December 15, 2015 Industry news
Key industry event is in London on 25-26 February 2016 – with discounted attendance for GS1 UK members
Infection prevention and control has become one of the prime concerns in healthcare owing to an increased awareness of patient safety and the considerable burden of healthcare-associated infections. Invasive devices, poor postoperative status, staff negligence and lack of standardised sterilization and decontamination of surgical instruments procedures are some of the major challenges in preventing infections in healthcare facilities.
GS1 standards are increasingly used to track surgical instruments, as evidenced recently by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay (UHMB) NHS Foundation Trust.
With ever increasing operational costs, it is very important for healthcare providers to minimize and eliminate the costs associated with Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs). The NICE guidelines are constantly being reviewed by NHS as well as Quality Commission (CQC) to ensure adherence to best practices by all commissioning groups.
MnM conferences are putting together a unique platform to address challenges in preventing health care associated infections. At the Infection Control, Sterilization and Decontamination in Healthcare Congress in London, UK on 25 - 26 February 2016, leading experts in the industry will gather to discuss strategies, technologies and updates on guidelines by regulators on infection prevention and control.
Key topics to be covered:
- Implication of recent changes in polices and guidelines – HTM 0105, ISO-13845
- Evaluating modern methods in endoscope reprocessing
- Methods to prevent transmission of multi resistant organisms: MERS, CPE, MRSA
- Methods to set up robust isolation facilities in hospitals
- Optimised tracking and tracing of surgical instrument
- Advances in improving rinse water quality
We’re supporting the event, and James Mayne, eProcurement and Inventory Manager, Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be talking about barcode scanning in theatres, including surgical instruments for improved patient safety and efficiency.
As Supporting Association for the conference all GS1 UK members get a discount of 20% on registration fees. Register online using ‘MM-GS1’ as your discount code or contact ajay.nimbalkar@mnmconferences to receive the discount.