Essentials of Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions
Presented by the Massachusetts Medical Society in collaboration
with the American Medical Association
This educational webinar is one in a
series of three free webinars that provides valuable insight into selecting the
appropriate personal protective equipment for standard precautions during
patient interactions, ensuring swift implementation of precautions for patients
with transmissible infections, and navigating complex clinical scenarios
involving laboratory tests and antibiotic prescriptions.
By preventing the
spread of infections within healthcare facilities, the use of standard and
transmission-based precautions contributes to broader community and public
health efforts to control the spread of infectious diseases. In this module,
Dr. Shira Doron, Chief Infection Control Officer, Tufts Medicine, addresses the
essentials of standard and transmission-based precautions.
To access the other two webinars in this series, click here.
Faculty
Activity Director
Alfred DeMaria Jr., MD,
FIDSA, FSHEA
Medical and Laboratory
Consultant, Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Dr. DeMaria is a Medical and Laboratory Consultant at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health where he previously served as Medical Director of the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, and for many years as State Epidemiologist
for Massachusetts, as well as in several other roles. He is a graduate of Boston University and Harvard Medical School. He trained in internal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in The Bronx, New York and in infectious diseases at Boston City Hospital
and the Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. DeMaria is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. He currently is a member or advisor on multiple committees of the Massachusetts
Medical Society, as well as serving on the boards of the Grimes King Foundation, the Boston Medical Library, The CSTE Foundation and as President of the Board of Directors of The Public Health Museum. He is a past president of the Council of State
and Territorial Epidemiologists, the Massachusetts Infectious Diseases Society and the Northeast Branch of the American Society for Microbiology.
Moderator
Simone S. Wildes, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Vice Chair of Infection Prevention
Committee and Co-Chair of Antimicrobial Service Committee, South Shore
Hospital; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Dr. Wildes is an infectious disease physician, public health expert, and ABC News medical contributor. She works at South Shore Health in Weymouth MA. Dr. Wildes is actively involved with the Massachusetts Medical Society as an executive board member,
chair of the Committee on Diversity, and vice chair of the Committee on Public Health. She is also a member of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Health Equity advisory group.
Dr. Wildes earned her bachelor’s degree from Barry University in Florida and her medical degree from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California. She completed her internship, residency and infectious disease fellowship at Hahnemann University
Hospital and is currently a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Tufts Medical Center. She is a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the American College of Physicians. She also volunteers at her local church in Boston as
its health director and is involved with Boston’s Faith-based Cancer Disparities Network.
Presenter
Shira Doron, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA
Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine; Chief Infection Control Officer, Tufts Medicine; Hospital Epidemiologist, Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts Medical Center
Shira Doron is the Chief Infection Control Officer for the
Tufts Medicine Health System and the Hospital Epidemiologist for Tufts Medical
Center where she is an Infectious Disease physician. She is a member of the
Infectious Diseases Society of America’s Practice and Quality Committee and the
immediate past chair of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence
subcommittee. She is a long-time consultant to the Massachusetts Department of
Public Health in the area of antimicrobial resistance prevention, focusing on
long term care facilities. She sits on the DPH Hospital Acquired Infection
Technical Advisory Group and was a member of Governor Charlie Baker’s Medical
Advisory Board. She is also an elected member of the Wellesley Board of Health.
Intended Audience:
This activity is designed for physicians, physicians-in-training, and
other health care leaders, professionals and students.
Course Objective:
Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to:
- Apply current standard precautions
in all settings in all aspects of patient care and identify a need for
transmission-based precautions as early as possible with appropriate triage of
patients
Course Fees:
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) Physician Member: Free
MMS Resident/Student Member: Free
Non-Member Physician: Free
Non-Members Resident/Student: Free
Allied Health Professional/Other: Free
Acknowledgements
Project Firstline is a national collaborative led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide infection control training and education to frontline health care workers and public health personnel. AMA has partnered with Project Firstline, as supported through Cooperative Agreement CDC-RFA-CK20-2003. The Massachusetts Medical Society is proud to collaborate with AMA and Project Firstline in this educational activity. CDC is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this event do not necessarily represent the policies of CDC or HHS and should not be considered an endorsement by the Federal Government.
The MMS appreciates the valuable advice received from staff of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, and the MDPH Technical Advisory Group on Healthcare-Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance as to observed knowledge and practice gaps.
Accreditation & Credit Information:
Accreditation
Statement
The Massachusetts Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
AMA Credit
Designation Statement
The Massachusetts Medical Society designates this enduring material for a
maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should
claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in
the activity.
This activity
meets the criteria for the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for
risk management study.
National Commission on Certification
of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 0.50 Category 1 credits for
completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from
organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
Exam/Assessment: A score of 70% or
higher is required to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Activity Term:
Original Release Date: February 5, 2024
Review Date(s): N/A
Termination Date: February 5, 2027
Format and
Estimated Time to Complete: Video
recording, 30 minutes
System Requirements:
Desktops/Laptops
Windows 10
Mac OSX 10.6 higher
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Mobile/Tablet
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10 or higher (includes, iPhone, ipad and iTouch devices)
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