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Health Care Acquired Infections Advisory Committee
2009-2010 Reporting Documents
 

About Us
What is HCAIAC?
The Health Care Acquired Infection Advisory Committee is a statutorily mandated committee to advise Oregon Health Policy and Research (OHPR) on the development of a health care acquired infections reporting program in Oregon.  The program will require health care facilities to report health care acquired infection measures starting on January 1, 2009 for subsequent public reporting.  The advisory committee will advise OHPR on what specific health care acquired infection measures that health care facilities must report and prescribe the form, manner and frequency of reports of health care acquired infection measures by health care facilities.  For more information, please contact James Oliver at (503) 373-1648, Jeanne Negley at (503) 373-1793 or Shawna Kennedy-Walters at (503) 373-1598.
 
 
 
 
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Membership Roster:                                                   
 
Paul Cieslack, MD
Manager, Acute & Communicable
     Disease Prevention
Oregon Public Health Division
 
Jon Pelkey
Department of Human Services
Quality Improvement & Medical Section Manager
Division of Medical Assistance Programs
 
Jim Dameron
Administrator
Oregon Patient Safety Commission

 
Mary Post
Manager, Infection Prevention and Control Program
Oregon Health and Sciences University
 
Kathleen Elias, RN
Nurse Consultant
 
 
 
Barbara Prowe
Executive Director
Oregon Coalition of Health Care Purchasers
 
 
Woody English, MD
Hospital Epidemiologist
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
 
Kecia Rardin
Administrator
Northwest ASC, LLC
 
Ron Jamtgaard
Retired Health Care IT
 
 
Rodger Sleven, MD
Physician
Westhills Gastroenterology Associates, PC
 
Sean Kolmer, MPH
Deputy Administrator
Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research
 
John Townes, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Oregon Health and Sciences University
 
Laura Mason
Clinical Risk Manager
St. Charles Medical Center-Bend
     and Cascade Healthcare Community
 
Dee Dee Vallier
Consumer
 
 
 
 

 
 

NHSN Enrollment and Training Information
NHSN Facility Administrator Enrollment Guide 
NHSN Group Administrator Guide 
How to Confer Rights to a Group 
NHSN Presentation to Oregon Hospitals 
Trusted Web Sites and Web Browser Security 
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Training 
NHSN Training Checklist for Digital Certificate

Archived Trainings
 
Getting Started in NHSN – Adding Users, Locations and Surgeons 
Confer Rights to a Group – How to Guide 
NHSN Enrollment 
Overview of NHSN 
CLABSI Protocols and Definitions 
SSI and PPP Protocols and Definitions 
Data Entry

Upcoming Activities
Next Meeting:
 
May 12, 2010, 1:00-3:00
Portland State Office Building, room 1C
800 NE Oregon St.
Portland, OR 97232
 
 

Meeting Minutes and Agendas

March 10, 2010
Agenda 
Meeting Materials 
Meeting Recording
Meeting Minutes
 
January 13, 2010
Agenda
Meeting Materials 
Meeting Recording 
Meeting Minutes 
 
November 10, 2009
Agenda 
Meeting Materials 
Meeting Recording 
Meeting Minutes 
 
September 8, 2009
Agenda 
Meeting Materials 
Meeting Recording 
Meeting Minutes 
 
July 4, 2009
Agenda 
Meeting Materials 
Meeting Recording 
Meeting Minutes 
 
May 12, 2009
Agenda 
Meeting Materials 
Meeting Recording 
Meeting Minutes 
 
March 10, 2009
Agenda 
Meeting Materials 
Meeting Recording (not available)
Meeting Minutes 
 
January 13, 2009
Agenda 
Meeting Materials 
Meeting Recording 
Meeting Minutes 
 

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