June 20, 2019: Evidence Based Practices for Cleaning and Disinfection in Ambulatory and Hospital Settings (FREE WEBINAR)
Time: 12-1 pm CDT
Speaker: Elaine Allrich, MS, MT (ASCP), Infection Preventionist, Ambulatory Services, SSM Health, St. Louis
What you will learn by attending:
- Types of HLD (high level disinfection)
- Non-critical items, Semi-critical items & Critical items
- Instrument reprocessing and transportation including pitfalls to avoid
- Room turnover methods
- The importance of proper training and tools for competency assessment of health care workers
- Lessons learned from a recent regulatory survey regarding HLD, sterilization, instrument transport, room turnover methods
June 27, 2019: The Central Steward: Describing the Role of Nursing in Antibiotic Stewardship (FREE WEBINAR)
Time: 12-1 pm CDT
Speaker: Elizabeth Monsees, PhD, MBA, RN, CIC, FAPIC, Antibiotic Stewardship Program Manager & Senior Patient Care Services Researcher, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City
What you will learn by attending:
- Nurses as valued partners in antibiotic stewardship (AS) initiatives
- The current science around nurse integration into AS
- The association between organizational culture and nurse stewardship engagement