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ForwardClostridium difficile: Strategies for Diagnosis, Treatment and Infection Control
Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) is a common hospital acquired infection. Because of a new hypertoxin producing strain of C. diff., in the last decade, C. diff. has become more frequent, and the disease has resulted in more severe disease, more morbidity, and more mortality. Consequently, one of the main system quality goals is to reduce the incidence of C. diff. in our hospitals. Staff need updated information about diagnosis, treatment, and infection control strategies in an effort to prevent or minimize occurrence and consequences of C. diff.
Healthcare teams that practice collaboratively, using the best and most contemporary evidence, will enhance the delivery of care and improve patient outcomes. This activity will provide new information specific to C. diff. that will enable the healthcare team to provide best care to this population.
Target Audience
Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Physician
Physician Assistant
Learning Objectives
1. To understand epidemiology of C. diff.
2. To understand testing C. diff. testing algorithms
3. To understand treatment of C. diff.
4. To understand C. diff. Infection Control
Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) is a common hospital acquired infection. Because of a new hypertoxin producing strain of C. diff., in the last decade, C. diff. has become more frequent, and the disease has resulted in more severe disease, more morbidity, and more mortality. Consequently, one of the main system quality goals is to reduce the incidence of C. diff. in our hospitals. Staff need updated information about diagnosis, treatment, and infection control strategies in an effort to prevent or minimize occurrence and consequences of C. diff.
Healthcare teams that practice collaboratively, using the best and most contemporary evidence, will enhance the delivery of care and improve patient outcomes. This activity will provide new information specific to C. diff. that will enable the healthcare team to provide best care to this population.
John Goldman, MD
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 Attendance