Infection Control Risk Assessment
APIC 2011 — Baltimore
Annual Educational Conference
& Intemational Meeting
Additional Faculty
+ Karen Anderson, MT(ASCP), CLS, MPHc,
cic
+ Amy M. Richmond, RN, BSN, MHS, CIC
+ Barbara S. Russell, RN, BSHA, MPH, CIC
+ Kit Reed, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC
(Wednesday session)
Infection Risk Assessment
Regulatory Influence
+ Identify risks for acquiring and transiting
infections based on
= Geographic locaton, community and
population served
~Care, treatment, and services provided
~ Analysis of surveillance actives and other
Infection data
Risks identified annually and when
significant changes occur
Infection Control Risk
Assessment
Infection Control Risk
Assessment
+ Part of infection prevention and control
planning process
+ Serves as starting point of well-developed
plan
+ Together with plan, form foundation of
program
+ Assists in focusing surveillance and other
program activities
+ Meets regulatory requirements
Infection Risk Assessment
Regulatory Influence
Risk assessment occurs with
interdiscipinary input
~ Infection prevention personne!
Medical sta
= Nursing
Leadership
“others
+ Priortize and document risksInfection Control Risk Assessment
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Risk Assessment Process Risk Assessment Process
+ Homework and Planning
= Foes
= rn amon
= standards
~ Repers:Surveilance dala
= Knowledge ofcurertissues
+ Team Recruitment
= Invitation
~ Solicit information in advance
“= What are the most important inflection prevention
and conte problems?
+ wal ae our mst requont reasons for se,
‘umison, procedures performed, ete?
Risk Assessment Team Risk Assessment Meeting
+ IP Stat + Environmental + Commitment for attendance! participation
+ Employee Health Sendons, * Time for thoughtful discussion
ee eey { Enalpeeina + Prioritizing risks
+ Laboratory + Administration
Acme cera ntae + Determining IP Pian
+ Nursing + Qualy?Perormance
Barer Improvement a
* ambulatory Services * YC Coordinator
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Organization Evaluation Organization Evaluation
+ Description of factors + Factors to Include:
+ Characteristics that increase risk for ~ Geographic and environmental
infection ~ Population characteristics
+ Characteristics that decrease risk for ~ Atea endemic infections
infection ~ Other area-rolated risks
+ Get input at meeting for final completion of Sel areal
form ~ Services provided
+ Include findings in risk assessment
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Risk Assessment Risk Groups
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+ Failure of prevention activities,
Isolation activites
+ Policy & procedure
Preparedness
Has
+ Environment
Employee Health
+ Other
Assigning Three Values to Each
Probability Considerations
Risk
+ Probabilly of event occuring + Kon ks
+ impactseverty + Historical data
* Curent eyetems + Reports in teature \
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Impact Considerations Curent yeaa
Considerations
+ Threat to life and/or health + Current policy & procedure
+ Disruption of services + Implementation of plans
+ Loss of function + Training status
+ Loss of community trust + Measures of outcome or process
+ Financial impact + Availability of backup systems:
+ Legal issues + Community/public health resources
+ Regulatory impact
+ Standards/requirements
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