Presentations and training by Ginger Parker
2011"How far have we really come?" PHTS "Back to Basics" Webinar Series: Needlestick and Sharps Injury Prevention. April 14, 2011.
EPINet training at the 4th Persian Gulf Occupational Health Forum: "Toward Sustainable Occupational Health and Safety." Kuwait City, Kuwait; April 5-7, 2011. (included "Train the Trainer" program at a post-conference workshop.)
2010
EPINet training workshop at the 2010 National Evaluation and Training Meeting of the "Preventing Occupational Transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens in Healthcare Workers" project. Co-sponsored by WHO, PAHO, NIOSH, and Peruvian governmental agencies. Lima, Peru; September 13-17, 2010.
"EPINet: the Global Experience of Implementation as a Tool: Standardized Exposure Record of Biological Risk." International Symposium on Bio-safety: Road to Safety. Bogota, Colombia; August 12, 2010.
EPINet training workshops in Egypt:
- Protecting Health Care Workers, Preventing Needlestick Injuries and Occupational Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure: EPINet Surveillance System Regional Planning Workshop and Training of Trainers. Sponsored by Cairo University Hospitals in cooperation with the World Health Organization and the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Cairo, Egypt; July 12-14, 2010.
- Protecting Health Care Workers, Preventing Needlestick Injuries and Occupational Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure: EPINet Surveillance System. Sponsored by Alexandria University Hospitals. Alexandria, Egypt; July 17-18, 2010.
EPINet training workshop at Second Regional Encounter for Latin America and the Caribbean on Protection of Healthcare Workers. Co-sponsored by the Pan-American Health Organization (WHO) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC). Bogata, Columbia; April 26-29, 2010.
2009
EPINet training sponsored by Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection, in conjunction with Pan American Health Organization, the World Health Organization, and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- December 1-2: trained representatives from 18 hospitals from the Antioquia Hospitals Network in Medellin, Colombia.
- December 3-4: trained representatives from 22 hospitals from the Bogota Public Hospitals in Bogata, Colombia.
"EPINet Sharps Injuries Surveillance: Introduction and Training." First Regional Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean on Health Protection for Healthcare Workers. Meeting co-sponsored by the PAHO, WHO, and NIOSH, in collaboration with the Instituto de Altos Estudios de Salud "Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldon," Venezuelan Ministry of Health. Maracay, Venezuela; September 22-24, 2009.
EPINet training workshop. Occupational Safety Center for Healthcare Workers, Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; August 19-21, 2009.
EPINet training at Regional Planning Workshop and Training of Trainers: Preventing Needlestick Injuries and Occupational Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures; EPINet Surveillance Program (sponsored by World Health Organization). King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; August 15-18, 2009.
2008
"Using EPINet for Surveillance in a Network." and On-site Hospital EPINet training. Florida Hospital System, Orlando, FL; April 3-4, 2008.
2007
"Safety-Engineered Devices"; "Tracking of Occupational Injuries in Healthcare Using the EPINet System." Open Health Institute; 7th OHI Summer School. Moscow, Russia; July 10-14, 2007.
2006
"EPINet Surveillance." Fall Conference, Virginia Chapter of the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare. Fishersville, Virginia; Sept. 28, 2006.
"EPINet Surveillance in Africa." John Snow, Inc. Washington, DC; August 30, 2006.
"EPINet and its use in Africa to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS." Chemonics, Inc. Washington, DC; March 1, 2006.
2005
"EPINet in Africa." PEPFAR Injection Safety Partners Meeting, University Research Co., LLC. Bethesda, MD; February 22, 2005.
"Emerging Markets: EPINet." Presentation at BD Worldwide Meeting - Immunization & Curative Safety. Whippany, NJ; February 17, 2005.
2004
"Surveillance Under the Microscope." (Conference) "EPINet: Getting the Most from EPINet Data." (Breakfast Workshop) Australian Infection Control Association 3rd Biennial Conference. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; June 9-11, 2004.
"An Update on EPINet Surveillance from a Worldwide Perspective." "The National EPINet Surveillance Project-Future Plans" EPINet User's Group meeting for Australian Infection Control Association Conference. Sydney, NSW, Australia; June 7-8 2004.
