Optimize Your Tools and Expertise with Medline at AORN Surgical Conference & Expo 2016

Company to showcase full range of clinical, operational and logistical solutions including new pre-surgery bathing kit, innovative gloves, surgical drapes, continued education and more

Mundelein, Ill., April 1, 2016 – As healthcare continues to evolve, perioperative clinicians must seek ways to create efficiencies or improve patient outcomes, often while lowering costs. Leading medical supplier Medline will share tools and expertise to help reach these goals at the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN Surgical Conference and Expo 2016) in Anaheim, April 2 – 6. Here, clinicians can check out a full range of clinical, operational and logistical solutions and expertise at booth 1701.

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Reducing Surgical Site Infections

A nation-wide study found Surgical Site Infections contributed to an additional 406,730 hospital-days and hospital costs in excess of $900 million. Medline’s new Pre-Surgery Engagement Program is designed to help patients adequately prepare for their operation and to help reduce the possibility of acquiring a surgical site infection. The pre-surgery kit includes everything a patient needs including CHG-based body wash, surgical mitts, an instructional shower card and an informational booklet on what to expect before, during and after surgery.  This convenient, user-friendly kit helps standardize preoperative skin cleansing, by making the pre-surgery experience the same for every patient. It can also be designed to your hospital system brand, further connecting your health system to patient needs.

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Medline University, the largest, free online resource with more than 250 courses for continuing education credit, is once again offering a course during AORN. Learn more about the clinical and economic implications of colorectal SSIs as well as best practices to decrease their associated risks while earning CE credit through the new course: ‘Reducing Colorectal SSI’s based on a 2014 Joint Commission study.

Click to Tweet: Stop by @Medline booth 1701 and get CE credit by taking the new ‘Reducing Colorectal SSI’ course

Helping Hands with Innovation

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects contact dermatitis (along with other occupational skin diseases) is the second-most common occupational disease and can cost a facility several thousand dollars in lost work days. And when it comes to glove-associated allergic contact dermatitis, over 80 percent is attributed to chemical accelerators. Check out DermAssure PR_2016-4-01™ Green, our new surgical glove made without chemical accelerators, powder or natural rubber latex.

Making More Memories Happen in Labor and Delivery

More and more hospitals are offering families a personal approach to the Labor and Delivery experience. Medline’s newest family-friendly drapes and gowns line optimizes infection prevention and gives patients additional options for a relaxing birth experience. The new see-through C-section drape enables parents to view birth while maintaining sterility. Whether your patient is having a boy or girl, your staff can help celebrate the moment with blue and pink surgical gowns.

Exploring, Sharing, Tweeting

Medline will be live tweeting during the conference from @Medline. Join Medline and the larger AORN conversation online with #AORN2016. Medline strives to be the single source for outfitting and managing the perioperative area toward optimal performance. Help us by speaking your mind and sharing what you think of Medline’s latest products and solutions.