0809_PAMF_IP Series_ Exposure Investigations, Working with Employee Health_Live

January 8, 2026

Description:

This session translates up-to-date, evidence-based guidance for preventing infections in the OR and invasive procedural areas (e.g., interventional radiology, cath lab, endoscopy). We will connect persistent practice gaps and equity concerns to practical fixes, then operationalize sterile technique, procedural traffic control, and device reprocessing into checklists and rapid audits. Participants will map strategies from the 2023 SHEA–IDSA–APIC SSI Compendium to their local workflows and documentation and apply them to both OR and non-OR settings. We will also address social determinants of health and implicit bias—how neighborhood vulnerability and clinician bias can influence perioperative care—and identify steps to mitigate these effects in day-to-day practice.

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

1. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. (2025). Social determinants of health and surgical site infection risk (special issue). Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/issue/F3282D8118130245504E5BBB14DEE1EE
PubMed. (2025). SDOH & SSI risk. National Library of Medicine. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40134340/

2. Cuff, R. F., et al. (2025). Implicit bias and harm in vascular care. JAMA Surgery, 160(5), e2830621. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2830621
National Library of Medicine. (2025). Implicit bias & harm in vascular care. PubMed Central. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11866068

Target Audience

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

After attending this activity, learners will be able to:

1.Define the roles of Infection Prevention and Employee Health Services during exposure events

2. Outline steps for identifying and managing exposed patients and staff

3. Review interventions: prophylaxis, work restrictions, and monitoring

Course summary

Available credit:

1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physician Credit
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.
1.00 ANCC
Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
1.00 CA BRN
Nursing Credit - California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour(s) by Sutter Health, which is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. (Provider Number 17182). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
1.00 IPCE
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Course opens:

01/08/2026

Course expires:

02/08/2026

Event starts:

01/08/2026 - 12:00pm PST

Event ends:

01/08/2026 - 1:00pm PST

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Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one else involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.

– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D

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