Events
Exploring Strategies to Prevent Opioid Morbidity + Mortality | March 8, 2022
Join us for a presentation on useful approaches to prevent opioid morbidity and mortality in your healthcare system. Strategies discussed will include how to reduce morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs) prescribed at hospital discharge, how to screen for patients at highest risk of developing an opioid-related adverse drug event (ORADE) or opioid use disorder (OUD), implementation of […]
WALK with the WOC and Step into a Brighter Future of Pressure Injury Prevention | April 26, 2022
Join this exciting presentation to learn how one hospital’s leadership support helped transform the role of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence (WOC) nurse to own patient outcomes related to skin care and reduce hospital acquired pressure injuries (HAPI). A structure of support and accountability were key to transforming their nursing practice and outcomes. Ultimately, leadership involvement, […]
Infection Prevention: Words of WISDOM (What I Should Do on Monday)
Join this motivating presentation and discussion to learn from Infection Preventionists who offer their insights from years of experience in healthcare. There can be a steep learning curve for Infection Preventionists new to the role or starting out in their careers. Learn from a collective group who will offer their words of wisdom that can be […]
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention in Action: Strategies from the Field | Oct. 27, 2022
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) show a significantly higher incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in 2021 compared to 2019. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, prevention of CAUTIs remains a patient safety priority in hospitals to reduce patient harm and costs and improve outcomes.
This presentation […]
Connecting Your Hospital Culture of Safety to Patient Harm Reduction | Jan. 17, 2023
According to the New England Journal of Medicine in February 2022, the strides made toward improving patient safety were quickly and severely reversed amid the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that swept the nation indicating that the healthcare system lacks a sufficient resilient safety culture and infrastructure. This has brought to light an opportunity and obligation to reevaluate […]
Nursing Home Patient Safety Series: Reducing Facility-Associated Infections and Hospitalizations Related to UTI, Sepsis, Pneumonia and COVID-19
SUMMARY:
This session will discuss the burden of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) and summarize infection prevention and control (IPC) interventions to reduce MDRO-related healthcare-associated infections that can lead to sepsis. We will also discuss enhanced barrier precautions and how to integrate them into daily IPC practices.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Infection Preventionists […]
Ideas for National Health Care Decisions Day and Beyond: Looking at Hope in a New Way
SUMMARY:
Few interactions are as satisfying as helping patients identify and then attain their goals. Join us as we learn about giving hope as a high-reliability function of health care. You’ll also learn how you can partner in this year’s National Healthcare Decisions Day campaign to promote advanced health care decision conversations.
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The Core Elements for Antibiotic Stewardship in Action – Leadership and Accountability | Aug. 29, 2023
Effective antibiotic stewardship is an ongoing commitment – now is the time to augment the implementation of your facility’s ABS interventions. This new webinar series will review the core elements and feature stories from real hospitals who have achieved real results.
SERIES DESCRIPTION:
Antibiotic stewardship (ABS) is the effort to measure antibiotic prescribing; […]
The Core Elements for Antibiotic Stewardship in Action – Pharmacy Expertise and Action | Sept. 19, 2023
Effective antibiotic stewardship is an ongoing commitment – now is the time to augment the implementation of your facility’s ABS interventions. This new webinar series will review the core elements and feature stories from real hospitals who have achieved real results.
SERIES DESCRIPTION:
Antibiotic stewardship (ABS) is the effort to measure antibiotic prescribing; […]
The Core Elements for Antibiotic Stewardship in Action – Tracking, Reporting and Education | Oct. 24, 2023
Effective antibiotic stewardship is an ongoing commitment – now is the time to augment the implementation of your facility’s ABS interventions. This new webinar series will review the core elements and feature stories from real hospitals who have achieved real results.
SERIES DESCRIPTION:
Antibiotic stewardship (ABS) is the effort to measure antibiotic prescribing; […]