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Jay Solly wins KIMGUARD* Sterile Wrap Scholarship

The Kimberly-Clark KIMGUARD* Sterile Wrap scholarship program was developed to provide special recognition for innovative change improvement programs developed by Sterile Service professionals. Jay Solly is the winner of the KIMGUARD* Sterile Wrap Scholarship for 2010.

KIMGUARD* Wrap hits the catwalk

Nepean Hospital holds KIMGUARD* Sterilisation Wrap Fashion Show proving Kimberly-Clark Health Care products are not only the best way to protect surgical instruments on their way to surgery against contamination, they are also super stylish!

Kimberly-Clark Health Care Presents an OR-Live^™ Webcast - Endoscopic Placement Method of Balloon-Retained Feeding Tubes

Kimberly-Clark Health Care posted on 6 May 2011 an OR-Live™ webcast of its innovative method for percutaneous endoscopic placement of balloon-retained enteral feeding tubes on its website www.kcdigestivehealth.com

Kimberly-Clark Health Care presents at PENSMA in Malaysia

Kimberly-Clark Health Care’s Senior Product Manager Andrea Baldwin, Regional Devices Specialist Amy Mui, and Account Manager Health Care WanKoon Pie present at the Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition Society of Malaysia (PENSMA) Enteral Nutrition Workshop focused on feeding tube placement and improving patient outcomes.

Kimberly-Clark Health Care launches educational DVD with GENCA

Kimberly-Clark Health Care has collaborated with the Gastroenterological Nurses College of Australia (GENCA) to produce an educational DVD that has become a valuable resource for Gastroenterological Nurses across Australia.

Kimberly-Clark Health Care takes Education Foundation to the Territory

Healthcare profe`ssionals across the Northern Territory travel over 600km to attend Education Foundation Clinical Breakfast Sessions to learn about the latest in infection prevention practices and techniques.

Kimberly-Clark Education Foundation Announces first Clinical Breakfast Sessions for 2011

Kimberly-Clark Health Care’s Education Foundation announces the first Clinical Breakfast Sessions for 2011. Visit our Training & Education page for more information about dates and locations; more to be added soon. Register with the Education Foundation to receive details about upcoming events.

Experienced clinical expert shares insights on Infection Prevention in Surgery

Kimberly-Clark Health Care’s Education Foundation brings Dr Wava Truscott, Director of Medical Sciences and Education from Kimberly-Clark Health Care in Roswell, USA to deliver the first event for the year to clinicians across Australia and New Zealand.

Experts Share Best Practices for PPE and Barrier Protection

Kathleen Stoessel, RN, BSN, MS, senior manager for clinical education for Kimberly-Clark Health Care, shares insight into evaluating the barrier properties of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Stoessel also gives a brief overview of barrier testing methods according to ASTM International criteria.

Going ‘Green’ in the Operating Room

Johns Hopkins University researchers say they have identified practical strategies to implement environmentally friendly practices in operating rooms and other hospital facilities that could result in vastly reduced healthcare costs and pose no risk to patient safety.

Articles

A balanced view of hospital wastes

Environmental impact is an issue that needs to be kept in perspective when making purchase decisions.

Bird Flu

In the case of an outbreak of Bird Flu in Australia, appropriate infection control procedures should be in place in all health care facilities.

The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing has released useful guidelines for the general public and health care workers.

Reducing the risk of hospital-acquired infection

Eighty percent of hospitals in the US use single-use gowns and drapes. Why? Clinical users are satisfied with the performance of single use gowns and drapes in terms of barrier properties, safety, consistency, and comfort.