News & Events
Guest Lecture Given at Nurse Anesthetist School
New Jersey's safe injection practices team joined the New Jersey Association of Nurse Anesthetists to present a lecture to the in-coming class at the Lourdes Health System Nurse Anesthesia Program. Recommended injection and medication practices were discussed and common injection safety breaches were highlighted.
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New Jersey One & Only Campaign PSA posted on You Tube
The New Jersey "One & Only Campaign" unveiled its public service announcement at the NJDHSS Injection Safety Conference held at the Greate Bay Country Club in Somers Point. The New Jersey team created a fun and informative PSA that features members of our advisory board.
Click here to see New Jersey’s PSA
New Jersey's Safe Injection Practices Team
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services has launched a campaign aimed at assuring safe injection practices in all healthcare settings. See the press release.
NJDHSS Hosts Risk Assessment Survey Training
On January 31, 2012, NJDHSS and the Cape May County Health Department co-sponsored a daylong training for infection preventionists, nurses and public health epidemiologists, “Conducting Infection Control Risk Assessments Surveys in Ambulatory Care Settings”. The purpose of this program was to provide participants with the basic knowledge, skills, and tools to conduct an infection control risk assessment in an ambulatory care setting. Guest speaker, Jennifer Horner, MSN, MPH, CIC.
UMDNJ Public Health Lecture Series
Dr. Barbara Montana presented at the UMDNJ School of Public Health in October. This lecture series is archived and available for viewing at http://ophp.umdnj.edu/njphtc/Training_Archives2.html Click on communicable disease and “Keeping the Infection Out of the Injection”. To receive public health credits, CHES credits and nursing contact hours you must register online. Click here to view announcement.
