Pharmacy OneSource Announces Free Webinar on Reducing Sepsis Mortality
Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Sentri7, a real-time infection prevention surveillance, documentation and reporting system, announces a complimentary webinar with Gita Patel, RPh, PharmD, and Nicki Roderman, RN, MSN, CCRN, on sepsis management in "Creating Teams Who Play: A Collaborative Approach to Reducing Sepsis Mortality."
Patel, division director of clinical pharmacy services for 17 HCA hospitals, and Roderman, nurse research and evidence-based practice coordinator at the Medical Center of Plano, will discuss the prevalence and pathophysiology of sepsis and describe the contents and methodology of the implementation of a successful sepsis program at a community hospital.
The webinar will be offered on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2010 from p.m. to 2 p.m. EST. For details, visit http://www.sentri7.com/infection
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