Webinars

Innovation in the Prevention of CAUTI

With CMS’s emphasis on prevention of hospitalacquired conditions, there is no better time to examine systems to help prevent CAUTI. Join in with your colleagues from around the country to learn more about strategies to prevent catheter-acquired urinary tract infections as well as Medline’s ERASE CAUTI system.

Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Acute Care

• The implications of the 2008 CMS inpatient hospital “Present on Admission (POA)” indicator
• Factors affecting pressure ulcers in health care
• Pressure ulcer prevention strategies and solutions

Perioperative Pressure Ulcer Prevention

• The implications of the 2008 CMS inpatient hospital care “Present on Admission (POA)” indicator
• Pressure ulcer prevention in the perioperative arena

Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Long Term Care

• In 2004 about 159,000 U.S. nursing home residents (11%) had pressure ulcers
• Nursing home residents of one year or less were more likely to have pressure ulcers than those with longer stays
• One-in-five nursing home residents with a recent weight loss had pressure ulcers

Hand Hygiene - Navigating Rough Waters

As the number one defense against healthcare-acquired conditions, hand hygiene has an important role to play in the prevention of infections. Studies have shown, however, that hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers is poor – typically less than 50 percent. Join in with your colleagues from around the country to learn how hospitals and healthcare facilities are combining best-in-class products and education to achieve hand hygiene compliance while dramatically improving the skin condition of healthcare workers.