Sometimes what we call prevention is really just harm repackaged. Nicole, Dr. Hudson Garrett, and Armando Nahum dig into the paradoxes of infection control, where well-meaning efforts can produce unseen consequences. They explore the culture of blame, AMR and sepsis awareness pitfalls, and the need to refocus on patient experience. A provocative discussion for infection preventionists and frontline clinicians and leaders alike.

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  Hudson Garrett, PhD, MSN, MPH, FNP-BC, IP-BC, CPPS, AS-BC, VA-BC, NCEE, FACDONA, DICO-C, CFER, FAAPM (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drhudsongarrett/)Infection prevention expert and healthcare epidemiologist focused on policy, implementation science, and safety culture.

  
  




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  Armando Nahum (https://www.linkedin.com/in/armandonahum/): National patient advocate and health equity leader who transformed personal tragedy into systemic change in hospital-acquired infection prevention, becoming the Co-Founder and President of the Safe Care Campaign https://www.safecarecampaign.org/

  
  

Key Takeaways:

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  Understand how system failures in infection prevention and QI contribute to missed HAIs and hospital-onset sepsis.

  
  


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  Identify safety blind spots like delayed recognition, antibiotic overuse, and communication breakdowns and why they persist.

  
  


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  Explore how antimicrobial stewardship protects not just populations, but individual patients at their most vulnerable.

  
  


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  Learn why real sepsis prevention takes more than protocols; it takes visibility, accountability, and leadership.

  
  

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Produced by: Human Content and Sepsis Alliance