Sessions to be considered for presentation at the 2018 HealthTrust University Conference will be accepted through Dec. 12, 2017, 11:59PM (EST), only. Click here for more details and to submit your program for review. Experts from within the HealthTrust membership, supplier community, staff, academia and/or related industries are welcome to submit programs for consideration. All submissions must […]
Initiatives in Safe Patient Care presents..."Early Warning Systems: Early Identification of the Deteriorating Patient" Early Warning Scoring (EWS) systems provide a commonly understood way to recognize the degree of deterioration in a patient's status, and can ensure that every patient is seen at the right time by the right person. The EWS is based on […]
HealthTrust presents...“Sculpting a Better Regimen: The ART of HIV Medications” Download a PDF of this session Listen to a recording of this session Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment has progressed extensively since discovery of the first antiretroviral therapy in 1987. With the initiation of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) regimens, life expectancy of HIV-infected individuals […]
STERIS University* presents..."Establishing Best Practice in Steam Sterilization Monitoring: BIs & CIs" The goal of sterility assurance is to verify and maintain the sterility of medical instrumentation until it is used on a patient. Healthcare professionals use a combination of products to ensure that the critical parameters of sterilization have been met, and this webinar will […]
The CDC presents...“Empowering Nurses to Protect Themselves and Their Patients: Nurses Role in Antibiotic Stewardship” The CDC estimates that at least 2 million people are infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria and at least 23,000 people die each year as a result of those infections. As the most trusted profession that spends that most time with […]
As part of the Better Outcomes webinar series, Saxe Communications presents..."Optimizing Rapid Response Teams to Save Lives: New technologies and Early Warning Systems" Patients who deteriorate after ward admission have poor outcomes, including cardiac arrest and death, even after admission to intensive care or high dependency units. Clinical deterioration is almost always heralded by abnormalities […]
Sysmex presents..."Flow Cytometry as a Diagnostic Aide to Hematology Analyzers: A Practical Approach to the Evaluation of Abnormal WBC Differentials" Multiparameter flow cytometry has become an integral tool in the work-up of abnormal WBC findings, allowing for rapid and accurate identification of abnormal cell populations, cell lineage assignment and assessment of clonality. This presentation will […]
HealthTrust & Instrumentation Laboratory present: “vonWillebrand Disease—An Under-diagnosed Bleeding Disorder” Download a copy of this content Listen to a recording of this session Join us as the presenter shares information on the clinical significance and incidence of vonWillebrand Disease (vWD). In addition, disease pathology and symptoms experienced by the vWD patients will be reviewed. The various laboratory assays […]
HealthTrust and L&R USA Inc. present... “Wound Bed Preparation—Removal of the Barriers to Healing” Download a copy of this content Listen to a recording of this session Chronic wounds are more than wounds that have been present for an extended period of time. Current thinking more accurately describes a chronic wound as one that has […]
The NASPO* Best Practices Committee's Green Purchasing Work Group presents…“Calculating the Value of Buying Green” A NASPO Best Practices Webinar showcasing three examples of benefits calculation tools: Waste Reduction Model (EPA) Cool Climate Calculator (University of California, Berkeley) and Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator (EPA) Attendees will learn how benefits calculators can help you build […]
Fisher Healthcare presents..."Using Modern Technology to Surveil, Monitor, and Diagnose Infectious Disease" There is a growing need for accurate and timely information about the status of infectious disease in a community, county or state. Such information will alert physicians, hospital administrators, medical and laboratory directors, and public health agencies, and can enable preventive measures and/or […]