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Register for ASCA 2020 and Earn CEs at Home If you were not able to attend the ASCA 2020 Virtual Conference & Expo live on July 9–10, you can still register and, through October 31, 2020, access all of the session recordings. Sign up now to listen to nearly 50 educational ses- sions and earn up to 26 nursing contact hours, Administrator Education Units (AEUs) and/or Infection Prevention Contact Hours (IPCHs). With or without meeting registra- tions, ASCA members receive


free


access to the inspiring keynote presen- tations delivered by Elizabeth Smart and Amelia Rose Earhart, as well as the opportunity to connect with exhibi- tors in the Expo Hall. Learn


more and register at


ascassociation.org/annualconference/ registration.


Celebrate National ASC Month Join ASCs across the country this August to celebrate 50 years of ASCs during National ASC Month. Each August, facilities around the coun- try host open houses and facility tours for elected officials, the media and members of their community to pro- mote awareness of ASCs and celebrate National ASC Month. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents novel challenges and changes to the normal form of National ASC Month, it also presents new opportu- nities. Policymakers and the public are uniquely focused on the healthcare sphere, and it has never been more cru- cial that elected officials understand the ASC model and the role ASCs can play in supporting healthcare delivery in this and future crises.


Though in more typical years,


hosting an in-person facility tour was a great way to create a personal con- nection with your elected officials that could directly affect ASC-related legislation and regulations, during this time, ASCA staff look forward


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to working with you to help raise the profile of your ASC and educate the public in new ways. You and your staff have a great story to tell about the high-quality care ASCs offer, and your input is critical to securing sup- port for ASCs during key policymak- ing deliberations. This year, National ASC Month will coincide with the August Con- gressional recess as well as the Dem- ocratic National Convention August 17–20 and the Republican National Convention August 24–27. For more information, visit ascassociation.org/ nationalascmonth or write Adam Parker at aparker@ascassociation.org.


Names in the News


Do you have a new hire? Did your company win an award? Or did your management change? You can highlight all your company announcements in the Names in the News section of the ASC Focus web site. This resource is available for free to both ASCA members and nonmembers.


ASCA members will need to be logged in and nonmembers will need to create a “Nonmember Guest Account” to access this free resource.


Please send your announcement to editorial@ascassociation.org.


Register for ASCA’s August Webinars ASCA will host two webinars in August.


Sandra Jones, president and chief


executive officer of Ambulatory Strat- egies in Dade City, Florida, will lead “Risk Management: Defining an Adverse Event and Performing a Root Cause Analysis” on August 4. Attend- ees will learn how to define adverse events, explore tools they can use to respond to an incident and find out how to develop an action plan and assess


its effectiveness in decreas-


ing the likelihood that a patient injury will reoccur. On August 18, Michele McKin-


ley, senior clinical education special- ist of Steris Corporation, headquar- tered in Mentor, Ohio, will present “Best Practices in Surgical Instrument Reprocessing.” McKinley will review the guidelines for reprocessing med- ical devices, the role of these guide- lines in protecting patient safety and the practices ASCs can put in place to ensure compliance.


Both webinars will take place at 1:00 pm ET, and both are included in the 2020 Webinar All-Access Pass. This pass provides access to the live events and recordings of all 19 webi- nars this year at one low price. Visit ascassociation.org/webinars to learn more and register.


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