A TECHNO-ECONOMIC NEWS MAGAZINE FOR MEDICAL PLASTICS AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
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Invited Speakers & Panel Experts : Presentation Abstracts

Dr. Mahesh Patel
Quality & Patient Safety Officer
Apollo Hospitals International Ltd.

Safe Employees… Safer Hospital…

An occupational hazard has been a long-standing concern of the health care industry as well as employee working in health care setup. According to the Bureau of Labor statistics, U.S. hospitals recorded 2,53,700 work-related injuries and illnesses in 2011, which is 6.8 work-related injuries and illnesses for every 100 fulltime employees. The injury and illness rate in hospitals is higher than the rates in construction and manufacturing two industries that are traditionally thought to be relatively hazardous. National Safety Council (NSC) reports that hospital employees are 41% more likely to need time off due to injury or illness than employees in other industries.

Hospitals are large, organizationally complex, system driven institutions employing large numbers of workers from different professional streams. Hospitals are potentially hazardous workplaces and employees are exposed to a wide range of physical, chemical, biological and psychological hazards. Due to complexity in system and process, the chance of breach in protocol or human error particularly while dealing with hazards are very likely which may have grave impact on human lives. Controlling and minimizing workplace hazards for healthcare personnel in hospitals present a unique challenge because the health and wellbeing of hospital patients must also be considered. Exposures to occupational hazards throughout hospital departments are highly variable and hence to create a safe working environment for employee it is very crucial to understands and practices

  • Identify the sources of occupational hazard

  • Identify the adverse health effects resulting from particular source

  • Identify & practices appropriate measure to prevent / eliminate hazards

It is very essential to have healthy, safe and motivated workforce without that the public health goals of the country cannot be met.

Major (Dr) Sanjay Dalsania
Chief Quality Officer
Apollo Hospitals International Limited, Ahmedabad

Managing Risks To Make The Hospitals Safer - For Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare is one of the fastest growing sectors of the Indian economy, employing millions of workers. Women represent a big portion of the healthcare force. Considering the patient -centric & human-driven nature of services, hospitals are not only unsafe for the patients but also for the people who are working therein. Healthcare delivery in any part of the world is associated with a wide range of occupational hazards. Healthcare professionals are equally vulnerable to work related risks as compared to employees of any other industries. Healthcare professionals are exposed to several risks i.e. hospital acquired infections, sharp injuries, radiation injuries, burns, ergonomic issues, chemical exposure, hospital accidents, stress etc. Amongst these, many of them are due to medical devices used in the hospitals. The severity of consequences may vary from negligible to catastrophic wherein an employee experiences a permanent harm or dies. Although it is possible to prevent or reduce healthcare workers’ exposure to these hazards, healthcare workers continue to experience injuries and illnesses in the workplaces. Cases of non-fatal occupational injuries and illnesses in healthcare workers are among the highest of any industry sector.

In spite of its very high incidences, the systematic study and research on healthcare occupational risks and prevention is still at the stage of infancy in India. The hospital accreditation drive (NABH & JCI) has played a key role in sensitizing hospitals about the risk management concept in the recent years. Moreover, the rapid rise in the incidence of occupational hazards, avoidable mishaps, sentinel events and litigations have also re-emphasised the importance of the comprehensive risk management in Indian hospitals.

The primary aim of this paper/presentation is to improve the current practices of identification, assessment, prevention & mitigation of adverse occupational events and associated risks in order to improve the overall staff safety in healthcare setting. It mentions various occupational (device related and unrelated) risks which has potential negative impact, along with a methodology to ascertain the likelihood (probability), severity of consequences (safety impact) and risk scoring of these risks. A decision-support qualitative risk matrix thus made can be used to anticipate and prevent/control various healthcare occupational risks and to improve the overall safety in the organization.

Mr. Sanjeev Rajput
Founder of Balaji Concepts, Vadodara

“Safety And Risk Management Involved In ETO Sterilization & Effects Of ETO On Environment And Their Solutions”

During the course of carrying out their duties Doctors, Nurses and other healthcare professionals especially from surgical and cleaning department are exposed to many health hazards related to use and handling of various equipments, cleaning and
sterilizing of devices.

Improper sterilization of devices & surgical waste management can lead to cause of severe infections. It is very necessary to train the healthcare professionals regarding use and handling the devices and process involved so that they can work effectively and safely.

It is very important to take care of environment and health of healthcare institutions also with the health of the patients. We should know about environmental effect of any device we are using. Also healthcare professionals should know not only operating the device but also to achieve the effective results from the device like ETO Sterilizer. Healthcare professionals must know about ETO Sterilization process, preparations before sterilizations and safety precautions during the process as well as the effects on environment and their solutions.

Mr. Sumit Marwah
CEO & Director
Dispoline India Private Limited & Dispoline Healthcare Private Limited

“Don’t become the Patient” - Healthcare professionals. The Way Forward.

These are challenging times for Healthcare Professionals. Infections are an area of concern especially with newer, virulent and resistant strains of microbes being found. A recent study commissioned by the PM of UK has forecasted that Globally Anti Microbial Resistance (AMR) will cause 10 million deaths and 100 Trillion $ in GDP loss. Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) are a big concern. We need to discuss THE WAY FORWARD & also share and implement Best Practices, New Concepts and Tools to PREVENT INFECTION.

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