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Are training funds tight? Free educational material is available online.

Free infections webinar from Joint Commission

January 1, 2010

Free infections webinar from Joint Commission

Are training funds tight? Free educational material is available online.

To help organizations prepare for the requirements of National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 7, The Joint Commission has developed a free education program, Health Care-Associated Infections, from the Bedside to the C-Suite. No registration is required, and the program is available for viewing at any time. The webinar provides information about:

  • reducing health care-associated infections (HAIs) by complying with NPSG.07.03.01 (multi-drug-resistant organisms), NPSG.07.04.01 (central line-associated bloodstream infections), NPSG.07.05.01 (surgical-site infections);
  • understanding how these three NPSGs, the Infection Prevention and Control chapter standards, and the Leadership chapter standards work to help organizations put systems in place to reduce HAIs;
  • the role infection prevention and control plays in high-reliability organizations.

By Jan. 1, 2010, accredited organizations were expected to be in full compliance with the three NPSGs pertaining to HAIs. To access the webinar, go to www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/InfectionControl. Click on "webinar."