SETTING Presenter: Annemarie Flood, RN, BSN, CIC ACUTE CARE
AMBULATORY CARE
Surgical Attire: What it is and What it Isn’t! The perioperative suite presents a picture of a spotless, sterile setting where surgical attire is neat, clean, and protocol is standardized. This presentation assists the infection preventionist supporting operating room nurses’ appropriate surgical attire when making rounds in the perioperative suite. Presenter: Joan C. Blanchard, RN, BSN, MSS, CNOR, CIC
Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) ACUTE CARE
AMBULATORY CARE
Protecting Patients from the Risk of Surgical Site Infections
Surgical site infections (SSI) represent a major cause of hospital– and ambulatory surgery center–acquired infections, and contribute to increased or unanticipated hospitalizations, as well as significant cost. SSIs also increase the risks of readmission, ICU admission, and mortality. This webinar discusses the process measures adopted by the national Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) to decrease the incidence of SSIs. The barriers faced in improving compliance with the proven indicators and the measures being used to over- come these barriers will be reviewed. The progress achieved in national quality improvement programs will be highlighted to illustrate successes acheived.
Presenter: Michael F. McGuire, MD, FACS ACUTE CARE
AMBULATORY CARE
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Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Are you ready for NPSG.07.05.01? Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention is an important component of any infection prevention program. The Joint Commission has emphasized this by including it as a National Patient Safety Goal beginning in 2009. Infection preventionists must be prepared to partner with surgical service to educate, measure, and commu-
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environmental, personal protective equipment, and medical services the stardard requires the employer to use to protect employees from aerosol transmissible diseases.
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