Vizient PSO Topical Safety Web Conference Series - Preventing Retained Foreign Objects
Subject matter experts will share with participants strategies for preventing retained foreign objects through process improvement, culture change and technology.
Target Audience
Nurses
Pharmacist
Physician
Learning Objectives
Describe the impact of retained foreign objects on the patient and healthcare organizations.
Discuss how Lean Methodology can play a role in quality improvement in the operating room.
Discuss various strategies to prevent retained foreign objects—process improvement, technology, and culture of safety.
Additional Information
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Relevant financial relationships: None of the planning committee members or presenters have anything to disclose.
Planning committee members
Ellen Flynn, RN, MBA, JD, CPPS
AVP, Programs
Vizient
Tammy Williams, MSN, RN, CPPS
Program director
Vizient
Laura Hoffman, DNP, RN, CPHQ
Program Director
Vizient
Jim Lichauer, Pharm.D., BCPS, FASHP
Project Manager, PI Collaboratives & Advisory – Pharmacy
Vizient
Robert Dean, DO, MBA
Senior Vice President Performance Management
Vizient
Course reviewer
Tammy Williams, MSN, RN, CPPS
Vizient nurse planner
Program director
Vizient
Jim Lichauer, Pharm.D., BCPS, FASHP
Pharmacy reviewer
Project Manager, PI Collaboratives & Advisory – Pharmacy
Vizient
Presenters
Lynne Class, MHA, BSN, RN, CNOR
Associate VP, Perioperative Services
UAB Hospital
Brian Selig, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Director of Perioperative Services
The University of Kansas Health System
Mindy Stites, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCNS-AG, CCNS, CCRN
Perioperative Clinical Nurse Specialist
The University of Kansas Health System
Joint Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Designation Statements:
NURSING
This activity is designated for 1.00 contact hours.
Vizient, Inc. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP12580, for 1.20 contact hours.
PHARMACY
Vizient, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 ACPE credit hours.
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-21-094-L05-P
PHYSICIAN
Vizient, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CEU
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 ANCC
- 1.20 CBRN
- 1.00 General CEU – Attendance