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June 2009 Vol. 5 Issue 6

Joint Commission updates position on steam sterilization

The Joint Commission will now be looking more broadly at all of the critical processes included in sterilization when interpreting standards and surveying facilities, including processes for flash sterilization.

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Linda Groah, RN, MSN, CNOR, CNAA, FAAN
Chief Executive Officer
AORN
How National Time Out Day can serve to raise awareness of the "Time Out," and the team approach to surgical safety. Read more+

National Time Out Day an opportunity to raise awareness, educate

With AORN’s 2009 National Time Out Day comes the opportunity to educate and promote significance of a pre-incision pause to help prevent errors from occurring. Find out about the updated Correct Site Surgery Tool Kit, and how facilities across the country have participated in this year’s event. Read more+

Making headlines...

And the National Time Out Day video finalists are. . .Dozens of videos were reviewed by clinical editors of AORN recommended practices and evaluated according to criteria set for compliance using either the WHO check list or the components of the Universal Protocol depending on the facility’s respective procedure. The judges selected ten videos that were strong in meeting each component of the check list and, while minor discrepancies from the AORN recommended practices were considered as tie-breakers in the assessment, they did not prevent a video from being recommended for use on the AORN Web site.

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World Health Organization declares H1N1 (swine flu) pandemicThe World Health Organization on June 11 raised the alert level of H1N1 (swine flu) to phase-6, or pandemic status after spreading to more than 74 countries and infecting 30,000. Read more+

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.,announced in June its support for the use of automated surveillance technologies as a part of infection prevention and control activities. Also in this issue, The Joint Commission seeks feedback on National Patient Safety Goals and Universal Protocol,
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Several studies suggest the Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery could be a promising technique for outpatient procedures such as weight-loss surgery, gallbladder removal and appendix removal, and more. Read more+

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