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Reducing Risk through Disinfection of Needleless Connectors: Compliance with National Patient Safety Goals

Thursday, September 16th, 2010
12:00-1:30pm EST

Overview:

Infection associated with Central Venous Catheters is a serious condition. The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals require hospitals to establish and follow a protocol to disinfect needleless connectors.

This interactive webinar with a nationally recognized expert will:

• Outline the issues with infection as they relate to Central Venous Catheters
• Discuss compliance with relevant National Patient Safety Goals, and
• Explain strategies for infection reduction through establishment of effective protocols for disinfection

Speaker:

Nancy Moureau, BSN, RN, CRNI, CPUI

Nancy Moureau is a Vascular Access Consultant, educator, clinician and PICC specialist. She is the founder, and CEO of PICC Excellence, Inc., a corporation established for training, education and consulting of PICC Lines. A Pioneer in multimedia education for PICCs, her company has established many forms of training for vascular access including DVD self study and online training programs. Having trained thousands of nurses and other medical professionals for PICC placement through customized on-site education, Nancy also is a frequent public speaker in the US and abroad. As a resource for PICC information, Nancy is happy to receive email questions or calls. She can be reached through nancy@piccexcellence.com or www.piccexcellence.com .

This webinar is co-sponsored by AVA and Excelsior Medical SwabCap
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