June 20, 2019 - 9:00am

Moreton Building, Room 100
1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX
Austin Texas, 78751

Agenda

Webcasting Available

1. Call to Order: Dr. Ed Septimus
   1. Roll Call:
      John Chacon
   2. Logistics Announcements:
      John Chacon
2. Welcome and Introductions:
   Dr. Ed Septimus
3. Approval of Minutes from January 15th Meeting*:
   Dr. Ed Septimus
4. Regulatory Overview:
   Rachel Turner
5. Open Meetings Training
6. Mission of Committee Focus:
   Shawn Tupy
7. Legislative Updates:
   Shawn Tupy
8. Review State Healthcare-Associated Infections Plan*:
   Shawn Tupy
9. Healthcare Safety Annual Conference:
   Vickie Gillespie
10. Antibiotic Stewardship Program and Activities:
    Dr. Michael Fischer
11. Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) and Preventable Adverse Events (PAE):
    Candace Campbell
12. Lunch
13. Diagnostic Stewardship:
    Dr. Ed Septimus
14. HAI Investigation Team
    1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Hurricane Crisis Cooperative Agreement:
       Gretchen Rodriguez
    2. Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Grant:
       Gretchen Rodriguez
    3. Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network (ARLN) Update:
       Thi Dang
    4. Stem Cell Investigation:
       Bobbiejean Garcia
    5. Travel-associated carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa with Verona integron-encoded metallo-β-lactamase (VIM) mechanism of resistance:
       Melba Zambrano
15. Consumer Healthcare Safety Activities Update
    1. Addressing Healthcare Literacy Concerns in Texas:
       Roy John
    2. Surgical Mesh in the News:
       Joleen Chambers
16. Regional HAI Updates:
    Regional HAI Epidemiologists
17. Public Comment(s):
    John Chacon
18. Action and Agenda Items for Next Meeting and Adjournment

*Denotes possible action items

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.

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 five-minute time limit per speaker on public comments.

For additional information about the meeting, contact Shawn Tupy, 1100 W. 49th Street, Mail Code 1960, Austin, Texas 78754, 512-776-6355, or at HAITEXAS@dshs.texas.gov. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and require auxiliary aids or services are asked to contact Anne Mosher, Department of State Health Services, telephone (512) 776-2780, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements may be made.

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.