World Leader in barrier protective solutions confirms commitment for Continued Education.
February 15th: European Day of Perioperative Nurses
Brussels, 10 February 2010 - This year's European Perioperative Nurses Day is being celebrated on 15 February under the theme "Patients Need Quality Care". The European Operating Room Nurses Association (EORNA) launched the Day to draw attention to the critical role that perioperative nurses play in providing care to patients before, during and after surgery. On the occasion of the European Day of Perioperative Nurses, and in support of EORNA's objectives, Ansell Healthcare, --through its AnsellCares® educational programme--supports is making available two new courses on hand hygiene and latex allergies in surgical environments
International recognition
The European Perioperative Nurses Day constitutes an opportunity to put perioperative nursing in the spotlight. Perioperative nurses - often referred to as Operating Room (OR) nurses - work in hospital surgical departments, day-surgery units and clinics. Their main role includes all caring and nursing activities performed in the preoperative (before), intraoperative (during) and postoperative (after) phases of surgery. Perioperative nurses work closely with the patient and healthcare professionals to help plan, implement and evaluate the surgical treatment. Their role in crucial in ensuring positive outcomes in surgery.
The European Perioperative Nurses Day is an initiative of the European Operating Room Nurses Association (EORNA). "With this initiative we want to get more recognition for our profession, and promote Patient Safety through quality care. We also want to draw attention to our continued education programme," says Caroline Higgins, President EORNA.
Quality care through continued education
Fundamental nursing skills are the foundation for perioperative nurses. However, their education continues beyond basic nursing programmess.. OR nurses can receive accreditation for courses which help keep them up-to-date with the latest techniques and methods.
To support nurses in providing Quality Care through continued education, EORNA's Accreditation Council for Education (ACE) proposes a series of courses accessible via a web-based portal. The AnsellCares® self-study courses were the first to be accepted by EORNA. Focusing on infection control, allergy prevention, barrier protection and nursing procedures, the AnsellCares® courses perfectly link into the requirements of continued education for healthcare workers. On the occasion of European Day of Perioperative Nurses, AnsellCares® launches two new courses on hand hygiene and latex allergies. The two new courses have been developed by Ansell in collaboration with professional nurses and are offered free-of-charge via the EORNA platform to European perioperative nursing staff.
About Ansell
Ansell Limited is a global leader in healthcare barrier protective products. With operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia, Ansell employs more than 11,000 people worldwide and holds leading positions in the natural latex and synthetic polymer glove and condom markets. Ansell operates in three main business segments: Occupational Healthcare, supplying hand protection to the industrial market; Professional Healthcare, supplying surgical and examination gloves to healthcare professionals; and Consumer Healthcare, supplying sexual health products and consumer hand protection. Information on Ansell and its products can be found at www.ansell.com or at www.ansell.eu.
About AnsellCares
The AnsellCares international educational programme was established by Ansell Healthcare in 1992, in a bid to provide a safer working and living environment while promoting good health and well being. The programme consists of a series of on-line and off-line research and educational resources on infection control, hand hygiene and the prevention and treatment of latex allergies. AnsellCares has adopted an advisory role on skin and personal protection issues for the healthcare professionals and at-risk populations, and comes endorsed by reputable independent allergy and medical experts from around the globe, including leading scientists, physicians, educators and researchers.
On-line AnsellCares resources, delivered via courses, lectures, seminars, white papers and other multimedia content, are continuously updated, catering healthcare professionals with free-of-charge educational resources at www.ansell.eu/medical and at http://www.ansellhealthcare.com/temps/university/ansellcares/index.cfm
AnsellCares® is a trademark of Ansell Ltd. or one of its affiliates.
About EORNA
A non-for-profit association, the European Operating Room Nurses Association (EORNA) was founded in 1980, and today consists of 24 member associations, representing 50,000 Healthcare professionals. EORNA exists to enhance and develop perioperative patient care across Europe. It does so by promoting and maintaining a high standard of perioperative patient care; by being the influential voice of perioperative nurses in Europe; and by linking and collaborating with relevant European and international organizations. One of the EORNA's most important educational activities is EORNA ACE, the Accreditation Council for Education. An overview of EORNA ACE is available from the website www.eorna.eu .
Note to editors:
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For more information about AnsellCares® or Ansell Healthcare, please contact:
Wouter Piepers, Global Communications Director,
tel: +32 2 528 75 68
cellular: +32 478 33 56 32
email: wpiepers@eu.ansell.com
Olivier Trop, Duvall Guillaume I PR
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email: olivier.trop@duvalguillaume.com
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