8:00 – 8:15 am
Opening/Welcome – Moderator
8:15 – 9:45 am
Keynote- Surgical Care Safety Concerns
William Schecter, MD, FACS
Chief of Surgery
San Francisco General Hospital
9:45-10:00
Break
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Environmental Safety Issues and Solutions
Sharps Safety
OSHA Speaker:
Sheila Arbury, RN, MPH
Health Scientist, Office of Occupational Health Nursing
Directorate Science, Technology and Medicine
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
Organizational Speaker:
Ramon Buerger, MD
University of California, Davis
Waste anesthetic gases
Organizational Speaker:
Carolyn Holland, CRNA
University of Cincinnati Health Center (invited)
12:00-12:45 pm
Lunch (provided)
12:45– 2:45 pm
Equipment Safety Issues and Solutions
a. Surgical Plume and Hazards
Speaker TBD
b. Latex Allergy:
Organizational Speaker:
Carolyn Toomey, RN, BSN, MSN (candidate)
Vice President, Clinical, Technical, Research
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC
2:45 – 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Ergonomic Issues: Static or Awkward Postures and the Surgical Team
Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN
Veterans Administration Hospital, Miami
Deborah G Spratt RN BSN MPA CNAA CNOR
Nurse Manager Perioperative Services
Highland Hospital
Ergonomics play a varied and an important role in worker health and safety and is especially crucial during surgeries, affecting the entire surgical team. Early incorporation of ergonomics is vital to long term well being of the health care workers, but it is never too late to change your stance! This session will walk you through current research related to ergonomic interventions and solutions from engineering administrative, and behavioral perspectives.
4:00 pm
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