Session Objectives:

• Describe the core components of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols and explain how each element influences perioperative infection risk.
• Integrate evidence-based infection prevention strategies (e.g., antimicrobial prophylaxis timing, normothermia, glycemic control) into ERAS care pathways to optimize patient outcomes.
• Describe the CMS TEAM model structure and articulate why episode-level accountability matters to value analysis decisions.

Session Overview:

Join Dr. Hudson Garrett for a practical, action-oriented webinar that cuts through the new CMS TEAM Model and evidence-based strategies to reduce Surgical Site Infections. Whether you lead perioperative services, value analysis, infection prevention, or supply-chain strategy, this session will help you turn requirements into measurable workflows, survey-ready policies, and sustainable improvement plans. We’ll walk through the most consequential changes, highlight where organizations commonly fall short, and provide ready-to-use tools, including an implementation roadmap, an inter-professional collaboration checklist, and sample infection prevention metrics.

What You Will Gain:

1) Clarity on the CMS TEAM model and its practical implications for perioperative and infection prevention teams.

2) A prioritized implementation roadmap with short-term “must-do” actions and longer-term strategies tied to measurable KPIs.

3) Templates and tools (checklist, policy language, audit measures) you can adapt and deploy immediately.

Continuing Education Statement:

This program is approved for 1.0 hours of continuing education for nursing professionals by the California Board of Registered Nursing. This program may be used for 1.0 hour of continuing education credits (IPUs) for infection preventionists holding any CBIC designations. This program may be used for 1.0 hour of continuing education credits for healthcare risk managers, patient safety professionals, or healthcare value analysis professionals.

This webinar is reserved for practicing healthcare providers in healthcare facilities and is not open to Industry Personnel or Consultants.

Speaker:

J. Hudson Garrett Jr., Ph.D., MSN, MPH, MBA, FNP-BC, IP-BC, PLNC, CFER, AS-BC, VA-BC, HACP-IC, CMRP, LTC-CIP, CIC, AL-CIP, CPPS, CPHQ, CVAHP, CPXP, CPHRM, CHIPP-B, FAAPM, eFACHDM, FAPIC, FAOM, FRSPH, FNAP, FAHVAP, FACHE, FSHEA, FIDSA
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Dr. Garrett is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He is Board Certified in Infection Prevention and Control, Advanced Leadership in Infection Control, Patient Safety, Healthcare Risk Management, and Healthcare Management and Leadership. Dr. Garrett is a Liaison to the AORN Guidelines Advisory Board.