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ForwardSkilled Nursing Facilities Series: Urinary Tract Infections
Activity description
This on-demand webcast will explore the scope and impact of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in long-term care (LTC) settings, including prevalence, costs and clinical challenges. Participants will learn to differentiate UTIs from asymptomatic bacteriuria, apply evidence-based diagnostic criteria and implement strategies for prevention and treatment. Hydration practices, catheter maintenance and risk reduction to improve resident outcomes and reduce unnecessary antibiotic use will also be discussed.
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of nurse practitioners, nurses, PAs, case managers, physicians, psychologists, social workers and other health care providers (HCPs) who have an interest in the impact of UTIs in LTC settings.
At the end of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Explain the prevalence and pathophysiology of UTIs in LTC settings, including risk factors such as indwelling catheter use and comorbidities.
- Differentiate between symptomatic UTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria using Loeb and McGeer diagnostic criteria and describe why unnecessary antibiotic treatment should be avoided.
- Discuss evidence-based strategies for prevention and treatment of UTIs, including hydration protocols, prophylaxis considerations and proper care of indwelling urinary catheters.
- Interpret laboratory results (e.g., polymerase chain reaction, urinalysis, culture and sensitivity) and clinical signs to make informed decisions about UTI diagnosis and management.
- Assess the impact of UTIs on health care costs and resident outcomes and identify interventions to reduce incidence and progression to urosepsis.
Provided by
This activity is provided by Optum Health Education and Senior Community Care – Optum Home and Community.
Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.
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Presenters
Kurt Eaton, MD, CMD, MBA
Medical Director, OH & IN
SCC – Optum Home & Community Care Delivery
Laurent Adler, MD
Senior Medical Director
SCC – Optum Home & Community Care Delivery
Activity planners
Rebecca Gleason, RN
Clinical Activity Manager
Optum Health Education
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
The activity faculty and planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.
Accreditation statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Senior Community Care – Optum Home and Community. Optum Health Education 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 health care team.
Credit designation statements
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.
Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Optum Health Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization from which they wish to obtain credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA - Physicians
- 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
- 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
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