Appropriate Evaluation & Treatment of UTI in the Elderly Appropriate Evaluation & Treatment of UTI in the Elderly Before the program begins: Each person please complete & return the Participant Survey, if you have not already (either in last year’s collaborative or earlier this week)
Appropriate Evaluation & Treatment of UTI in the Elderly Appropriate Evaluation & Treatment of UTI in the Elderly Kick-off meeting: Decreasing Inappropriate Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria October 30, 2013
Program Partners CDC – funding Massachusetts Department of Public Health MA Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation/Association Clinical & Other Faculty
Program History CDC funding to DPH with Coalition: infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship Partnered with Mass Senior Care for cross- continuum collaborative Last year: Appropriate evaluation and treatment of UTI in the elderly 33 long-term care and 9 emergency departments
Program Overview 43 Participants: Monthly measurement and reporting 3 acute and 2 long-term acute hospitals; and 38 LTC facilities 16 returning organizations and 27 new Monthly measurement and reporting Educational and coaching calls Feb: Regional meetings Broader clinician and public education Final meeting: June 17, 2014
Today Combining clinical education and improvement processes Best technical practices for evaluation and treatment of UTI in the elderly Strategies for making change, testing improvements Practice support and education tools In your packet Education credits