February 11, 2020 - 9:00am

Moreton Building, Room M-100
1100 W. 49th Street
Austin Texas, 78756

Agenda

Webcasting Available

This meeting is intended to be webcast. To access the webcast, please refer to the Texas Health and Human Services website at https://hhs.texas.gov/about-hhs/communications-events/live-archived-meetings on the day and time of the meeting and click on the “Moreton M-100 Live” blue tab.

1. Call to Order
   1. Logistical Announcements
   2. Roll Calls
2. Welcome and Introductions
3. Approval of Minutes from October 17, 2019 Meeting*
4. Program Staffing Update
5. Antibiotic Stewardship Program and Activities
6. Updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Core Elements for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care Hospitals
7. Healthcare-Associated Infections(HAI)/Preventable Adverse Events (PAE)
   1. Reporting Update – Audits to date
   2. Trends in Texas PAE Data
   3. Potential Areas of Improvement for Website
8. Consumer Healthcare Safety Activities Update
   1. Multi-Drug Resistant Organism and Antibiotic Stewardship Concerns
   2. Hidden Harm: Device/Equipment Malfunction Data and Registries
9. Lunch
10. HAI Investigation Team
    1. Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network Update
    2. Crisis CoAg and Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Grants Update
    3. Healthcare-Associated Infections State Plan*
11. Regional HAI Updates
12. Public Comment(s)
13. Action and Agenda Items for Next Meeting and Adjournment

*Denotes possible action items

The Committee accepts public comment at meetings. Persons wishing to address the Committee must complete a registration form at the reception desk before the start of the meeting. The Committee observes a three-minute time limit per speaker on public comments.

For additional information about the meeting, contact Enyinnaya Merengwa, 1100 W. 49th Street, Mail Code 1960, Austin, Texas 78756, -512-776-6878, or at HCSAdvisory@dshs.texas.gov.

This meeting is open to the public. No reservations are required, and there is no cost to attend this meeting. Agenda items may be taken in any order at the discretion of the Chair.

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and require auxiliary aids or services are asked to contact Enyinnaya Merengwa, Department of State Health Services, telephone 512-776-6878, or at HCSAdvisory@dshs.texas.gov 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements may be made.