IV Management: Infection Prevention and Beyond

Key note speaker: Andrew Jackson, UK IV Nurse Consultant
 
Interviewer: Tim Spencer, Clinical Nurse Consultant – Central Venous Access & Parenteral Nutrition at Liverpool Hospital
 
Date and time: Wednesday August 10, 2011 at 4pm EST (Duration 1 hour)

To join the webcast register here: http://vioca.st/Andrew_Jackson_Infection_Prevention_IV_Management_Educational_Webcast

Catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSIs) and life-threatening hospital acquired infections (HAIs) present a challenge for healthcare professionals across the world, yet with the right strategies they are also the most preventable.Andrew Jackson’s webcast, created specifically for nurses who manage IV lines and vascular access physicians, aims to educate on current infection prevention strategies and IV guidelines.

Andrew’s energetic presentation style, interesting patient case studies and internationally recognised research come together in this webcast which aims to inspire and empower healthcare professionals with infection prevention and IV therapy knowledge.  The webcast will cover: 

• IV management and infection prevention
• Preventative strategies  including  IV securement
• Management of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)
• The importance of IV management  - patient safety 
• Patient case studies of hospital acquired infections
• Best Practice case study 1 – Vascular access device choice
• Best Practice case study 2 –Securement 
• Best Practice case study 3 – Infection prevention
• Examples of why peripheral cannula can fail
• Case studies of different catheter types

Andrew Jackson’s webcast has been made possible by 3M.