PPT-Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Infections

Learning Objectives Describe the epidemiology of healthcare associated infections HAI Summarise how agent host and environmental factors affect the occurrence of HAIs Outline the types of epidemiologic studies that can be used in HAI epidemiology. S hospitals each year These infections are usually serious infections typically caus ing a prolongation of hospital stay and increased cost and risk of mortality CLABSI can be prevented through proper insertion techniques and management of the centra Arya. . Sedehi. ●Eric Esposito● . Lubna. Rashid. What are . HAIs. Develops within 48 hours or more of hospital admission. Related to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Background. 5-10% of hospitalized patients develop a HAI. Epidemiology. What is epidemiology?. How a disease is distributed in a population of people. What are the three main categories of epidemiological clues? . Person. Place. Time. What is a hypothesis? . Principles of Epidemiology. A. Epidemiology is the study of the factors influencing the frequency and distribution of diseases. 1. communicable diseases – diseases that can be transmitted from one host to another . Michael J. Cima, MPH. PhD Candidate. West Virginia University. Department of Epidemiology. Thomas C. Hulsey, MSPH, . Sc.D. , F.A.C.E.. Professor and Chairman. Department of Epidemiology. West Virginia University. Acute Care Hospitals. Alfred DeMaria, . Jr., M.D. .. State Epidemiologist. Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory . Sciences. Katherine T. Fillo, . Ph.D, RN-BC. Director . of Clinical Quality Improvement. Epidemiology Part 1:. Principles of Epidemiology. Adapted from the . FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS Guidelines: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Tracing (. 2014).. Introduction to epidemiology . Overview of disease characteristics . Epidemiology Part 2:. Epidemiology in an FAD Outbreak. Adapted from the . FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS Guidelines: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Tracing (. 2014).. Describes the epidemiology investigation and response. Waseem. Ahmad MD. Question ? . Are cardiovascular . implantable electronic devices . Infections . risen out of proportion . as. compare to . overall . increase in . their. . use ?. Yes. N. o. Introduction. Ihsan Mahdi, MD MPH. Substance Abuse Epidemiologist. Substance Abuse Epidemiology Section. Epidemiology and Response Division. New Mexico Department of Health. https://nmhealth.org/data/view/substance/2067/. Health. SCHOOL . OF PUBLIC HEALTH. WHY . THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT UMN. ?. Highly . ranked: . We are a top-ranked school at a top-ranked university, where diverse populations build knowledge and public health professionals make a difference. . DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY www.dide.wv.gov Introduction to Skin Infections – For School Nurses January, 2014 Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS D 854IntroductionHippocrates around 46031370 BCE tell what epidemic diseases will a29ack and what each individual will be in danger of experiencing from the change of regimen148 Hence he introduced the A Little Bit of History. “Those who fail to learn from history . are doomed to repeat it”. . . . Winston Churchill. 21/04/1437. 1. Dr. Mohammed Alnaif. CHAPTER TWO. Classical . Epidemiology.