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HAI Advisory Group
| The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH), Surveillance for Healthcare-Associated and Resistant Pathogens (SHARP) Unit has convened a multi-disciplinary Advisory Group (referred to as the Michigan HAI Prevention Advisory Group) to establish statewide HAI prevention leadership. A list of HAI Prevention Advisory Group partner organizations and their Advisory Group representatives are provided below. |
Michigan HAI Prevention Advisory Group Partner Organizations
| Greater Detroit Chapter of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology (APIC-GD) |
| An official local chapter of its international association, its mission is to improve health and patient safety by reducing the risks of infection and other adverse outcomes. Its members have primary responsibility for infection prevention and control and hospital epidemiology in the healthcare setting. |
| Michigan Antibiotic Resistance Reduction (MARR) Coalition |
| A Michigan-based initiative that is dedicated to preserving our antibiotic lifeline -- the ability to maintain the use of current antibiotics to treat bacterial infections. MARR brings together experts in the field for the purpose of developing educational materials for the professional community and general population. MARR has developed and implemented a consumer education program on the appropriate use of antibiotics and hand-washing through "Antibiotics and You", a program initiated in Michigan that has been expanded to other states. Additional achievements include coordinating the development of a Long-Term Care Toolkit using CDC's 12 Steps to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance among Long-Term Care Residents in 2008 and, during 2009 and 2010, providing a web-based training on upper respiratory infections, targeted at antibiotic prescribers. |
See also:
MARR Website |
| Michigan Association for Local Public Health (MALPH) |
| Unique in the nation, the Michigan Association for Local Public Health was founded in 1985 as a private, non-profit, 501-C3 state association. The Association is organized to represent Michigan's 45 city, county, and district health departments before the state and federal legislative and executive branches of government. |
See also:
MALPH Website |
| Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) Bureau of Laboratories (BOL) |
| Dedicated to continuing leadership in providing quality laboratory science for healthier people and communities through partnerships, communication, and technical innovation, the Bureau of Laboratories is established under the provisions of the revised Public Health Code - Act 368 of 1978, Part 96 (3333.9601). The Bureau of Laboratories utilizes advanced technology and innovative leadership to provide comprehensive public health services in a dynamic global community. |
See also:
MDCH Bureau of Laboratories Website |
| Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center for Patient Safety and Quality |
| This Center was created in 2003 and brings together hospitals, state and national patient safety experts, and evidence-based best practices to improve patient safety and reduce healthcare costs by improving the quality of care delivered at the bedside. The Keystone Projects promote participation by Michigan hospitals and use of evidence-based practices that reduce HAIs to the lowest possible numbers. |
See also:
MHA Keystone Center Website |
| Michigan Society for Infection Prevention & Control (MSIPC) |
| Formerly known as the Michigan Society for Infection Control, MSIPC was established in 1973 and is comprised of more than 600 members who work in acute care, long term care, home care, mental health, public health, correctional facilities and health care product organizations and facilities. The purpose of the organization is to promote healthy communities through epidemiology. As such MSIPC strives to promote, establish, and enhance the highest quality standards to reduce the potential for, and the risk of, infectious and non-infectious outcomes. |
See also:
MSIPC Website |
| Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) |
| The mission of the Michigan State Medical Society is to promote a health care environment that supports physicians in caring for and enhancing the health of Michigan citizens through science, quality, and ethics in the practice of medicine. |
See also:
MSMS Website |
| MPRO |
| Michigan's Quality Improvement Organization. MPRO is working with providers across all settings to implement quality improvement and patient safety initiatives. In the hospital setting, MPRO is assisting 22 hospitals in implementing, collecting and reporting data for unit-specific HAI methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections using NHSN's Multi-Drug Resistant Organism (MDRO) module. At the conclusion of the three-year initiative, in July 2011, the goal is to effectuate a 28% reduction in MRSA metrics for 50% of the reporting hospitals. |
See also:
MPRO Website |
| South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology (SCACM) |
| The South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology (SCACM) was formed to fill the need to produce better informed microbiologists. The first meeting was held on October 2-3, 1970. Since then the group has grown to close to 1,000 members, primarily from but not limited to, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. The goals of the association include: promoting scientific knowledge of Clinical Microbiology through communication, improving education, encouraging scientific investigation, and gaining higher recognition in the field of Clinical Microbiology. |
See also:
SCACM Website |
Michigan HAI Prevention Advisory Group Members:
Jennifer Beggs, MDCH SHARP Unit
Martha Boehme, MDCH Bureau of Laboratories
Brenda Brennan, MDCH SHARP Unit
Bryan Buckley, MDCH SHARP Unit
Carol Chenoweth, MSMS/MIDS
James Collins, MDCH SIDE Section
Joseph Coyle, MDCH Viral Hepatitis Unit
Gail Denkins, MDCH SHARP Unit
Betty Ann Eash, MSIPC
Jennie Finks, MDCH SHARP Unit
Jane Finn, MARR Coalition
Cherie Nan Jansen, consumer representative
Donald Lawrenchuk, MALPH
Tammy Lundstrom, MHA Keystone, MSIPC, and APIC-GD
Dianne McCagg, MPRO
Corinne Miller, MDCH Bureau of Epidemiology
Allison Murad, MDCH SHARP Unit
Russell Olmsted, Ad Hoc Member, National APIC Liaison
Barbara Robinson-Dunn, SCACM
Ruth Anne Rye, Long Term Care Representative
Diane Smith, MPRO
Lisa Sturm, APIC-GD
Cathy Sunlin, Long Term Care Representative
Nancy Vecchioni, MPRO
Sam Watson, MHA Keystone
Judy Weber, MDCH SHARP Unit
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