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Available On Demand: On Demand
Length: 60 minutes

Description:
The reduction of surgical site infection (SSI) is a major goal of current patient safety initiatives. Skin flora contamination, the proliferation of antibiotic resistant bacteria, and hypothermia are just a few of the risk factors responsible for SSIs. Adjunctive non-pharmacologic technologies are to be considered to reduce the risk of SSI.

This Webinar will address:

• Overview of surgical site infections (SSIs)
• SSI prevention measures
• Link between SSIs and hypothermia
• Impact of nationwide programs, such as SCIP, IHI’s 5 Million Lives Campaign, Pay-for-Performance, Mandatory Reporting
• Non-pharmacologic technologies to help prevent SSIs

Speaker:
Donald E. Fry, M.D., currently is the Executive Vice President at Michael Pine and Associates, a national leader in clinical outcomes consulting and research, and Professor Emeritus at the University of New Mexico. Previously, he has was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Fry has authored over 225 journal publications, over 100 book chapters, and has edited eight books. He received his M.D. from Ohio State University, completed his internship in surgery at the University of Texas-Southwestern, and finished his general surgery residency at the University of Louisville. He served on the faculty at the University of Louisville from 1977-1982, at which time he became Professor of Surgery at Case Western Reserve University and Chief of Surgery at the Cleveland VA Medical Center. He is the past president of the Association of VA Surgeons, The Shock Society, and the Surgical Infection Society. He is member of the American Surgical Association and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

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