The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) will hold 2023 Virtual NHSN Training: Patient Safety, Outpatient Procedure, and Neonatal Component Surveillance and Analytics on March 21 – 23, 2023.
This course is intended for NHSN users of the Patient Safety Component, Outpatient Procedure Component, and Neonatal Component.
The virtual training event will feature live presentations, pre-recorded training videos for self-paced viewing, and opportunities for Q&A.
Training topics include surveillance definitions and analysis for:
The Long-term Facility Component will also feature educational resources and information regarding the HAI Module (UTI), LabID Module (CDI and MDRO), and the Prevention Process Measures Module.
The virtual course provides participants with the opportunity to gain a better understanding of their NHSN surveillance data and how these data can be used for prevention.
All times listed are in Eastern Standard Time
9:00 am – 9:15am
Henrietta Smith, RN, MSN, CIC
Lead - NHSN Protocol and Training Team
9:15 am – 9:30 am
Andrea Benin, MD Branch Chief
Surveillance Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
9:30 am – 9:45 am
Toni L Brown Ector MS, M Ed.
Health Educator – NHSN Health Education Team
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Marissa McMeen, MPH, MLS (ASCP), CIC, FAPIC
Public Health Analyst/Infection Preventionist
11:15am - 1:00 pm
Dominique Godfrey, MPH, CPH, CIC
Infection Prevention Consultant
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
LaTasha Boswell, BSN, MPH, CIC
Nurse Infection Preventionist
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Denise Leaptrot, MSA, SM/MT(ASCP), CIC
Epidemiologist/Infection Prevention Consultant
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
Prachi Patel, BS, MPH
Public Health Analyst
Vaishnavi Pattabiraman, MSc, MS, MPH
Public Health Analyst
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Jennifer Watkins, RN, BSN, MPH
Nurse Infection Preventionist
10:15 am -10:45 am
Melissa Otis, BSN
RN Infection Preventionist
Irene Khan, MPH
Public Health Analyst/Epidemiologist
11:00 am – 12:00pm
Denise Leaptrot, MSA, SM/MT(ASCP), CIC
Epidemiologist/Infection Prevention Consultant
12:00 pm- 1:30 pm
1:30 pm – 3:15 pm
Victoria Russo, MPH, CIC
Public Health Analyst
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Jennifer Donnelly, MPH
Public Health Analyst
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunny Xu, MPH
Public Health Analyst
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Melinda Neuhauser, PharmD, MPH
Team Lead for Acute Care Antibiotic Stewardship
11:15 am – 11:45 am
Amy Webb, MPH, CHES
Public Health Analyst
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Laura Blum, MPH
Public Health Analyst
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Virgie Fields, MS, CPH, CIC
Public Health Analyst
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Maggie Dudeck, MPH
Lead – NHSN Acute Care Analytics Team
The Long-term Care Facility (LTCF) Component will also feature educational resources and information regarding the HAI Module (UTI), LabID Module (CDI and MDRO), and the Prevention Process Measures Module. Access to this resource can be viewed by clicking the LTCF Resources button below.