• The good the bad and the ugly: Methods for bedpan management

      Date: May 30th, 2017

      Time: 10:30 am PST

      Speaker: Gertie van Knippenberg-Gordebeke, International Consultant Infection Prevention, The Netherlands

      Objectives:

      – Understand that the handling of bedpans and urine bottles is to dispose of the excreta under the least offensive conditions for healthcare workers and for the environment
      – Learn the potential role of poor bedpan management as a contributing factor to healthcare associated infections (HAIs)
      – Provide insight in the global and local situation about emptying and decontamination methods of the medical devices bedpans and urine bottles
      – Raise awareness of different possibilities for handling excreta to prevent HAIs.

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