Center for Healing Solutions & 3M Health Care Academy* present..."Decreasing Risks of Surgical Site Infections in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Optimizing Outcomes During a Healthcare Crisis" With a focus on optimizing outcomes during a healthcare crisis, this on-demand activity discusses the impact of surgical site infections and details strategies for setting up your patients for successful discharge […]
Initiatives Webinar series with support from Medtronic* & Saxe Communications presents..."Endotracheal Tubes & Tracheostomy Technology" Endotracheal intubation may be required when respiratory distress or airway integrity cannot be achieved or maintained for any reason. In the second webinar of this series on endotracheal airway management, our speaker will describe the different endotracheal tube technologies specifically […]
Avanos* presents..."Biofilm in Endotracheal Tubes" as a part of their Respiratory Health Week series This session is designed to introduce or refresh health care practitioners’ knowledge of the bacterial biofilm that develops and grows inside endotracheal tubes. The program explains what biofilm is and how biofilm develops. It also discusses where biofilm grows and how […]
Initiatives Webinar series with support from Medtronic* & Phillips* presents..."Bedside Lung Protective Ventilation: A Personalized Approach" Invasive mechanical ventilation is the main supportive therapy used in ICU patients. However, although mechanical ventilation is critical for the survival of patients with acute respiratory failure, it can also be injurious (ventilator-induced lung injury) to non-affected lung areas, […]
Avanos* presents..."Subglottic Suction Endotracheal Tubes" as a part of their Respiratory Health Week series Endotracheal tubes are designed to protect the airway and provide a direct route to the lungs for mechanical ventilation. One of the hazards and complications of endotracheal tubes is an increase risk in developing pulmonary infections. This presentation will discuss a […]
O & M* presents..."Making Sense of 2020: Ensuring Clinical Care Continuity & Operations—An Infection Prevention Perspective" 2020 has been quite a year for healthcare, infection prevention and control, and general clinical care practices. COVID-19 has caused a renewed focus on infection control practices across all healthcare settings. This webinar will review the core infection control […]
Avanos* presents…"Management of Long-term Artificial Airways in Non-Acute Care Settings" as a part of their Respiratory Health Week series This course reviews many useful terms pertaining to the management of long-term artificial airways in non-acute care settings, identifies three non-acute health care settings that provide essential respiratory assistance for mechanically ventilated patients, and discusses the […]
Sepsis Alliance Network* presents..."Sepsis: Skilled Nursing and Long Term Care" Sepsis impacts over 1.7 million Americans each year, resulting in over 270,000 deaths (a death every 2 minutes). According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, as many as 87% of sepsis cases begin outside of the hospital, so early identification and […]
As part of its Better Outcomes Webinar Series, Saxe Communications & Philips* present..."COVID-19 Clinical Deterioration Outside the ICU: Prediction, Detection & Escalation" Since March 2020, CDC data indicates that more than 6 million people in the US have been infected by COVID-19. Hospitals in various parts of the US continue to face shortages in ICU […]
Once Upon A Preemie Academy* presents...Part 1 of 4: "An Intro to Health, Racial & Birth Equity" Join our live virtual training and learn health equity and implicit bias solutions from practitioners and preemie parents. Filled with disparities data, clinician experiences, and real patient stories, this interactive course will offer live Q & A, actionable […]
Sepsis Alliance* presents...On-demand Training Module: Sepsis & Oncology Cancer is the most common comorbid condition in patients with sepsis. Cancer patients are particularly susceptible to sepsis due to the immunosuppressive effects of cancer treatment, or due to the malignancy itself. The risk of developing sepsis is increased ten-fold by the presence of any type of […]
Once Upon A Preemie Academy* presents...Part 2 of 4: "Solutions for Addressing Inequities & Implicit Bias" Join our live virtual training and learn health equity and implicit bias solutions from practitioners and preemie parents. Filled with disparities data, clinician experiences, and real patient stories, this interactive course will offer live Q & A, actionable tools […]
Sepsis Alliance*, GE* & Roche* presents..."Antimicrobial Resistance in the Time of COVID-19" Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been a silent pandemic spanning two decades. Without a coordinated response, AMR may be an ongoing threat to modern medicine. This webinar, presented by GE | Roche, will educate attendees on a new U.S. action plan designed to combat […]
HealthTrust presents..."COVID-19 Vaccine Update" Download a PDF of the presentation updated on Dec. 3, 2020 Highlights from the Nov. 13 program: Slides 1–7: Introduction: (Time stamp 0:00:00 – 0:07:35) Current state | Transmission rates | Mitigation Strategies – John Young, M.D., MBA Slides 8–19: (Time stamp 0:07:36 – 0:36:19) Operation Warp Speed | Vaccine Candidates | Distribution […]
Initiatives Webinar series with support from Medtronic* presents..."Opioid-Free Anesthesia: What, Why, How?" The use of opioids in modern anesthesia has been an article of faith for more than a century. Opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) can be considered heresy that challenges the current thinking, however OFA has provided improved patient outcomes for nearly 30 years. Opioid-inclusive anesthesia […]
Once Upon A Preemie Academy* presents... Part 3 of 4: "Black NICU Mother’s Mental & Emotional Health" Join our live virtual training and learn health equity and implicit bias solutions from practitioners and preemie parents. Filled with disparities data, clinician experiences, and real patient stories, this interactive course will offer live Q & A, actionable […]
Sespis Alliance* presents..."Developing Systems for Rural Sepsis Care" Nearly 20% of Americans live in rural areas, and delivering high-quality sepsis care despite access barriers can be challenging. Learn about some of the barriers to sepsis care and the ways that systems of care can be developed to support rural patients in low-volume hospitals. This presentation […]
Initiatives Webinar series with support from Medtronic* presents..."Tracheostomy: Review of Tube Technology, Adverse Events & Care" With an emphasis on the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia, this webinar will focus on the components of tracheostomy tubes including the different tube materials such as cuffed, cuffless, fenestrated tracheostomy tubes, SSD and others. Considerations for how to choose […]
Once Upon A Preemie Academy* presents... Part 4 of 4: "Black Preemie Parents as Partners in Preemie Care" Join our live virtual training and learn health equity and implicit bias solutions from practitioners and preemie parents. Filled with disparities data, clinician experiences, and real patient stories, this interactive course will offer live Q & A, […]
Sepsis Alliance Institute* presents..."Filling the Tank: An Update on Fluid Resuscitation in Pediatric Sepsis" Sepsis is the leading cause of death in children worldwide. In the United States, more children die of sepsis than from childhood cancers. This webinar, led by subject matter experts, will provide an important update on pediatric sepsis fluid resuscitation based […]