HAI Subcommittee Call Notes - August 2018

Agenda:

1. Roll Call – https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/69765188963647429ba144dcde1f178d
1. Instructions: Each participant on the call should participate in the roll call, even if there are multiple from each jurisdiction or organization.
2. Extra-pulmonary NTM MMWR—Matt Crist
3. HAI Mentorship Presentation—Sarah Lineberger (VA) & Erica Washington (LA)
4. VISA cases—Marion Kainer
5. ICEID conference presentations—Michael Anderson
1. Council for Outbreak Response: Healthcare-Associated Infections & Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens (CORHA) Presentation: Monday, August 27^th, 3:30 PM  -  5:00 PM, Emerging Threats in Healthcare (E2), International Ballroom D
2. Assessment of Healthcare-Associated Infections & Antibiotic Resistance Outbreak Detection Data, Tools, and Barriers: Tuesday, August 28^th, 12:30 PM  -  1:45 PM, Poster Session with Authors  (Posters II), Grand Ballroom C/D
6. Open Mic

Reminders:

1.       HAI Data Analysis and Presentation Standardization (DAPS) Toolkit Evaluation

2.       ESRD QIP Rule PY2021 Highlights for CSTE: Available for public comment July 10—September 10, 2018. 

Supplemental Materials: 

1. MMWR report from 8/10/18:

Shih DC, Cassidy PM, Perkins KM, Crist MB, Cieslak PR, Leman RL. Extrapulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease Surveillance — Oregon, 2014–2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67:854–857. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6731a3.htm?s_cid=mm6731a3_w

1. CSTE position statement establishing a standardized case definition for extrapulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM): https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.cste.org/resource/resmgr/2018_position_statements/17-ID-07_RevisedApr2018.pdf

1. Oregon extrapulmonary NTM case report form: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/COMMUNICABLEDISEASE/REPORTINGCOMMUNICABLEDISEASE/REPORTINGFORMS/Documents/ntm-orpheus.pdf

1. Oregon extrapulmonary NTM investigative guidelines:  https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DiseasesConditions/CommunicableDisease/ReportingCommunicableDisease/ReportingGuidelines/Documents/ntm.pdf