2008 Cardinal Health Patient Safety Grant Recipients >
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
An Integrated Antibiotic Stewardship/Infection Control Program Targeted To Decrease The Incidence Of Multi-Drug Resistant Gram Negative Infections In Adult Critical Care Units
Team members
From left to right:
- Jody Estrada, Pharm D, Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist
- Alan Greenberg, MD, Medical Director of the Department of Infectious Disease, Principal Investigator
- Kimberly Leuthner, Pharm D, Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist
- Judith Hollett, RN, Clinical Director of Infectious Disease
The overall goal is to implement an integrated antibiotic stewardship / infection control program to reduce the rate of MDR infections at University Medical Center. The primary specific measureable objectives are:
- Reduce the rate of MDR infections due to Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas species by 75% compared to the 2004-2005 baseline years, as measured by infections per 1000 discharges.
- Reduce the rate of nosocomial acquired ESBL producing Klebsiella and E. coli isolates as measured by number of different patient isolates per month by 50% using as a baseline 2007-early 2008 trend line.
Program inquiries
Gail Yedinak, MPA
Sr. Management Analyst
Phone: 702.383.6209
Email:
gail.yedinak@umcsn.com
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
1800 W Charleston Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89102-2386
U.S.A. - English
