Thirteen Perinatal Quality Improvement Teams (PQIT) from hospitals across North Carolina have agreed create a learning community to significantly reduce infections in Newborn Critical Care Centers in North Carolina. We are inspired by the work of other nurseries across the country who have added their names to the PICU’s and adult ICU’s that have accomplished this important aim and we will be sharing lessons learned with each other during this intense focused initiative.
Updates
August 3, 2009
Topic: CABSI Start-up
Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Time: 1:30 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -04:00, New York)
Meeting Number: 594 038 414
Meeting Password: August4
Please click the link below to see more information, or to join the meeting.
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To join the online meeting
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1. Go to https://dphchildhealth.webex.com/dphchildhealth/j.php?ED=126850612&UID=0&PW=b054113a1758434674
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: August4
4. Click "Join Now".
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To join the teleconference only
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call-in number 919.962.2741
July 4, 2009
The Catheter Associated Blood Stream Infections (CABSI) 7 Step Start-Up Kit for hospital teams is here:
July 3, 2009
The Catheter Associated Blood Stream Infection Application Letter is here:
July 2, 2009
The charter for the CABSI project has been developed - see link at right
July 1, 2009
A broad based group from Neonatology, Nursing, Quality Improvement, Family Support, and Infection Control met to develop the detail and scope of the infection control processes that we want to spread to each ICU joining us in the state. CPQCC and the Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative (OPQC) have done a lot of work on this same project over the last few years.
During the course of several meetings wide-ranging discussions, supported by literature reviews, clinical expertise, and best practices developed across the country, were held to develop PQCNC's optimum infection control protocols and begin to outline the change packages we plan to disseminate.
July 1, 2009
At PQCNC III the collaborative evaluated a series of proposals and began immediate work on 2 short term initiatives. At the same time, there was a lot of enthusiasm and interest in the development an initiative that addresses issues common to all ICU's, has broad appeal, has the potential to impact a large population and to demonstrate measurable improvement in outcomes. With the nationwide increase in MRSA infections, a chronic inability to eliminate hospital acquired infections in the NICU, and a high level of interest/support from government agencies and hospital administrations, PQCNC decided the time was right to develop an initiative focused on decreasing the rate of acquired infections in the Neonatal ICU.
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