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Multidisciplinary Approach To Reduce Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, James Gibson, Bs, Rrt, Brian Glynn, Bs, Rrt, Raymond Malloy, Linda Earle, Md, Michael Weinstein, Md, Roberta Glenn, Ying Lee, Patricia Nichols, Dennis Delisle, Mhsa, Pmp
Multidisciplinary Approach To Reduce Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, James Gibson, Bs, Rrt, Brian Glynn, Bs, Rrt, Raymond Malloy, Linda Earle, Md, Michael Weinstein, Md, Roberta Glenn, Ying Lee, Patricia Nichols, Dennis Delisle, Mhsa, Pmp
Dennis Delisle, Sc.D, FACHE
Presented at: Institute for Healthcare Improvement Context As part of a quality improvement effort to reduce hospital acquired infections (HAI) at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH), a multidisciplinary team consisting of physicians, staff nurses, clinical nurse specialists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, infection control practitioners and administrators representing all special care units was charged with reducing ventilator associated pneumonia rates to zero.