Novel Research: How a positive safety climate improves patient outcomes and occupational health

This event is open to HANYS members and non-members.

Despite the infection prevention and safety benefits associated with standard precautions, consistent adherence has been notoriously challenging. This webinar will highlight new research findings that show how safety climate and standard precautions impact healthcare-associated infection occurrence among patients and occupational health outcomes among staff. Presenters will share modifiable features within hospitals and safety climates that can improve these outcomes, policy implications and practical applications for infection preventionists, occupational health and quality.

Upon completion of the webinar, participants will be able to:

• describe the importance and significance of the problem addressed;
• identify the study framework, aims, methods and procedures;
• identify at least two key relationships among patient safety climate, standard precaution adherence and adverse healthcare worker and patient outcomes; and
• discuss strategies to translate findings into practice and policy implications.

Speaker:

Amanda J. Hessels, PhD, MPH, RN, CIC, CPHQ, FAPIC, Assistant Professor, Nursing, Columbia University School of Nursing

This webinar is part of HANYS’ Commitment to Excellence Emerging Quality Trends series. Each session will cover a different cutting-edge topic to expand healthcare providers' clinical expertise and share proven best practices to deliver high-quality care. For more information about this program, contact Erin Gretzinger, CPHQ, director, Quality Advocacy, Research, and Innovation, at 518.431.7744 or egretzin@hanys.org.

If you have questions regarding registration, please contact Registration Support at learning@hanys.org or 518.431.7867.