Best Practices for Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Falls in Healthcare Settings to be Discussed in Upcoming Patient Safety Webinar 

Washington, DC -Tactics for preventing pressure ulcers and falls will be the topic of discussion among a panel of healthcare providers during the next webinar of the Partnership for Patients-National Priorities Partnership (NPP) Patient Safety Webinar Series.

As part of an ongoing series hosted by NPP—which is convened by the National Quality Forum (NQF)—and the Department of Health and Human Services, the interactive webinar will take place on September 9 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET. Advance registration for the event is recommended and is available now online.

The webinar will feature speakers Mary Tinetti, MD, director, Program on Aging, Yale University School of Medicine, and Dan Berlowitz, MD, MPH, director, Center for Health Quality Outcomes and Economic Research, Veterans Administration; panelists Ross Ehrmantraut, RN, CCRN, patient safety officer, Harborview Medical Center and Ann Hendrich, RN, PhD, vice president of clinical excellence operations, Ascension Health; and moderator Joyce Dubow, MUP, senior director, health care reform, AARP, an NPP Partner, will discuss implementing best practices to prevent pressure ulcers and falls.

Participants will be able to interact with the panelists through live chat, and web polling questions will provide real-time information about work currently under way in patient care communities to reduce falls and pressure ulcers within their organizations.

With each of these sessions, national experts will present effective solutions, and an expert “reactor” panel including a front-line provider and other stakeholders will contribute to the follow-up discussion of how to realize these solutions nationally. The webinar series will be available for audio streaming free of charge. Space is limited, and advance registration is recommended to ensure real-time participation. All webinars will be recorded, archived, and made available on NQF’s website after each event.

Additional upcoming webinar topics will include:

• Addressing Obstetrical Adverse Events—September 28 at 1 pm ET
  
  
  • Speaker: Maureen Corry, MPH, Executive Director, Childbirth Connections
     
  • Speaker: Kathleen Simpson, PhD, FAAN, Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center
   

• Averting Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)—October 5 at 1 pm ET
  
  
  • Speaker: Bill Geerts, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, Chair, American College of Chest Physicians Guidelines on Prevention of VTE
     
  •  Speaker: Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, Director, VA/University of Michigan Patient Safety Enhancement Program
   

Archived webinars include:

• “An Overview of the Partnership for Patients and Getting Started in Your Organization” 
• “Reducing Admissions Through Care Transitions” 
• “Preventing Adverse Drug Events” 
• “Reducing Infections in the Intensive Care Unit” 
• “Decreasing Surgical Site Infections” 

Learn more about this webinar series and register for the “Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Falls in Healthcare Settings” event. To learn more about the Partnership for Patients pledge, please visit its website. Learn about other activities and programs at NQF to enhance patient safety.

The National Priorities Partnership, convened by the National Quality Forum, is a multi-stakeholder group including organizations representing the interests of consumers, purchasers, healthcare providers and professionals, state-based associations, community collaborative and regional alliances, government agencies, health plans, accreditation and certification bodies, and supplier and industry groups. To learn more, please visit:
http://www.qualityforum.org/Setting_Priorities/NPP/National_Priorities_Partnership.aspx