AGENDA OVERVIEW

Updating Infection Prevention Policies: Where Do We Start?

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Join speaker Marge McFarlane, principal of Superior Performance Consultants, LLC, for a discussion of the hierarchy of resources that need to be considered as infection prevention policies and procedures are reviewed and updated. Staff turnover, new leaders, and a changing environment are all challenges for effectively deciding which laws, regulations, instructions, or guidelines need to be followed. Marge will discuss respiratory etiquette requirements as we move into the fall respiratory illness season as part of basic standard precautions.

Speaker: 

Marge McFarlane, PHD, MT(ASCP), CJCP, CHSP, CHFM, HEM, MEP
Principal
Superior Performance, LLC

Improving Hand Hygiene: A Human Factors Approach

12:05 AM - 1:05 PM EDT

Hand hygiene is an important evidence-based practice. Yet despite considerable effort, compliance rates remain unacceptably low for most healthcare organizations. When improvement efforts fall short, the typical focus is on the behavior of healthcare workers, providing more training, more education and encouraging them to do better. This approach often referred to as the “name, blame and train mentality” creates a poor working environment, misdirects scarce resources, and perpetuates the problem. At its very core, hand hygiene noncompliance is not a people problem. It is a system problem. If you want to improve hand hygiene, you need to understand the system contributions that enable the continuation of noncompliance with best practices. 

Speaker: 

Lori Moore, MPH, BSN, RN, MSCE
Clinical Educator, Healthcare
GOJO Industries, Inc.