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Tenth Anniversary of the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act:
Mapping Progress, Charting a Future Path

A conference organized by the
International Healthworker Safety Center, UVa,
and sponsored by UVa's Office of Continuing Medical Education

November 5-6, 2010 - Charlottesville, Virginia

The following resources from the conference are currently available:  

- Conference program (includes agenda, speaker directory, abstracts, and list of steering committee members)

- Speaker presentations
[Powerpoint slides in PDF Portfolio file; size: 7.52 mb. Works best with Acrobat or Adobe Reader vs 9 or later.]

- Keynote address by John Howard (Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health); includes introduction by Janine Jagger.
[Video is in Windows Media format; may not play well on Macs or mobile devices.]

- Conference slide show

The following will be posted soon:
- Video of other speakers and sessions
- Written summaries of sessions

This conference was made possible by a grant from

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Funding for this conference was made possible, in part, by cooperative agreement award number 1R13OH009924-01 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Major support was also provided by our platinum partner:

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We also thank these conference exhibitors:

          • BD
          • B Braun Medical
          • Covidien
          • Daniels SharpSmart, Inc.
          • Ethicon Inc.
          • MYCO Medical
          • Sandel Medical Industries

... and gratefully acknowledge assistance from the Premier Healthcare Alliance.

 Thanks to all for their generous support.