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This is a summary version of the Commission's video on effective use of the World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist.

This brief video clip gives an overview of the surgical site infection improvement programme, and some background to the issue of surgical site infections in New Zealand.

The video below outlines the Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme's approach to surveillance.

Presentations from the first SSI webinar - the case for change.

Surveillance case studies from the Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme.

This is the story of Ian Collis who contracted a surgical site infection after undergoing heart surgery.

The Surgical Site Infection Improvement (SSII) programme was established to encourage culture change and practice improvements that better support the prevention of SSIs.

This presentation from webinar 2: surveillance is a fantastic opportunity to learn from two SSI experts about the national SSI programme that all 20 district health boards have signed up to, and how it can help to prevent SSIs.

This document has been produced to encourage health care professionals to use surgical prophylaxis more effectively to improve the safety and quality of care that patients receive.

The video below outlines the Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme's guidelines for the appropriate use of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis – the first in a series of interventions.