This educational activity is specifically designed for OR Nurses, Infection Preventionists, Vascular Access, Surgeons (Residents, Fellows, New Surgeons), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Anesthesiologists, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners. 

After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to: Examine the Role of Normothermia in Surgical Recovery, integrate pre-warming practices into enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)protocols, explore best practices for pre-operative warming, recognize the importance of temperature management throughout surgical procedures, and evaluate outcomes from and implement quality improvement initiatives

Kathryn McGhie RN, BScN, CIC and Kathleen McMullen, MPH, CIC, FAPIC explain past and present HAI trends and challenges due to shifts in infection prevention priorities, examine tips and strategies to rebuild and re-implement infection prevention practices related to BSIs, and recognize how an IP vascular access protocol may impact BSI risk reduction.

Cathleen Ferguson RN, BScN, RNFA, CPN(C), Duncan Rozario, MD, FRCSC, FACS, and Andrew M. Suess, MD, FRCPC review enhanced recovery after surgery and/or NSQIP preoperative components, review and identify components of a surgical site infection bundle, review how to implement an SSI reduction program and selecting your team, explore the importance for maintaining normothermia perioperatively to optimize patient outcomes, and differentiate formulations of skin antiseptics & application methods for successful decolonization.

Robert Klein, DPM and Cathy Milne, MSN, APRN, CWOCN-AP evaluate the science, evidence and wound healing efficacy of oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC)/collagen, negative pressure wound therapy and hybrid drapes, review wound types that would benefit from the use of a new indication utilizing a collagen matrix with oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC) and Silver under Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) paired with a silicone drape and explore, via illustrative case studies, clinical outcomes from the combines use of NPWT, ORC Collagen, hybrid drapes and advanced wound care technologies.

Karen Laforet, RN, MClSc, CCHN(c), CCVA(c), VA-BC and Kathleen McMullen, MPH, FAPIC, CIC recognize the components of a bundle approach to prevent PIV-BSI, identify the importance of appropriate catheter insertion technique and site protection, discover strategies for dressing and cap selection and application to prevent PIV-BSI, and explain the significance of the bundle approach in reducing PIV-BSI risk.

Emily Greenstein, APRN, CNP, CWON-AP, FACCWS and Terry Treadwell, MD, FACS, FAAWC explain the critical importance of compression therapy as the cornerstone of VLU management, review best practices in compression therapy and skin and wound care to optimize VLU management, explore clinical decision-making prior to implementing compression to manage edema across the spectrum, evaluate the science and clinical application of 2-layer compression therapy, and investigate the use of compression wraps to manage edema associated with diabetic ulcers.

Kathryn McGhie RN, BScN, CIC and Tara Willemsen, RN, BSCN, MED, CNOR describe how skin antiseptics are used to reduce the risk of infection, compare and contrast features of commonly used antiseptics, identify peri-operative factors that influence selection, and list the recommended steps for selecting antiseptics. 

Michael N. Desvigne, MD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS and Dot Weir, RN, CWON, CWS discuss how to examine the clinical impact of Collagen with Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose (ORC) and Silver in the wound environment. They will explain the clinical significance of negative pressure wound therapy and determine when to use Collagen with Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose (ORC) and Silver Dressings and NPWT and who to use it on. They will also examine, via cases, the clinical outcomes from combining Collagen with Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose (ORC) and Silver with NPWT.