Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship
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Lynn Rasnick
Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
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Event Details
- August 26, 2025
- 10:00am - 12:00pm
- Virtual
Audience
Antibiotic stewardship leaders, CEOs, chief medical officers, chief nursing officers, compliance officers and legal counsel, department directors, infection prevention specialists, nursing managers, pharmacy directors and staff, quality improvement staff, regulatory readiness liaisons, risk managers, safety officers and staff nurses
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Overview
This session will discuss the CMS conditions of participation for infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship and the latest interpretative guidelines. This class also will discuss the CMS infection control worksheet, 2022 interpretative guidelines and commonly cited deficiencies.
Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- describe CMS requirements and interpretative infection prevention and control program guidelines
- explain CMS requirements and interpretative guidelines for an antibiotic stewardship program
- identify examples of commonly cited infection control standards
Speaker
Nancy Ruzicka is a consultant on state and federal rules, regulations and interpretative guidelines. Ruzicka previously worked as director of integrity and compliance and privacy official at MercyOne Des Moines and director of regulatory compliance at UnityPoint Health-Des Moines. She also has more than 20 years of experience with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. Ruzicka holds master’s degrees in health law and business administration and a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, all from Drake University. She is certified in health care compliance and maintains her Iowa pharmacy license.