CABSI Learning Session 3

Learning Session 3 and celebration of both effort and success by 13 Perinatal Quality Improvement teams (PQIT’s) concluded a year and a half of focus on reducing catheter associated infections in Newborn Critical Care Centers.  The work of the day, planning to hardwire the reliability of processes that support eliminating infections preceded the celebration where each team received a gift from Dave Fisher and John Paul Dame.  The gift, a board to display “Days since Last Infection” in the unit, is pictured here.  Preliminary examination of our infections per 1000 catheter days shows significant improvement during the PQCNC CABSI initiative. Please join PQCNC in sharing a heartfelt “Thank You” to David Fisher, the Clinical Leader for the Initiative, to Jean-Paul and all of the parents who contributed to the team’s success during this initiative, as well as to the administrators, medical staff and nursing staff working to make North Carolina the best place to be born.

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