About the Program
Description:
- Program dedicated to the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance. Our program serves as a resource to the Philadelphia healthcare community and public with the goal of improving healthcare safety and quality in the City of Philadelphia.
Goals:
- Strengthen surveillance of and response to healthcare-associated infections
- Prevent development and transmission of antimicrobial resistance in healthcare settings
- Provide leadership, advocacy and resources on best practices for infection prevention and control in healthcare facilities and antimicrobial stewardship initiatives
- Coordinate efforts and facilitate communication between healthcare facilities & across public health agencies
- Act locally according to nationally identified priorities
Focus Areas:
- Infections transmitted in healthcare settings
- Drug-resistant organism surveillance, prevention and containment
- Healthcare worker (HCW) safety: including HCW exposures, immunization policies and infection prevention and control education
- Antimicrobial stewardship in healthcare settings
- Antibiotic education for the general public
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Personnel:
- Medical Director, Susan Coffin
- Program Manager, Tiina Peritz
- Surveillance Coordinator, Kristin Privette
- Epidemiologist, Anita Wade
- CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellow, William Koehne
- Senior Infection Preventionist & ICAR Coordinator, Susy Rettig
- Medical Epidemiologist, Jane Gould
- Senior Infection Preventionist, Eva Teszner
- Program Assistant, Emily Klein
Questions?
Contact us at HAI.PDPH@phila.gov or 215-685-4501.