Healthcare Industry Events
Developing Trustworthy Evidence-Based Guidelines
Recording available Developing a trustworthy, evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) requires an understanding of systematic review methods and adherence to the National Academy of Medici...
September 18, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. ET Recording available Mammographic exams have long been the standard of care for early detection of breast cancer. But for women with dense breast tissue, a mammogr...
Combatting Alarm Fatigue: Strategies for Optimizing Your Telemetry Monitoring Implementation
June 5, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. ET Recording available Telemetry monitors are patient-worn devices that allow the patient's heart rate, heart rhythm, and other physiologic conditions to be assessed witho...
Top 10 Patient Safety Concern: Challenges Transitioning Newly Trained Clinicians
Recording available Overview Challenges transitioning newly trained clinicians from education to clinical practice tops ECRI's 2024 list of 10 patient safety concerns. ECRI safety experts compiled...
Fear of Discovery: How PSOs Provide a Secure Environment for Safety Work
Overview It's been 19 years since the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 facilitated the formation of Patient Safety Organizations or PSOs, in an effort to reduce the incident of a...
Leveraging IV Robotics to Optimize Sterile Compounding Practices to Improve Safety
Learn about the role of IV robotics in the advancement of safety in sterile compounding operations and the steps needed to address perceived barriers for its implementation and use.
Overview Advancing health equity and eliminating health disparities have been and continue to be critical factors facing healthcare today. Healthy People 2020 defines health equity as "the atta...
Reducing Scalpel Injuries —An Evaluation of Blade Removers
Overview An estimated 8% of injuries to healthcare workers in the hospital setting and 17% of worker injuries in the surgical setting are associated with scalpels. Scalpel-related injuries occu...
Challenges Transitioning Newly Trained Clinicians from Education into Practice
Overview The number one topic in this year's Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns report was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent workforce shortages: challenges transitioning newly tr...