Focus on MRSA
Focus on MRSA
PDI's featured web content will focus on MRSA during the month of February. This page includes links to all of the MRSA related content on the PDI website, including articles, presentations, projects, and more.
MRSA: Wisdom Series
- Buscell P, McCandless K, Singhal A. Saving Lives by Changing Relationships: Positive Deviance for MRSA Control and Prevention in a U.S. Hospital. Positive Deviance Wisdom Series, Number 3, 2009.
MRSA: Voices From the Field
MRSA: Stories From the Field
MRSA: PD Champion
MRSA Projects
- MRSA Eradication and Prevention in the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS)
- MRSA Reduction in Canadian Hospitals
- MRSA Reduction in Colombian Hospitals
- Reduction of MRSA Infections in Hospitals in Indiana
- Reduction of MRSA Infections in Hospitals in Maryland
- Reduction of MRSA Infections in Hospitals in Massachusetts
- The Plexus Institute and PDI Collaborate to Reduce (MRSA) Infections in US Hospitals
MRSA Manuals
Title: MRSA Field Guide: Maryland Patient Safety Center 2007
MRSA Reflections
Reflections from Jon Lloyd, MD: Deviating Positively to Foster Change in Social & Bio Systems
Reflections from Margaret Toth, MD:
06/20/08 - I See The Solution Differently Now: In this Reflection Margaret explains a response she wrote when asked a question about the risks involved with physicians not washing their hands. Margaret's response, which she recognizes as being a much different response from one she would have previously given, recognized that hand washing does not just apply to physicians and should not be the only consideration when discussing MRSA prevention. MRSA prevention, Margaret emphasizes, involves every person who comes in contact with the care environment and involves the entire community.
07/11/08 - Stories: Margaret shares stories that lie at the heart of Positive Deviance, including a story about a new physician from New Mexico who was surprised and horrified to discover that she was unknowingly carrying MRSA on her stethoscope. Margaret also shares a story that Jerry Sternin often told about Nasrudin and the donkeys.
MRSA Presentations
MRSA Publications
- APIC. Guide to the Elimination of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Transmission in Hospital Settings. APIC March 2007
- Bradley, Elizabeth, et al. "Research in action: using positive deviance to improve quality of health care." Implementation Science 4:25 (2009): 1-11. Print.
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Buscell, P., "The MRSA Issue", Emerging, winter, pp. 1-24. 2006.
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Buscell, P. More We Than Me: How the fight against MRSA led to a new way of collaborating at Albert Einstein Medical Center. Plexus Institute. Deeper Learning. 2008; Vol 1, Issue 5.
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Buscell, P. Pathways to Prevention. Prevention Strategist. 2008; p 41-45.
- DELMARVA Foundation. Regaining Control of MRSA Matching the Solution to Problem by Applying a Social Change Approach.
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Krebs, Valdis, Holley, June. Building Smart Communities Through Network Weaving. 2002.
- Lindberg, C., Lloyd, J, & Buscell, P."RWJF Final Report", Plexus Institute, October 2008
- Lindberg, Curt, Patricia Norstrand, Mark Munger, Christine DeMarsico, and Prucia Buscell."Letting Go, Gaining Control: Positive Deviance and MRSA Prevention." Clinical Leader 2.2 (2009): 60-67. Print.
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Lloyd, J., Buscell, P., & Lindberg, C. 2008, "Staff-Driven Cultural Transformation Diminishes MRSA", Prevention Strategist, Spring, pp. 10-15.
- Macklis M.D, Roger. Successful Patient Safety Initiatives: Driven from Within. Group Practice Journal vol.50 (10) November/December. 2001. (Link to: Group_practice_journal.pdf)
- Marra A., Reis Guastelli L., Manuela Pereira de Arau´ jo C., et.al. Positive Deviance: A New Strategy for Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance. Infection Control and Hospital Epidimiology 31(1): 12-20, January 2010.
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Singhal, A, Buscell, P. From Invisible to Visible. Plexus Institute. 2009.
- Singhal, A, Greiner, K. Do What You Can With What You Have Where You Are. Plexus Institute Deeper Learning. 2007; Vol 1 Issue 4.
- Singhal A, McCandless K, Buscell P, Lindberg C. Spanning Silos and Spurring Coversations: positive deviance for reducing infection levels in hospitals. Performance 2 (3): 78-83, 2009.
10.14.10
The Wisconsin Division of Public Health is sponsoring a hands-on opportunity to learn positive deviance (PD), an approach to culture change based on the idea that there are certain individuals ("positive deviants") in every community who find successful solutions to complex problems with the exact same resources and obstacles as their peers. Used in many industries, PD is taking hold in healthcare to engage all levels of staff to identify and amplify solutions that already exist in their facility, including strategies to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAI). The process fosters a deep sense of ownership of durable solutions among frontline staff. The workshop facilitator will be Jon C. Lloyd, MD, FACS, Senior Associate at the Positive Deviance Initiative and Clinical Advisor to the Plexus Institute. The workshop will be held on October 14, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells. To learn more about and register for the conference, please click "Read More" below. Register by September 30, 2010.
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09.26.10
Dr. Jon C. Lloyd will present at the 3M Infection Prevention Leadership Summit from September 26-28 at the 3M Innovation Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. During the presentation Dr. Lloyd will explore how Positive Deviance can be used as a cultural approach to fight healthcare-associated infections. The Summit will provide an opportunity for attendees to participate in a series of interactive sessions focused on clinical processes and the human factors of infection prevention. The faculty are experts in their field and will facilitate invigorating discussion around innovative ways to reduce HAIs and improve patient outcomes.
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09.22.10
Register Now: Positive Deviance and Better Health Conference to be held September 22-24, 2010 in Bethesda, Maryland. Description: Positive Deviance and Better Health Conference sponsored by Plexus Institute and the Positive Deviance Initiative. Problems often contain solutions that aren't immediately apparent. All the parts of a healthcare system-or any system-are interconnected and continuously changing, visibly and invisibly. Join us to learn how Positive Deviance can help liberate the hidden forces that bring out the best in your community.
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