Live From Industry: Streamlining Success: Mastering Urine Collection and Culture Techniques for Optimal UTI Identification

CE: 0 / IPU: 0

Thursday, May 8, 2025 @ 1 pm ET

Kathleen M. McMullen, MPH, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA

Urine collection and culturing practices are crucial for accurately diagnosing Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) and ensuring patients receive the most effective treatment, which helps prevent over-treatment, additional testing, and antibiotic resistance. Proper collection and culturing minimize contamination, leading to reliable results and better patient outcomes. In this webinar, Kathleen McMullen, Board Certified Infection Prevention and Control expert, Executive Director for Infection Prevention at Mercy and Chair of APIC’s Corporate Director Council, will explore the latest literature, guidelines, and best practices in urine culturing. She will cover methods to refine the processes of collection and testing, with the goal to achieve optimal patient outcomes. 

Objectives:

Understand the importance of reducing urine culture contamination
Identify best practices for collection practices of urine intended for culture  
 Explore the benefits and drawbacks of lab workflows that automatically reflex a concerning urine specimen for culture based on urinalysis results

By registering for this webinar you are agreeing to be contacted by APIC industry partner: BD

Continuing Education (CE) Credit:

In support of improving patient care, The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nursing:

• APIC designates this activity for 0 Nursing Contact Hours

Physicians:

• APIC designates this live course activity for a maximum of 0 PRA Category 1 Credits™
• Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

IPUs

• APIC designates this activity for 0 infection prevention unit(s).
• For more information, please see https://www.cbic.org/CBIC/Recertify/Recertification-by-Continuing-Education.htm