2024 Virtual NHSN Training

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) will host the live presentation sessions of the 2024 NHSN Virtual Training: Taking the Lead in Healthcare Surveillance and Analysis on March 18 – 22, 2024.  This course is intended for NHSN users of the Patient Safety Component and Outpatient Procedure Component.

The virtual training event will feature live presentations, pre-recorded training videos for self-paced viewing, and opportunities for Q&A.

Training topics include surveillance definitions and analysis for:

• Antimicrobial Use and Resistance
• Device-associated events
• New Digital Quality Measures (dQM)
• MRSA Bacteremia and C. difficile LabID events
• Outpatient Procedures
• Surgical Site Infection events

The virtual course provides participants with the opportunity to gain a better understanding of their NHSN surveillance data and how these data can be used for prevention.

Continuing Education is now available for the 2024 NHSN Annual Training.  Click the link in the CE Information box for details.