QAPI 125 - Two Are Better Than One: A New Buddy System for Blood Culture Collection Reduces Contamination Rates in an ICU Setting

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

1:31 PM - 2:00 PM PT

Location: Kiosk 8

Presenter(s)

Robert J. May, CIC, M(ASCP)

Infection Preventionist II
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Disclosure(s):

Robert J. May, CIC, M(ASCP): No financial relationships to disclose

Samantha Hicks, MSN, RN, SCRN: No financial relationships to disclose

Molly Graven, BSN, RN, CCRN: No financial relationships to disclose

Madelaine Flynn, MBA, BSN, CIC, GAICD, CSSBB: No financial relationships to disclose

Werner Bischoff, MD, PhD, CLSSBB, FSHEA, FIDSA: No financial relationships to disclose

Identify how contaminated blood cultures affect patient care and healthcare systems.
Implement a "Buddy System" for blood culture collection.
Reduce the number of contaminated blood cultures collected.