2003
"Introduction to EPINet." Conference on EPINet protocol (organized by BD, with nurses and physicians from across Mexico attending). Mexico City, Mexico; December 11-12, 2003.
"Understanding and Promoting Access/EPINet." (overview of and training on Access/EPINet for BD Europe personnel) Le Pont de Claix (Grenoble), France ; October 28-30, 2003.
"Getting the Most from EPINet-How to Generate and Interpret EPINet Reports." 2003 Safety Leadership Conference, United Hospital Center, Stonewall Jackson Resort, Weston, WV; September 15-16, 2003.
"EPINet for South Africa: An Introduction to EPINet." (sponsored by BD.)
-Johannesburg, South Africa; September 6-7 2003.
-Pretoria, South Africa; September 8, 2003.
-Durban, South Africa; September 9-10, 2003.
-Cape Town, South Africa; September 11-12, 2003.
EPINet demonstrations at BD booth; APIC 30th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting. San Antonio, Texas; June 8-10, 2003.
"EPINet Customization Review." Brussels, Belgium; March 31-April 2, 2003, (sponsored by BD.)
"The New EPINet Coming to Australia." overview and user input, EPINet Proceeding Forward-Focus Group Meetings.
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; February 24-26, 2003, (sponsored by BD.)
- Sydney, NSW, Australia; February 27-28, 2003, (sponsored by BD.)
2002
"EPINet Symposium- Translating EPINet for Belgium." Scientific Institute of Public Health meeting, Erembodegem/Aalst, Belgium; November 7-8, 2002, (sponsored by BD.)
"EPINet-Finland: What and How." Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; November 6, 2002.
"EPINet for Surveillance and Safety: Translating EPINet for Sweden." Stockholm, Sweden; November 3-5, 2003, (sponsored by BD.)
"EPINet in Central and South America." overview and training of Access/EPINet-Uruguay, BD offices, Franklin Lakes, NJ; August 27, 2002.
EPINet demonstrations at BD booth; APIC 29th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting Nashville, TN; May 19-22, 2002.
"What's Different about the New EPINet?" 1st Annual Canadian Needlestick Surveillance Network Meeting and Training workshop. Sponsored by Bloodborne Pathogens/Nosocomial and Occupational Infections Division, Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada; February 24-27, 2002.
2001
Generating and Interpreting EPINet Reports." PHTS Risk Managers Conference, Columbia, SC; October 28-30, 2001.
EPINet demonstrations at BD booth; APIC 28th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting Seattle, Washington; June 10-12, 2001.
"Access EPINet." South Richmond-Infection Control Nurses. Health South Medical Center, Richmond, VA; May 18, 2001.
"Using EPINet to Track Occupational Exposures." with Wendy Gallart of BD. Sharps Injury Prevention Conference. Great Neck, NY; March 12, 2001.
"Using Access EPINet in Developing Countries." Department of Geographic and International Medicine, University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA; February 20, 2001.
"EPINet Introduction and Training." Baptist Hospital, Miami, FL; January 29, 2001, (sponsored by BD.)
"Access/EPINet Review." Geographic & International Medicine staff meeting, University of Virginia; January 9, 2001.
2000
"EPINet Introduction and On-site Training." Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, VA; October 13, 2000.
"Safety Issues and Infusion Therapy." Intravenous Nurses Society training seminar. Orlando, FL; November 3, 2000.
"EPINet Surveillance Workshop: Tracking and Reporting Blood Exposures in Your Hospital," with Dr. Janine Jagger. Preconference Professional Development Seminar, Frontline Healthcare Workers Safety Foundation National Conference, Washington, DC; August 6-8, 2000.
EPINet demonstrations at BD booth; American Nurses Association National Conference," Indianapolis, Indiana; June 25-27, 2000.
EPINet demonstrations at BD booth; APIC 27th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting, Minneapolis, MN; June 18 20, 2000.
"EPINet Surveillance Introduction and Training Workshop," Infection Control Nurses Meeting, BD Offices, Oxford, England; April 17-19, 2000.
"EPINet for PHTS: Customization and Training." PHTS Headquarters, Colombia, SC; March 1, 2000.