Atlanta, GA, July 13, 2011 – The Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC) is pleased to announce the launch of a free continuing education (CME, CE) activity for healthcare providers titled “Unsafe Injection Practices: Outbreaks, Incidents, and Root Causes” on Medscape. Medscape is an accredited CME/CE/CPE education provider. This engaging video roundtable features expert faculty and focuses on safe injection practices for all healthcare providers.
In the last decade, more than 130,000 patients in the United States have been notified of potential exposure to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV due to lapses in basic infection control practices. Many of these lapses involved healthcare providers reusing syringes, resulting in contamination of medication vials or containers which were then used on subsequent patients. The Medscape activity will educate healthcare providers about safe injection practices, helping to dispel common myths and emphasizing basic infection control methods that can be applied to any healthcare setting.
