IC Calendar
SEPTEMBER 2006
15-16
AORN Informatics Conference
Denver www.aorn.org
23-26
American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals (ASHCSP) annual meeting
Mohegan Sun, Conn.
www.ashcsp.org
24-28
American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) annual meeting
Nashville www.ashes.org
OCTOBER 2006
12
Building Financial Skills for Perioperative Managers
Nashville www.aorn.org
16-22
Infection Prevention Week 2006
www.apic.org
NOVEMBER 2006
7-9
EPI 101 course
Sponsored by APIC Westin Atlanta North,
Atlanta
www.apic.org
12-18
Perioperative Nurse Week 2006
www.aorn.orgÂ
16-18
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)s 20th Annual National Conference on Quality and Patient Safety
Details TBA at www.jcaho.org
20-21
Northeast Regions Annual Fall IAHCSMM Conference
Sponsored by the Mid Atlantic Central Service Association
Trump Marina, Atlantic City
DECEMBER 2006
1
World AIDS Day
Sponsored by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) www.unaids.org/en/default.asp
3-9
National Handwashing Awareness Week
Sponsored by the Henry the Hand Foundation
(513) 769-3660 www.henrythehand.com
JUNE 2007
9-14
National Education Conference on Infection Prevention and Control
Sponsored by the Community and Hospital Infection Control Association (CHICA) of Canada Shaw Conference Centre,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
(204) 897-5990 or (866) 999-7111
www.chica.org
24-28
Annual APIC conference
San Jose, Calif.
www.apic.org
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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.
