Pharmacy OneSource Announces Free Webinar on Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infection

Online, July 29, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Wolters Kluwer Health announced today that Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Sentri7, an infection prevention surveillance, documentation and reporting application, is hosting a complimentary webinar with Teal Jeffers, RN, MSN, in "The Goal: Elimination of CAUTI."

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most frequently occurring type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) found in the hospital setting. Much attention has been focused on this topic, with the primary goal of preventing this type of infection from occurring. The Joint Commission has recently approved a 2012 safety goal to address CAUTI and the expectation is that hospitals and critical access hospitals will follow evidence-based guidelines in an effort to prevent them from occurring.

Jeffers will provide an in-depth look at the prevalence of CAUTI and discuss the proven essential steps that should be taken to prevent them from occurring. The webinar will address barriers to following procedures, and will also explore solutions to overcoming these obstacles.

The Goal: Elimination of CAUTI
DATE: August 10, 2011
TIME: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
WHERE: http://www.sentri7.com/infection

About the Presenter: Teal Jeffers, RN, MSN, Specialization in Education, is currently serving as the ICU/Med-Surg Clinical Director and the Infection Prevention/Occupational Health/Education Manager at the Candler County Hospital. She has over 20 years of nursing experience, and has worked in areas such as Critical Care, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Case Management, and Research. She has also served as a reviewer and author for a national learning management system company and author for many health related topics. She is presently a member of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC) and serves as the chapter president for the Coastal Empire Chapter, and is also an active member of the Georgia Infection Prevention Network (GIPN) and presently serves as a board member for this group. Her passion is educating others so they can in turn educate others, and she views education as an ongoing process.

About Pharmacy OneSource
Pharmacy OneSource® is healthcare's #1 Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider. Our more than 100 innovative team members provide best-in-class, SaaS solutions to current and future challenges within health-systems worldwide. Our SaaS solutions contribute to swift and safe healthcare through earlier, easier and better access to data. More than 1,300 healthcare organizations worldwide utilize our HIPAA compliant web-based services.

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