
"Eliminating HAIs: A Primer"
Friday, October 15, 2009
On Thursday, October 15, Dr. Frieden introduced the second session of the Public Health Grand Rounds entitled “Eliminating HAIs: A Primer”, a presentation on healthcare-associated infections presented by Chesley Richards, MD, Deputy Director DHQP.
P.J. Brennan, MD, who has been instrumental in establishing Pennsylvania as the first state to report HAI data hospital-wide, led a focused discussion along with Barry Straube, MD, who discussed the role that Medicare and Medicaid will play in eliminating HAIs.
Facilitator:
Dr. Tanja Popovic, Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds
- Video (144mb, total time: 1:04:15)
- PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation [1.6mb, 81 pages]
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