Pharmacy OneSource Announces Free Webinar on Best Practices for Infection Prevention Reporting

Bellevue, WA (I-Newswire) December 23, 2011 - Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, is hosting a complimentary webinar with Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, on "Best Practices in Applying Standardized Definitions for National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Reporting."

Hebden will review efforts to define the best practices for surveillance through state validation studies, qualitative research and educational initiatives to assist Infection Preventionists (IPs) with the application of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) criteria.

The valid and reliable detection of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) allow for facility-based identification of increases in endemic infection rates, the recognition of adverse trends and the assessment of performance improvement initiatives.

Best Practices in Applying Standardized Definitions for NHSN Reporting
DATE: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
TIME: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
WHERE: http://www.sentri7.com/infection

About the Presenter: Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, is currently an independent infection prevention consultant who served as the Director of Infection Prevention and Control for 28 years at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. An accomplished practitioner, Hebden has presented at national epidemiology conferences, participated in research regarding the transmission of multi drug resistant bacteria, contributed chapters on infectious diseases to nursing resource texts, and published in medical and infection control journals.

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.

Pharmacy OneSource is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company with 2010 annual revenues of €3.6 billion ($4.7 billion).

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