Inova Fairfax Hospital Chosen as Stop on National Educational Bus Tour

Kimberly-Clark Travels Cross-Country to Promote Infection Prevention; Inova Only Stop in Washington, DC Area

Falls Church, VA – (July 30, 2008) — On Monday and Tuesday, employees at Inova Fairfax Hospital will have the unique opportunity to board the Kimberly-Clark Health Care HAI Education Bus, which is traveling nationwide to educate healthcare professionals about preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Inova Fairfax Hospital will be the bus’s only stop in the Washington, DC area.

WHAT:
Kimberly-Clark HAI Education Bus Tour

WHEN:
Monday, Aug. 4 and Tuesday Aug. 5
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE:
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute Entrance
3300 Gallows Road
Falls Church, VA

For two days next week, Inova’s employees can take advantage of the free educational resources provided by Kimberly-Clark. Caregivers will learn best practices on infection management by attending sessions held at Inova’s Physician’s Conference Center or by using the interactive classroom on the bus. The 45-foot customized bus includes workstations and is outfitted for video and audio presentations.

The bus tour is part of a larger initiative by Kimberly-Clark called “Not On My Watch,” a national infection prevention campaign for healthcare professionals. The programs include:

Web-based, continuing medical education (CME) accredited courses that examine the impact of HAIs, such as ventilator-acquired pneumonia (VAP) and surgical site infections (SSI)

Web-based or facilitated continuing education (CE) programs for nurses and other medical professionals will be available on the following topics:

• Biofilm: An Infection in Waiting
• Preventing the Spread of Airborne Infectious Diseases
• Guideline For Isolation Precautions
• Resistant Bacterial Pathogens
• Preventing Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections
• Mandatory Reporting Of HAIs
• MRSA: Time For Action
• Optimizing Post-operative Wound Healing
• Surgical Site Infections: Overview and Impact
• Unintentional Intra-operative Hypothermia
• Surgical Site Infections: The Host Factor

Inova Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services, including emergency- and urgent-care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Inova provides a healthy environment for its patients, families, visitors, staff and physicians by prohibiting tobacco use on its campuses.