Pharmacy OneSource Announces Free Webinar on Standard Precautions

Online, August 9, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Bellevue, WA - Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Sentri7, a web-based, real-time infection prevention surveillance, documentation and reporting system, is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar, "Universal Precautions in the Hospital," presented by Nancy Parris, RN, RHIA, MPH, CIC, CPHQ.

Shouldn't Standard be the standard?

The use of Standard versus Contact Precautions for patients with multi-drug resistant organisms such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has been widely debated over recent years. Recent data raise the question of the risk versus the benefit of placing patients in isolation. As new multi-drug resistant organisms continue to emerge, a facility-specific approach to infection prevention that will encompass all organisms and all situations should be considered.

Parris will provide a practical approach on when and how to implement an isolation program emphasizing Standard Precautions and minimizing the use of Contact Precautions in healthcare facilities, including acute care, long-term care and out-patient settings. Regulatory considerations, such as The Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, will be discussed.

Universal Precautions in the Hospital
DATE: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
TIME: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
REGISTER: http://www.sentri7.com/infection
About the Presenter: Nancy Parris has worked in the field of Infection Prevention and Control for 30 years, currently serving as the Director of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California. She has extensive experience in Infection Prevention and has consulted in most healthcare settings, including acute care ranging from university teaching hospitals to small community hospitals, as well as in long-term and ambulatory care and psychiatric settings. She is certified in Infection Control (CIC) and Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) and a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the honorary Nursing society.

Nancy is an active member of APIC, having served in many capacities locally, statewide and nationally. This includes presiding over her local chapter as well as the California APIC Coordinating Council. While serving on the APIC Governmental Affairs Committee she lobbied Congress and has testified before OSHA regarding the Tuberculosis Rule.

About Pharmacy OneSource (www.pharmacyonesource.com)
Pharmacy OneSource is healthcare's #1 Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider. Our more than 80 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: Accupedia, Amplifi, MedBoard, Quantifi, ScheduleRx, Sentri7, Simplifi 797, and VeriForm.