Safety First: A Holistic Approach –
needlestick injury prevention and the role of safety devices in healthcare
2ND INTERNATIONAL SAFETY ROUNDTABLE
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Safety First: A Holistic Approach – needlestick injury prevention and the role of safety devices in healthcare
2ND INTERNATIONAL SAFETY ROUNDTABLE
The moderated discussion will gather the perspectives of two epidemiologists, with expertise in global sharps safety and infectious diseases respectively, as they debate the role of needlestick injuries (NSI) prevention within the healthcare environment, taking under consideration the different regional situation and related legislation, the importance of an holistic approach to the issue and the role and benefits of passive technology for medical safety devices.
The session will include a live Q&A led by the moderator.
WHEN
THURSDAY
APRIL 13 2023
10 am (EST), 4 pm (CET)
DURATION: 55 minutes
WHERE
This Safety Roundtable will be a 55-minute virtual event broadcasted in English, with French, Italian, German and Spanish translation. All registered attendees will receive an email providing a login link and instructions to participate. This event will be recorded for future watching by all registered attendees.
POWERED BY
This is a free, live-streamed event broadcasted in English with French, Italian, German and Spanish translation. If you unable to attend at the schedule time, please register in advance so to access the recorded event at your convenience.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- nalyze regional approaches and legislation to address clinician safety and needlestick injury reduction within the healthcare environment
- Illustrate the importance of setting up a Virtuous Circle, from institutional buy-in to Education, Training, Prevention of injuries, and Safer devicess
- Evaluate the role and benefit of passive technology for medical sharps
This information is intended solely for use by a healthcare professional. A healthcare professional must always rely on his or her own professional clinical judgment when deciding whether to prescribe, recommend or use a particular product when treating a particular patient. MTD Group does not dispense medical advice and recommends that healthcare professionals and patients, as applicable, be trained in the use of any particular product before using it. A healthcare professional must always refer to the package insert, product label and/or instructions for use before using any MTD Group product.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR ESTEEMED FACULTY:
Amber Hogan Mitchell
DrPH, MPH, CPH (US)
Dr. Mitchell’s career has been focused on public health and occupational safety and health related to preventing infectious disease.
She is the President and Executive Director of the International Safety Center – a women-run non-profit. She also runs a successful consulting business and functions as a science advisor and subject matter expert for NIH/NIEHS, OSHA and other Washington-based firms for infectious disease and the COVID-19 response.
She serves as a board member for several occupational health and infection prevention organizations.
Dr. Mitchell holds an adjunct faculty position at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine. Dr. Mitchell began her career as the first OSHA National Bloodborne Pathogens Coordinator.
She holds a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health and a Master in Public Health from The George Washington University.
MODERATOR
Gabriella De Carli
M.D. (IT)
Infectious diseases specialist and epidemiologist at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases “L. Spallanzani” in Rome, Italy. Worked for 30 years as HIV clinician and hospital consultant in case of occupational and nonoccupational exposures to HIV, hepatitis and sexually-transmitted infections, administering post- and pre-exposure antiretroviral prophylaxis. Working in Public Health since the beginning of the COVID pandemic.
Principal Investigator since the ‘90s and full coordinator since 2008 of the Italian Study on Occupational Risk of HIV (SIROH), a network of 150 Italian hospitals led by the Spallanzani Institute since 1986, whose main aim is to investigate the epidemiology of occupational exposure and infection with bloodborne and emerging pathogens in healthcare workers and implement and evaluate preventive measures at a national, European and international level.
Expert consultant during the Social Dialogue between the European social partners HOSPEEM and EPSU for the development of the 2009 Framework Agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector, implemented in the Directive 2010/32/EU.
Conducted a 3-year Health Technology Assessment of needlestick-prevention devices to enhance safety of health care workers (2011-2014) for the Italian Ministry of Health and two projects in the period 2017-2023 with the National Institute for Occupational Accident Insurance (INAIL) on the prevention of biological risk in healthcare workers.
MODERATOR
François Sarkozy
M.D., M.SC, DEA, MBA (FR)
Founder and President of FSNB Health & Care and of Tous pour la Santé
Co-founder of CMS Collection
M.D (‘Interne des Hôpitaux de Paris’, Pediatrician), M.Sc (Biology & Statistics), DEA (Respiratory Physiology) and MBA (Insead), Corresponding member of the Académie de Pharmacie.
François Sarkozy has held an extensive career in Healthcare: He began as a House Physician Pediatrician in Paris Hospitals (APHP). He later transitioned to the pharma industry where he held different leadership positions in France and in the US (Hoechst Marion Roussel, Aventis), then as an entrepreneur launching and developing different Management Consulting Practices and Communication Agencies specialized in healthcare (Managing Partner at AEC Partners, President of AEC Partners Inc., Founder/ President of Publicis Healthcare consulting).
He has held different board positions e.g. as the Chairman of Tonic App (Porto Portugal) and member of the Supervisory Board of Vesalius Funds (Luxemburg).
Dr. Sarkozy has authored numerous publications related to Clinical Research, Market Access, Real World Evidence, Public Healthcare.
An avid art collector, he is, along with Joanna Chevalier and Hervé Mikaeloff, one of the founders of CMS Collection in 2018.
Gabriella De Carli
M.D. (IT)
Dr. Carli is an infectious diseases specialist and epidemiologist at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases “L. Spallanzani” in Rome, Italy. Dr. Carli has worked for 30 years as an HIV clinician and hospital consultant for occupational and nonoccupational exposures to HIV, hepatitis and sexually-transmitted infections, administering post- and pre-exposure antiretroviral prophylaxis. Dr. Carli has been working in Public Health since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
She has served as a Principal Investigator since the ‘90s and full coordinator since 2008 for the Italian Study on Occupational Risk of HIV (SIROH), a network of 150 Italian hospitals led by the Spallanzani Institute since 1986, whose main aim is to investigate the epidemiology of occupational exposure and infection with bloodborne and emerging pathogens in healthcare workers and implement and evaluate preventive measures at a national, European and international level.
She served as expert consultant during the Social Dialogue between the European social partners HOSPEEM and EPSU for the development of the 2009 Framework Agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector, implemented in the Directive 2010/32/EU.
Dr. Carli conducted a 3-year Health Technology Assessment of needlestick-prevention devices to enhance safety of health care workers (2011-2014) for the Italian Ministry of Health and two projects in the period 2017-2023 with the National Institute for Occupational Accident Insurance (INAIL) on the prevention of biological risk in healthcare workers.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023
Time: 10 am (EST), 4 pm (CET)
Duration: 55 minutes
Language: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish
Who can attend? Healthcare Professionals only
Access: Please access the webinar via this link
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