Webinar: Infection Control and Prevention in Outpatient Oncology Clinics
Monday, September 24th from 1-2 pm ET
Description: Please join us for a webinar to learn what you can do to ensure that your clinic is following recommended infection control and related standards, and helping patients reduce their overall risk for infection. Experts from CDC and other leaders in the field will discuss new information and tools available to help you protect your patients from preventable infections, and legal issues that address patient and healthcare worker safety.
http://www.cdcfoundation.org/preventcancerinfections/webinar
Webinar: Preventing theft of drugs and controlled substances – A patient safety imperative
Wednesday, September 26th from 2-3:30 pm ET
Description: Theft and diversion of controlled substances can lead to patient harm, and jeopardize patient safety. This program will discuss risks to patients from drug diversion, including documented transmission of bloodborne infections from workers to patients, and best practices and resources to increase awareness, prevent theft and diversion, and meet reporting requirements for controlled substance diversion.
https://www.premierinc.com/safety/safety-share/bulletin-preventing-drug-theft-081712.jsp