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OR Excellence Feel the Difference - 2014 Session Preview - June 2014

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3 2 O R E X C E L L E N C E. C O M S U P P L E M E N T T O O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | J U N E 2 0 1 4 I s your facility coming out on top in the never- ending war against surgical site infections? As medical director of infection prevention and division chief of infectious diseases at the Cambridge (Mass.) Health Alliance, Lou Ann Bruno-Murtha, DO, knows what it takes to reduce infections and increase patient satisfaction. You'll take home plenty of great ideas after her presenta- tion "State of the Art in Surgical Infection Prevention." • Taking hand hygiene seriously. It requires persistence, continuous monitoring and feedback. After some initial failures, we instituted greater accountability by having our hand hygiene champi- ons enter into a database the name of the person being observed. Compliant staff members get an automated e-mail thanking them for preventing infec- tions and keeping our patients safe. Non-compliant staff and their managers get a series of e-mails, depending on how many instances of non-compli- ance are observed. The first clarifies policy and expectations and invites their input. The second includes a PowerPoint training module and an invita- tion to meet for further education. The third, if neces- sary, is a discussion with their manager or chief about developing a performance improvement plan. The approach worked. We've been able to achieve K I C K E R Lou Ann Bruno-Murtha, DO where leaders meet, learn and grow together Wi n ni n g t he Wa r A ga in st S S I s The tips and techniques you need in your arsenal. Speaker Profile • Clinical instruc- tor in medicine at Har vard Medical School. • Infectious dis- ease specialist. • Recently studied portable UV light disinfection devices. • From Boston, Mass. 1406_ORX_guide_Layout 1 5/29/14 3:23 PM Page 32

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