Baxter Presents Webinar on Central Line-Related Bloodstream Infections
Baxter Healthcare Corporation announces it will present the Webinar, “CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN): What Are We Learning?” on Tuesday, March 17 at 12 p.m. ET and on Thursday, March 19 at 2 p.m. ET. On-demand Webinar viewing will begin on Wednesday, April 1. The Webinar will provide participants with practical insights regarding the CDC’s NHSN as a tool for public reporting of central line-associated BSI data and its role in measuring outcomes and improving performance in the healthcare organization. The speaker is Mary Andrus, BA, RN, CIC, of Surveillance Solutions, who has worked with both the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System and the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) as a subject matter expert.
For more information and to register for the Webinar, visit www.TargetBSI.com.
TargetBSI.com provides clinically relevant information on healthcare-acquired infections. All clinicians who manage or monitor vascular-access catheters and related products and technology will find useful, practical infection prevention information at TargetBSI.com, including an interactive Webinar series presented by national thought leaders; presentations on selected clinical practice issues; the Best Practices Showcase which offers CABSI tools, and much more.
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