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Ambulatory Surgical Centers Kick-Off, Bay Area

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Friday, July 15, 2016, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. PT.

Join HSAG for the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Clean Hands-Safe Injections Initiative.

Improving hand hygiene and safe injection practices

Partner with the experts: Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) and the California Ambulatory Surgery Association (CASA).

Oakland Masonic Lodge
3901 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94611

There is no cost to attend this event.

Informal networking following end of session.

Learning Objectives

  • Review the available tools and models that enable best practices in hand hygiene and safe injection practices, based on interventions from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to eliminate healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
  • Recognize the clinical impact of preventable HAIs.
  • Examine the business case of HAIs for ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), including future Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) payment penalties.

Who should attend

  • Infection Control Preventionists and Directors
  • Directors of Nursing
  • Directors of Quality
  • Physicians
  • ASC Administrators ,CEOs, and Staff
  • ASC Principals and Owners

Learn more about the Clean Hands-Safe Injections Initiative