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Cardinal Health is honored to recognize the inspiring work that perioperative nurses do every day, and we welcome them to our booth to celebrate their dedication and help fuel their education.
DUBLIN, Ohio, March 28, 2016 — Perioperative nurses humbly serve as the patient advocate throughout every procedure. So, Cardinal Health will focus on being the nurses’ advocate by educating, encouraging and energizing the nearly 5,000 who will attend the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Surgical Conference and Expo 2016 in Anaheim, California from April 3-6.
“We look forward to seeing the perioperative nurses who come to AORN to learn more about the latest evidence-based recommendations and resources to promote the care and safety of surgical patients,” said Mike Buck, president of Medical Products at Cardinal Health. “Cardinal Health is honored to recognize the inspiring work that perioperative nurses do every day, and we welcome them to our booth to celebrate their dedication and help fuel their education.”
Cardinal Health will host four live continuing education (CE) activities, each approved for two CE credits, and provided by Pfiedler Enterprises with grant funds provided by Cardinal Health.
These courses will be offered live in the Cardinal Health CE theater, booth #1139:
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Monday, April 4
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Tuesday, April 5
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9:15 – 9:45 a.m. 10 – 10:30 a.m. 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. |
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9:15 – 9:45 a.m. 10 – 10:30 a.m. 10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
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1 – 1:30 p.m. 1:45 – 2:15 p.m. 2:30 – 3 p.m. 3:15 – 3:45 p.m.
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11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. 12:15 – 12:45 p.m. 1 – 1:30 p.m.
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Cardinal Health’s RNspire nurse appreciation program, which is dedicated to honoring and inspiring nurses, will encourage nurses to “#ShowYourLove” in the Cardinal Health photo booth. Nurses can get a photo strip of images sharing who – or what – inspires them. Cardinal Health will donate $5 to Heart to Heart International on behalf of every nurse that comes through the photo booth, up to $5,000. A deserving nurse will also be surprised with a special recognition in the Cardinal Health booth during the opening night session.While supplies last, attendees can also visit Cardinal Health booth #1139 for two CE handouts from Pfiedler Enterprises, which are approved for two CE credits, “Surgical Fires: Keys to Awareness and Prevention,” and “Understanding Facial Protection: What to Know and What to Wear.”
Beyond offering free CE activities and honoring nurses through #ShowYourLove, Cardinal Health will further support clinician education at its booth #1139 by highlighting innovative, cost-effective solutions that allow practitioners to focus on what matters most – their patients. Attendees can learn more about health care essentials, including:
- Launch of tissue management module, the latest offering from Cardinal Health™ Inventory Management Solutions, which provides automated tissue and biological implant tracking that supports tissue management for ambient and non-ambient environments. The module utilizes real-time inventory data from RFID-enabled tools to help clinicians adhere to FDA and Joint Commission compliance requirements, including documentation for chain of custody, digital capture of tissue preparation, and identification if tissue has been compromised due to infection, recall or expiration.
- Launch of Cardinal Health™ LiquiBand® OCTYL Topical Skin Adhesive, which avoids premature drying or clogging and allows adhesive to be expressed for up to 90 minutes after activation.1,2,3 The adhesive sets within approximately one minute1,4 and the intuitive, dome tip applicator allows for ease of application.
- Demonstration of new mobile app for the PackManager® program, which provides on-the-go, real-time access to information such as procedure pack inventory, pricing and images. The app, currently available for Apple and Windows tablet devices, reduces time capturing changes and allows electronic signatures. A pack standardization feature helps standardize supplies and reduce cost across the hospital or IDN.
- Introduction of enhanced Cardinal Health™ SMS Surgical Drape features, including a new royal blue color to help reduce glare from operating room lights and provide color contrast for visual definition of critical zone. Nurses can also learn about new drape designs, including Cardiovascular Universal Drape Sets, Heavy Duty Orthopedic drapes and Robotics drapes.
- Launch of a new antiseptics line from Cardinal Health, including povidone-iodine products, chlorhexidine gluconate solutions, hydrogen peroxide and isopropyl alcohol, to offer hospitals the opportunity to standardize products and reduce costs.
Learn more about Cardinal Health at AORN 2016.
About Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH), a global health services and products company, brings scaled solutions that help our customers thrive in a changing world. We improve the cost-effectiveness of healthcare through solutions that improve the efficiency of the supply chain; optimize the process and performance of healthcare; provide clinically proven, daily use medical products and pharmaceuticals; and connect patients, providers, payers, pharmacists and manufacturers for seamless care coordination and better patient management. Backed by nearly 100 years of experience, we rank among the top 50 on the Fortune 500 and among the Fortune Global 100. We support our partners with more than 36,000 employees in nearly 60 countries worldwide. For more information, visit cardinalhealth.com and @CardinalHealth on Twitter.
Footnotes:
- Testing conducted by an independent third-party laboratory April-July 2015. Results reported are per bench top testing, and cannot be directly correlated to expected clinical results. Results often vary by clinician application and weight of adhesive applied. Unless otherwise noted, all test methods are proprietary. Data on file at Cardinal Health. Products tested included: Dermabond Advanced® Topical Skin Adhesive by Ethicon, Dermabond® Mini Topical Skin Adhesive by Ethicon, and LiquiBand® OCTYL Topical Skin Adhesive by Cardinal Health (manufactured by Advanced Medical Solutions).
- Data on file with Advanced Medical Solutions (Plymouth) Ltd.
- N = 10. Applied to poster board. An applicator was considered to be unclogged if adhesive could still be expressed. All products tested up to 90 minutes.
- N = 10. Mean set time as tested on porcine skin. Set time is described as when the adhesive is no longer tacky. Where variability of adhesive coat weight was observed, the highest profile was used to determine set time.