1. 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)
             

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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