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AORN’s* Virtual Guidelines Workshops and 3M* present…“Beyond the Guidelines: Perioperative Infection Prevention Series”

3 Events | Complimentary Registration | 1 CH per remaining session (September 16 session already held)

Test your infection prevention knowledge and improve your confidence in the OR. Register for the complimentary, upcoming AORN* Guidelines Workshops on important infection prevention topics.

Target Audience: Nurses, Surgical Techs, OR Leaders, Infection Preventionists, Quality & Patient Safety Officers, Environmental Services Leaders

10/21: Minding the Gap: Promoting Optimal Wound Healing
Guideline Focus: Sterile Technique

Discuss the key components and impact of the sterile technique on reducing SSIs, plus refresh your understanding of the principles of wound healing, closure, and classification.

• Describe the implementation of sterile technique guidelines to prevent surgical wound contamination
• Examine principles of phases of wound healing and closure techniques
• Review the role of re in improved outcomes

10/27: Teamwork to Achieve Optimal OR Turnovers
Guideline Focus: Environmental Cleaning & Instrument Cleaning

Understand how to apply the essentials of the Environmental Cleaning and Instrument Cleaning AORN Guidelines in a holistic team approach for turning over ORs efficiently while reducing the risk of perioperative infection.

• Identify essential OR activities for room turnover
• Describe optimal point of use treatment for surgical instruments
• Explore the benefits of interdisciplinary teamwork during OR turnovers

Continuing Education: Each program in this series is approved for 1.0 contact hour. AORN is provider-approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13019.  Contact hours are based on each continuing education activity.

Sponsored by 3M* and supported by AORN Foundation*. Registration for these Guidelines Workshops are complimentary thanks to the generous support of 3M through the AORN Foundation.

*NOTE: This is industry and/or supplier-sponsored resource-sponsored content. HealthTrust has not approved and/or endorsed the content. The presentations may contain the mention of products, services, drugs or brands presented in a case study or comparative format. Such examples are intended for educational and informational purposes and should not be perceived as a HealthTrust endorsement of any particular supplier, product, service, drug, brand or approach.