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Avera Infection Prevention Day of Education & Sharing


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Add to Calendar Avera Infection Prevention Day of Education & Sharing 7/22/2025 9:00:00 AM 7/22/2025 4:00:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://avera.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=21612 Description: This educational day will bring healthcare professionals together for an opportunity to hear current topics in infection prevention and to network with other infection preventionist peers. The purpose of this conference is to allow infection preventionists to develop collaborative practices that can work towards improved consistency and competence in infection prevention and control practices. Palm Place, 500 E.56th Street North, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Palm Place, 500 E.56th Street North, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, Sioux Falls, SD

Registration

$0 - Avera Employee

$20 - Student

$50 - Non-Avera Guest


Overview

This educational day will bring healthcare professionals together for an opportunity to hear current topics in infection prevention and to network with other infection preventionist peers. The purpose of this conference is to allow infection preventionists to develop collaborative practices that can work towards improved consistency and competence in infection prevention and control practices.


Target Audience
Professions - Nurse - RN, Nurse -LPN/LVN, Nursing Facility Administrator

Objectives
  1. Understand typical infection prevention and control (IPC) issues in dietary departments, including cross-contamination and cleaning and disinfection processes. (Jess Danko)
  2. Review the importance of water management in dietary department and examine effective water management plans to prevent waterborne infections. (Jess Danko)
  3. Highlight essential IPC policies and procedures tailored to dietary settings, including staff hygiene, food handling, equipment cleaning, and monitoring practices. (Jess Danko)
  4. Learn how to implement and maintain best practices in IPC to meet regulatory standards and ensure a safe food service environment. (Jess Danko)
  5. Review of Quality Patient Care Rounding Process and be able to explain Infection Prevention and Control's role (Chelsi Beers, Robbie Ryan, Nicolle Voeltz)
  6. Discuss process for addressing fall outs (Chelsi Beers, Robbie Ryan, Nicolle Voeltz)
  7. Review process for Rounding Improvement Plans (Chelsi Beers, Robbie Ryan, Nicolle Voeltz)
  8. Review the data that supports rounding efforts (Chelsi Beers, Robbie Ryan, Nicolle Voeltz)
  9. Review water management program requirements (Rachel Johannsen)
  10. Understand program implementation (Rachel Johannsen)
  11. Water testing, corrective action/response to test results (Rachel Johannsen)
  12. Understand the impact of surgical site infections on patient morbidity and mortality (Jawad Nazir)
  13. Understand risk factors and current epidemiology of surgical site infections. (Jawad Nazir)
  14. Identify best practices for prevention of surgical site infections. (Jawad Nazir)
  15. Understand the SD DOH role in infection prevention, investigation, and reporting, and how we collaborate with healthcare facilities. (Cheri Fast)
  16. Explore available resources through the SD DOH website and how to request information and education. (Cheri Fast)
  17. Gain insights into the ICAR process and how it can support facility specific improvements. (Cheri Fast)
  18. Discover innovative ways to approach difficult infection prevention situations (Elizabeth Healy, Nick Thompson, Jody Stenberg)
  19. Identify at least 2 new Infection Prevention ideas (Elizabeth Healy, Nick Thompson, Jody Stenberg)
  20. Increase knowledge of Infection Prevention Programs developed and run by Infection Control Subject Matter experts

Additional Information
 Disclaimer:

All educational materials provided during and after the course are for your personal use only and should not be reproduced or distributed in any manner.

 

ADA Statement:

ADA accommodations will be made in accordance with the law.  If you require ADA accommodations, please indicate what your needs are at the time of registration.  We cannot ensure the availability of appropriate accommodations without prior notification.


Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Avera 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.


Continuing Education Credit Designation(s)

Avera designates this activity for a maximum of 6.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Facility Administrator: Avera is an approved provider of continuing education for South Dakota through the South Dakota Board of Nursing Facility Administrators. This educational activity is approved for 6.00 hour(s) for nursing facility administrators.



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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships


Avera adheres to the Joint Accreditation’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

Individuals in a position to control the content of this CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.



Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Diane Baumiller, RN, Nurse
Infection Prevention
Avera St Benedict Health Center
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Alisha DeHaan, RN, Nursing
Infection Preventionist RN
Avera Prince of Peace
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Tricia Mandery, BS, Data Specialist
Operations Coordinator-Data Specialist
Avera Health
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Vonda Reed, A.S. Accounting, Medical Educator
Talent Development Consultant
Avera
Committee Planning Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Robbie Ryan, BSN, Nurse
Infection Control Nurse
Avera McKennan Hospital
Committee Planning Member, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
TRACEY SHERMAN, RN, Certification in Infection Control
Infection Prevention Coordinator
Avera Health
Content Expert - Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Tiffany Peterson, BSN, Nurse
Director of Infection Prevention
Avera Health
Content Expert - Committee Member, Faculty, Lead Planner
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
CHELSI A BEERS, RN - C, Nurse
RN
Avera McKennan
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jess Danko, MS
South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Cheri Fast, BSN
HAI/AR Program Manager
South Dakota Department of Health
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Elisabeth Healy, RN, Nurse
Infection Prevention Coordinator
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Jamie Munda, BS
Water Safety Business Development Manager
Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jawad Nazir, MD, FACP
Physician
Avera Medical Group Infectious Disease Specialists
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Jody Sternberg, BSN, Nurse
Director of Patient Care Services
Platte Health Center Avera
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Nick Thompson, RN, Nurse
Quality/Infection Control Supervisor
Avera Prince of Peace
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Nicolle Voeltz, BSN, Nurse
Avera MSS
Faculty
Nothing to disclose

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Avera Infection Prevention Day of Education & Sharing

Opening Prayer and Welcome
9:00AM - 9:05AM

Safe Kitchen, Safe Facility: Infection Prevention and Control in the Dietary Department
9:05AM - 10:05AM
Jess Danko, MS (Speaker)

Around the Pods in 60 Minutes
10:05AM - 11:05AM
Robbie Ryan, BSN, Nurse (Panelist)
CHELSI A BEERS, RN - C, Nurse (Panelist)
Nicolle Voeltz, BSN, Nurse (Panelist)

Break
11:05AM - 11:15AM

Water Management for Acute Care Hospitals and Long-Term Care
11:15AM - 12:15PM
Jamie Munda, BS (Speaker)

Lunch
12:15PM - 12:45PM

Preventing Surgical Site Infections
12:45PM - 1:45PM
Jawad Nazir, MD, FACP (Speaker)

HAI Hype: From Reporting to Prevention
1:45PM - 2:45PM
Cheri Fast, BSN (Speaker)

Break
2:45PM - 2:55PM

Wisdom from expert Infection Preventionists
2:55PM - 3:55PM
Elisabeth Healy, RN, Nurse (Panelist)
Nick Thompson, RN, Nurse (Panelist)
Jody Sternberg, BSN, Nurse (Panelist)

Closing Remarks
3:55PM - 4:00PM

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