Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1|Recognize the importance of hand hygiene in the prevention of disease transmission.
2|Staff will be able to explain the importance of transmission-based isolation to prevent the spread of infection, along with being able to describe each type of isolation with examples of diseases.
3|Review basic bag technique and be able to demonstrate proper infection control with equipment. 

Faculty

Kimberly Cushing RN, WCC, COQS
Clinical Nurse Education Coordinator
Baystate Home Health
30 Capital Drive
West Springfield, MA 01089

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Nurses
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour(s).
Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.