achieve reduced nosocomial infection rates will also be discussed. The presenter will share examples of infection prevention and employee monitoring programs that have been successfully implemented.
Original webcast date: January 28, 2015
Approved for 1.0 CRCE Hour.
**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire program prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**
- Discuss the economic burden related to Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAIs)
- Explain the problems with the traditional definitions for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
- Define the role of the Respiratory Therapist in the prevention of HAIs