Elizabeth “Betsy” Vane and Deborah Austin present:

Establishing A High School Sterile Processing Clinical Program

Thursday, May 16, 2019, 2:00pm ET

PRESENTERS: ELIZABETH “BETSY’’ VANE AND DEBORAH AUSTIN

Elizabeth “Betsy” Vane,RN, MS, CNOR, CHL, CRCST, CSPDT, Health Science Teacher, at Health Careers High School, San Antonio, Texas. Elizabeth served 30 years in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. She holds CNOR, CRCST and CHL certifications. Her Master of Science degree in nursing is from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.

Deborah Austin, RN, BSN MA, Health Department Coordinator at Health Careers High School, San Antonio, Texas. Deborah’s professional nursing experience includes 17 years in a variety of fields and teaching at the community college level. She has taught for the past 28 years at Health Careers High School where she organized and implemented an innovative sterile processing certification program, in conjunction with local hospitals, for high school students.

WEBINAR AGENDA: This 60-minute webinar will feature Elizabeth “Betsy” Vane, RN, MS, CNOR, CHL, CRCST, CSPDT, Health Science Teacher, at Health Careers High School and Deborah Austin, RN, BSN MA, Health Department Coordinator, at Health Careers High School, San Antonio, Texas. A challenge for today’s surgical team is maintaining certified/qualified sterile processing personnel. It is time to move toward teaching high school students about this career field. Join Elizabeth and Deborah as they discuss the significant clinical and legal considerations for teaching high school students about the roles and functions of sterile processing personnel in an academic setting and within the hospital(s) in their community. School district support of a national certification process will be included. *MD Publishing takes every precaution to ensure accuracy of content; however, the information, opinions, and statements expressed in the webinars and advertisements herein are those of the writer and/or advertiser, and not those of our company.

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