Intalere Quality Podcasts

Intalere welcomes you to this podcast focusing on MRI Safety and the impact on anesthesiology. With us today is James S. Schmidt of Kopp Development, Inc. Jim will address changes in MRI over the past several years which impact the anesthesiologist and anesthetist, issues faced by anesthesiologists and anesthetists when working in the MR environment, barriers hospitals face when purchasing MR Safe equipment for the anesthesiologist or anesthetist and resources available to address the issues anesthesia may encounter in MR.

Intalere welcomes you to this podcast focusing on safe handling of hazardous drugs. With us today is Joanne Beyer, Director of Clinical Services, Carmel Pharma, Inc., the maker of PhaSeal. Joanne will be talking with us today about the history and importance of safe handling of hazardous drugs in the workplace and how to effectively follow safety guidelines designed to protect those who handle and/or are around hazardous drugs every day.

Over the past several years, we have seen a flurry of U.S. federal government interest in addressing hospital-acquired conditions and healthcare-associated infections. This uptick in activity has peaked in 2011, with major news reporting additional financial investment within just the past couple of weeks. Intalere welcomes you to this podcast as we speak with Tim Fenton, Director of Federal Government Relations for Thermo Fisher Scientific. Thermo Fisher is the world leader in serving science, enabling customers – including Amerinet – to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We will discuss with Mr. Fenton how the federal government defines Healthcare-Associated Infections, why the government is so interested in Healthcare-Associated Infections, the key players driving Healthcare-Associated Infections activity in the government, key policies on Healthcare-Associated Infections, the Partnership for Patients initiative, and additional Healthcare-Associated Infection initiatives and activities. Tim ha

Intalere welcomes you to this podcast where we will explore what we can do to reduce falls and fall-related injuries. Joining our discussion is our Guest, Dr. Michelle McCleery , from Hill-Rom located in Cary, North Carolina. Dr. McCleerey is currently the Director of Patient Safety for the Hill-Rom IT Solutions group. Previous to this role, Michelle held several other positions at Hill-Rom including the Director of Clinical Marketing and the Director of Professional Services, leading the clinical consulting services, design services, information services, and patient and caregiver safety services groups. Michelle has a background in nursing and Master’s Degrees in Education and Business Administration. She also has a Master’s and Doctorate degree in Human Factors, the study and design of the human-system interface.

Intalere welcomes Joelle Olson, Senior Entomologist for the Ecolab Pest Elimination division from Ecolab. Our topic will be focused on the issue of Bed Bugs. We will discuss specifically general facts concerning Bed Bugs including what is it they do and where do they come from, warning signs of infestation, and treatment and Prevention Programs.

Intalere welcomes Dr. Michelle McCleerey, Director of Patient Safety for the Hill-Rom IT Solutions group. Previous to this role, Michelle held several other positions in Hill-Rom including the Director of Clinical Marketing and the Director of Professional Services, leading the clinical consulting services, design services, information services, and patient and caregiver safety services groups. Michelle has a background in nursing and Master’s Degrees in Education and Business Administration. She also has a Master’s and Doctorate degree in Human Factors, the study and design of the human-system interface. Dr. McCleery will be our guest for a series of discussions on preventing patient falls. This discussion reviews the importance of data when designing an effective falls prevention program.

Intalere welcomes Dr. Michelle McCleerey, Director of Patient Safety for the Hill-Rom IT Solutions group. Previous to this role, Michelle held several other positions in Hill-Rom including the Director of Clinical Marketing and the Director of Professional Services, leading the clinical consulting services, design services, information services, and patient and caregiver safety services groups. Michelle has a background in nursing and Master’s Degrees in Education and Business Administration. She also has a Master’s and Doctorate degree in Human Factors, the study and design of the human-system interface. Dr. McCleery will be our guest for a series of discussions on preventing patient falls. This discussion features current regulations concerning patient falls prevention including the CMS rule and the Joint Commission campaign.

Intalere welcomes Celeste Schmelzer, MSN, RN. Celeste is a full time Six Sigma Black Belt at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio. She has 28 years of experience in nursing, including coronary care, surgery and OR management. Her passion for a culture of safety for all patients is apparent as she currently focuses her clinical expertise on improving patient care processes and achieving best practice performance in quality and safety. Our discussion with Celeste features key concepts that organizations need to understand as they work to improve the culture of safety within their organization including key elements for healthcare organizations to address as they pursue their efforts to provide a culture of safety to their patients

Intalere welcomes Celeste Schmelzer, MSN, RN in a discussion of Prevention Strategies for Central Line Bloodstream Infections. Celeste is a full time Six Sigma Black Belt at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio. She has 28 years of experience in nursing, including coronary care, surgery and OR management. Her passion for a culture of safety for all patients is apparent as she currently focuses her clinical expertise on improving patient care processes and achieving best practice performance in quality and safety. Our discussion with Celeste features prevention strategies implemented at Fairfield Medical Center to decrease the development of central line-associated bloodstream infections as well as quality measures and monitoring strategies to attack the problem of CLABI.

Intalere welcomes Myra Varnado, BS, CDE, CWOCN, Manager, Hyperbarics and Wound Ostomy Clinical Services, LSU Health System in a quality and patient safety discussion featuring the treatment of pressure ulcers including the important issues to consider regarding pressure ulcer treatment, dressing considerations, specialty equipment and current regulatory issues related to pressure ulcers.

Intalere welcomes Myra Varnado, BS, CDE, CWOCN, Manager, Hyperbarics and Wound Ostomy Clinical Services, LSU Health System in a quality and patient safety discussion featuring the staging of pressure ulcers including the stages used to identify tissue destruction in pressures, limitations to the staging process, and discussion on the concept of back staging.

Intalere welcomes Fred Peterson in a quality and patient safety discussion featuring the Joint Commission Emergency Preparedness Standards. Holly and Fred discuss the recent Joint Commission Emergency Preparedness Standards update in Washington, D.C., the expectation for healthcare organizations to simulate an actual emergency situation, the most frequently cited standards during the Joint Commission surveys of 2009, and valuable resources to assist healthcare organizations regarding Emergency Preparedness.

Intalere welcomes Myra Varnado in a quality and patient safety discussion featuring the prevention of surgical site infections including reasons for the focus on surgical site infections, specific issues that may lead to surgical site infections, and keys to the prevention of surgical site infections.

Intalere welcomes Myra Varnado in a discussion featuring pressure ulcer prevention protocols including the benefit of a Braden Scale score for customized best practices in nursing care, the key areas of developing pressure ulcer prevention protocols, the nutritional aspect of pressure ulcer prevention, and the importance of team work from all care providers in the prevention or pressure ulcers.

Intalere welcomes Myra Varnado in a quality and patient safety discussion featuring the initiatives and steps taken at LSU to reduce pressure ulcers.