Calendar of Upcoming Medical Conferences
There are a variety of medical conferences taking place nationally during the next several months. Some of the larger gatherings include the (AORN) 48th Annual Congress, taking place March 11-15 in Dallas, Tex. The educational sessions will provide information on current issues, trends, and the future challenges effecting practices in perioperative nursing. For more information: www.aorn.org/congress
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) will be meeting in Toronto, Canada, for their April 1-3 annual scientific meeting. This conference includes several workshops including information on antimicrobial management and isolation strategies. For more information: www.shea-online.org.
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School are hosting an Infections Diseases of Adults 2001 Conference in Cambridge, Mass. The course will take place April 22-27. Lectures scheduled vary from Osteomyelitis and Prosthetic Joint Infections to Bacterial Gastroenteritis. For more information: www.cme.hms.Harvard.edu.
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) will be hosting its annual educational conference and international meeting June 10-14 in Seattle, Wash. The conference themes will be interventional epidemiology, application of information technology and application of the practices to multiple healthcare settings. For more information: www.apic.org.
Comprehensive Strategies in Wound Care: Insights From Madhavi Ponnapalli, MD
November 22nd 2024Madhavi Ponnapalli, MD, discusses effective wound care strategies, including debridement techniques, offloading modalities, appropriate dressing selection, compression therapy, and nutritional needs for optimal healing outcomes.
The Leapfrog Group and the Positive Effect on Hospital Hand Hygiene
November 21st 2024The Leapfrog Group enhances hospital safety by publicizing hand hygiene performance, improving patient safety outcomes, and significantly reducing health care-associated infections through transparent standards and monitoring initiatives.
Why Clinical Expertise Is the Cornerstone to Your Most Profitable Business Line
November 14th 2024Perioperative nurses bring vital skills in patient safety, infection control, and quality improvement. They enhance surgical outcomes and support health care systems during complex, high-risk procedures.
Strengthening Defenses: Integrating Infection Control With Antimicrobial Stewardship
October 11th 2024Use this handout to explain the basics of why infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship are essential and how the 2 fields must have a unified approach to patient and staff safety
Blood Product Overtransfusion Is a Global Issue: Here Are 5 Reasons the Practice Must Change
October 9th 2024If a patient receives treatment or therapy that they do not need, it can cause unnecessary harm. This is true for medications, surgeries, and medical procedures, especially blood transfusions.
