Attn: Nursing Home Providers
SAVE THE DATE: Hand Hygiene: A Resident Safety Imperative Conference - Tuesday, October 15, 2019
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Quality Assurance, and the Wisconsin Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) in Long-Term Care Coalition is pleased to announce “Hand Hygiene: A Resident Safety Imperative” conference for Wisconsin nursing homes.
The conference will take place on October 15, 2019, at the Madison Marriott West Hotel and Conference Center in Madison.
The conference keynote will be delivered by Dr. John Boyce, who was the lead co-author of the 2002 CDC Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings.
Other presenters at the conference will address a variety of topics, including:
- CDC/WHO hand hygiene guidelines
- Product selection
- Hand hygiene regulation including most common deficiencies
- How to perform hand hygiene surveillance to include calculation of rates
This activity will be submitted to Wisconsin Nurses Association (WNA) Continuing Education Approval Program for approval to award contact hours. The WNA is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Registration will begin in early September. Watch for further email announcements and check the Wisconsin HAIs in Long-Term Care Coalition events webpage for more information.
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