SSI webinar 5: Consumer engagement

As part of campaign activity for Open for better care, a series of webinars are being held.

This recording of webinar 5: consumer engagement, is a great opportunity to hear consumers and clinicians discuss the merits of and practical tips on how to support consumer engagement in reducing the risk of SSI.

Our presenters include:

• Chris Walsh on the what, why and how of consumer engagement in health services and SSI
• Kelly Vince on raising the profile of consumer engagement among clinicians and the benefits of working with patients to reduce the risk of infection
• Owen Ashwell on opportunities to engage with patients during their perioperative experience
• a panel discussion led by Chris – what are the opportunities to be part of reducing your own risk of SSI?
• working with consumers to develop patient information – ‘Preventing Surgical Site Infection’
• Kula Alapaki on the information Pacific peoples need before surgery on reducing the risk of a SSI
• Geoff Cardwell on involvement as a consumer representative – what do consumers bring to the table

The full recording of the webinar is available by clicking the link below – please note this is a very large file and may take some time to load.