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Teleflex Medical Sponsors Eight-City Infection Protection Educational Program Series

Posted on: Thursday, 18 September 2008, 12:00 CDT

Teleflex Medical today announced the launch of an infection-protection speaker program that will take place in eight U.S. cities through the end of the year. The program was developed by a panel of leading clinical specialists to help healthcare professionals and facilities prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI).

Dr. Faisal Masud, Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, will be the featured speaker on the topic of Infection Protection Best Practices: A Call to Action. Victoria Nahum, whose family experience with hospital-acquired infections grew into a national crusade to save lives, also will speak at select venues. The program will be presented in Philadelphia, PA, New York City, Orlando, FL, Chicago, IL, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX, Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, and Nashville, TN.

Teleflex Medical is also sponsoring a second central line safety education program entitled Infection Protection Strategy: Infection Protection is Everyone's Responsibility. This presentation is available, by request, to healthcare facilities interested in learning more about how to develop an infection-protection strategy. Topics covered in this presentation include the identification of key stakeholders and the process/approach that hospitals should take as they fight to reduce HAIs.

"Teleflex Medical is pleased to sponsor this education initiative as part of our commitment to reduce the risk of central line-associated infections and the toll they take on both patients and hospitals," said Tim Hopper, vice president marketing, North America, Teleflex Medical. "This topic is even more crucial as hospitals and healthcare workers prepare for the upcoming Medicare changes on reimbursement of specific hospital-acquired conditions, including CRBSI."

Healthcare professionals interested in attending one of the sessions can get more information and register online at www.infectionprotectiontoday.com or by calling 610-359-9100 and asking for the Teleflex Medical Infection Protection Speaker Program.

About Teleflex Medical

Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, N.C., Teleflex Medical is a leading global provider of medical products and solutions designed to help healthcare providers improve outcomes, reduce infection and improve patient and provider safety. A business segment of Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), the company also produces surgical instruments and devices, cardiac devices and other specialty products for device manufacturers. The Teleflex Medical family of brands includes the trusted names of Arrow(R), Beere(R), Deknatel(R), Gibeck(R), HudsonRCI(R), KMedic(R), Pilling(R), Pleur-Evac(R), Rusch(R), Sheridan(R), SMD(TM), SSI(TM), Taut(R), TFX OEM(R) and Weck(R).

Source: Business Wire

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