ADS 24 - C. the Difference: Utilizing Electronic Medical Record Automation to Optimize Pediatric Clostridioides difficile Testing

Monday, June 16, 2025

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT

Location: Kiosk 1

Presenter(s)

Dara M. Grell, MPH, CIC

Senior Infection Preventionist
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Co-Author(s)

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Margot Stein, BSN, RN, CPN

Infection Preventionist
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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Jillian Regier, RN, MSA, CIC, HACP-CMS

Senior Infection Preventionist
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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Michael Green, MD, MPH

Professor of Pediatrics, Surgery and Clinical & Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
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Terri L. Stillwell, MD, MPH

Medical Director of Infection Prevention
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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Hannah M. Creager, PhD, D(ABMM)

Director of Microbiology
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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Lindsay Montoya, MPH, CIC, FAPIC

Infection Prevention Program Manager
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Disclosure(s):

Dara M. Grell, MPH, CIC: No financial relationships to disclose

Margot Stein, BSN, RN, CPN: No financial relationships to disclose

Jillian Regier, RN, MSA, CIC, HACP-CMS: No financial relationships to disclose

Michael Green, MD, MPH: ADMA: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); ITB-MED: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing)

Terri L. Stillwell, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Hannah M. Creager, PhD, D(ABMM): No financial relationships to disclose

Lindsay Montoya, MPH, CIC, FAPIC: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

Define and describe the difference between "present on admission" and "healthcare associated" C. diff infections.
List two methods to reduce unnecessary C. diff healthcare associated infections through an electronic medical record.
Assess the effect of C. diff testing practices on a facility's CDI rate.