FW: INVITATION: Leading UK IV Infection expert conducts live webcast on August 10, 2011 at 4pm (Eastern Standard Time)

[Wishart, Michael]

This may be of interest to those unable to attend any of the scheduled dinner meetings with this speaker.

The scheduled dinner meetings are to be held:

Sydney
Monday 8 August 2011
6:30pm for 7:00pm start
Quay Grand Suites Sydney
61 Macquarie Street, East Circular Quay
Melbourne
Tuesday 9 August 2011
6:30pm for 7:00pm start
Grand Hyatt Hotel Melbourne
123 Collins Street, Melbourne
Brisbane
Thursday 11 August 2011
6:30pm for 7:00pm start
Sofitel Brisbane
249 Turbot Street, Brisbane

To book a seat at a dinner email: admin@cuttingedgeservices.com.au

Cheers
Michael Wishart
AICA Infexion Connexion Administrator

Michael Wishart | GPH – Infection Control Coordinator

GPH – Quality & Safety Unit (Infection Control) | Greenslopes Private Hospital
Newdegate Street, Greenslopes QLD 4120
t: 07 3394 7919 | f: 07 3394 7985
e: WishartM@ramsayhealth.com.au | w: http://www.ramsayhealth.com.au

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For attention of: Nursing Staff / Vascular Access Physicians

EDUCATIONAL WEBCAST TITLED:IV Management: Infection Prevention and Beyond
Key note speaker: Andrew Jackson, UK IV Nurse Consultant

Date and time: Wednesday August 10, 2011 at 4pm EST(Duration 1 hour).

To join the webcast register here: http://vioca.st/Andrew_Jackson_Infection_Prevention_IV_Management_Educational_Webcast

(Please feel free to share this link with your colleagues).
Catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSIs) and life-threatening hospital acquired infections (HAIs) present a challenge for healthcare professionals across the world, yet with the right strategies they are also the most preventable.
Andrew Jackson’s webcast, created specifically for nurses who manage IV lines and vascular access physicians, aims to educate on current infection prevention strategies and IV guidelines.
Andrew’s energetic presentation style, interesting patient case studies and internationally recognised research come together in this webcast which aims to inspire and empower healthcare professionals with infection prevention and IV therapy knowledge.
The webcast will cover:
* IV management and infection prevention
* Preventative strategies including IV securement
* Management of central line-associated bloodstream infections CLABSIs)
* The importance of IV management – patient safety
* Patient case studies of hospital acquired infections
* Best Practice case study 1 – Vascular access device choice
* Best Practice case study 2 -Securement
* Best Practice case study 3 – Infection prevention
* Examples of why peripheral cannula can fail
* Case studies of different catheter types
Andrew Jackson’s webcast has been made possible by 3M.

Andrew Jackson’s biography:
Andrew qualified as a Registered Nurse in February 1988. He has held a Senior IV Nurse role since 1995. In 2001, six years following the start of his IV career Andrew was appointed as the first IV Nurse Consultant in the UK.Working in a 600 bedded district general hospital, Andrew splits his time between clinical, educational, research and leadership activities. However, the vast majority of his time is occupied with clinical work. Interest is demonstrated in all aspects of IV therapy and care, with a particular focus on ultrasound guided vascular access, staff education, policy integration, innovation review and preventing premature device failure. However, Andrew is happy to admit that apart from direct patient care the most enjoyable part of his role is using his leadership style to make IV therapy knowledge and skills more accessible and understandable to all.
Achievements include, the introduction of a hospital-wide vascular access team and the development of a peripheral IV site monitoring tool ”The VIP score’. The tool is suggested as a useful IV site checking tool by the Department of Health in the UK and the Visual Infusion Phlebitis Score has recently been recommended in the 2011 update of the Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice. Andrew also holds the post of Honorary Visiting Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. Research activities have included a pilot study that examined bacterial grown underneath IV dressings and a multi-center trial that examined a closed IV catheter system.
His work is internationally recognised, Andrew was highly commended in the Nursing Standard 2001 awards and he was winner of the surgical category of the 2001 Trent nurse of the year awards. Andrew is an accomplished international speaker. Apart from various local speaking engagements, international speaking activities have included Rome, Dublin, Amsterdam. In addition Andrew completed a ten day lecture tour of Australia, examined community IV services during a travel scholarship to New Zealand and presented at the IV leadership summit 2011 in St Paul Minnesota.
Finally, Andrew has worked as an expert witness and has been involved in a number of product innovation development programs. Andrew also advises on a national groups such as SMART SOLUTIONS FOR HCAI, EPIC2, NICE, and RCN. In his spare time Andrew also runs an IV news website at http://www.ivteam.com and an online intravenous journal at http://www.ivjournal.com

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