Special Invitation for Healthcare Reporters:

You are invited to speak personally with leading national experts in
the prevention of healthcare-acquired infections in advance of Pulse
Center for Patient Safety Educaton & Advocacy’s Spring Symposium, Infection Prevention: It Begins with You! in Plainview, NY at 5:00pm on Monday, May 1.

It’s bad enough being in the hospital, but it can be so much worse if
you contract an “HAI” — a Healthcare-Acquired Infection — while you’re
there. Despite the best efforts of the medical profession, growing
numbers of patients still contract infections in health care facilities.
This is one of the most critical challenges facing the medical
profession today.

Pulse’s symposium will focus on the latest findings about HAIs, and
three key speakers will discuss the issue and what we can do about it.
The formal program starts at 6:00pm, but members of the press are
invited to talk one-on-one with our speakers from 5:00-6:00pm.

They are:

Janet Eagan RN — Manager, Infection Control at
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She specializes in infection
control in the oncology patient population.

Bruce E. Hirsch MD, FACP, AAHIVS — Attending
Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, North Shore University
Hospital. He is interested in preventive health strategies and the role
of healthy bacteria in the human microbiome.

Lisa A. Waldowski DNP, PNP, CIC — Infection Control
Specialist, Standards Interpretation Group, The Joint Commission
Enterprise. She advises surveyors with interpretations and education
about infection control findings, and responds to challenging questions,
complaints, and potential threat to life/patient safety events.

Please take advantage of this unique opportunity to pose your questions to these industry-leading specialists.

Here are the details:

When: Monday, May 1. The event starts at 5:00 pm
with a light buffet, refreshments and networking time; the formal
program runs from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

Where: Holiday Inn
215 Sunnyside Blvd, Plainview, NY 11803
Please RSVP to (516) 579-4711 or 516-830-0831

Pulse's Mission: To raise awareness about patient safety through advocacy, education and support.