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Operating Room risk factors require education about and protection from sharp injuries as well as physical, chemical and biological insults. Evidence, professional recommendations and statistics outline these risks and offer solutions. Content will outline protocols and implementation suggestions.

60-minute webinar
Agenda
  • Discuss the impact of occupational exposure on healthcare workers today
  • Describe the ECRI method of product review
  • Identify the benefits of Double Gloving in the OR
Presenters
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Deborah Spratt
RN, BSN, MPA, CNOR, NEA-BC CRCST CHL
Deborah Spratt MPA BSN RN CNOR CRCST CHL is currently the Perioperative Consultant at UR St James in Hornell NY, recently transitioning from the position of Executive Director of Perioperative Services at that facility. She has previously been Director of Surgical Services at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia NY and Chief of Sterile Processing at the Canandaigua VAMC in Canandaigua NY. She has held staff, manager, and director roles in perioperative services at a university teaching hospital, community hospital and an ASC. Spratt contributed to the AORN publications, Ambulatory Surgery Principles and Practices, and Leadership in Action-A Manager's Guide to Success. She is one of several authors of the book Operating Room Management. Ms. Spratt has testified as an expert witness in the areas of ambulatory/office-based surgery, OR nursing practice and Sterile Processing Leadership. She is a member of the New York State Department of Health's Committee on Quality Assurance in Office Based Surgery and, the Procedural and Site Verification Panel. Ms. Spratt is a member of AONE, ANA, and IAHCSMM, and was the AORN 2012-2013 President. Spratt’s passion for Leadership, Legislative Advocacy and patient and workplace safety are her enduring legacy to perioperative nursing.
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Lorrie Calabrese
RN, BSN, CNOR, Senior Clinical Specialist, Molnlycke
Lorrie Calabrese is a Clinical Nurse Consultant with Molnlycke Healthcare. Lorrie provides training, Clinical Education and troubleshooting support for clinical professionals.
Her educational expertise includes numerous infection control topics and best practices Ms. Calabrese had intensive clinical experience as an operating room nurse in the Cleveland Clinic System, specializing in Orthopedics and spinal surgery. She also has a background in Clinical Research, having coordinated stem cell research and cardiovascular studies.
Lorrie’s previous position and seven years of experience afforded her cleaning, disinfection and sterilization expertise. Endoscopy, specifically flexible endoscopes and the GI arena are also areas where Lorrie’s guidance and knowledge assisted her Customers.
Ms. Calabrese holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Ursuline College, in Pepper Pike, OH. She is a member of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC.)
Lorrie is a CNOR (Certified Nurse peri- Operating Room)
Lorrie has written several articles for Healthcare Purchasing News (HPN) and co-written power point presentations for credentialed providers. Additionally, Lorrie conducted an interview with Beckers in 2021 on Sharps Safety, focusing on the operating room. Previously, Lorrie was a National presenter at the 2014 ASCA National Convention in Nashville. The ASCA Focus magazine featured a column on Survival Guide to Reprocessing utilizing Lorrie as their primary source in April 2014.
Lorrie once again presented booth side education, this time at the National AORN 2022 Conference on LEAN methodology related to Operating Room value based solutions.
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Sharon Van Wicklin
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