Medline to showcase solutions at perioperative nurses expo

MUNDELEIN - Medline will share tools and expertise to help reach these goals at the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses Conference and Expo this week in Anaheim, California.

The medical supplier will showcase its solutions for perioperative clinicians as they look for ways to create efficiencies or improve patient outcomes, while lowering costs. Medline's new Pre-Surgery Engagement Program is designed to help patients adequately prepare for their operation and to help reduce the possibility of acquiring a surgical site infection. The pre-surgery kit includes everything a patient needs including CHG-based body wash, surgical mitts, an instructional shower card and an informational booklet on what to expect before, during and after surgery. This convenient, user-friendly kit helps standardize preoperative skin cleansing, by making the pre-surgery experience the same for every patient. It can also be designed to your hospital system brand, further connecting your health system to patient needs.

Medline University, the largest, free online resource with more than 250 courses for continuing education credit, is once again offering a course during AORN. Learn more about the clinical and economic implications of colorectal SSIs as well as best practices to decrease their associated risks while earning CE credit through the new course: 'Reducing Colorectal SSI's based on a 2014 Joint Commission study.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects contact dermatitis (along with other occupational skin diseases) is the second-most common occupational disease and can cost a facility several thousand dollars in lost work days. And when it comes to glove-associated allergic contact dermatitis, over 80 percent is attributed to chemical accelerators. Check out DermAssure™ Green, our new surgical glove made without chemical accelerators, powder or natural rubber latex.