SPEAKER: Nancy Moureau, Tiffany Wiksten, Jenn Hilliard, Jon Bell
ROOM: Rivoli C
CONTACT HOURS: 1
CRNI RUs: 2

The increasing use of ultrasound visualization to guide minimally invasive medical procedures is helping to speed vascular access, facilitate diagnoses, and decrease overall health care costs. The session will engage a Joint Commission speaker and a panel of experts to discuss hot topics applied from Standards for ultrasound-guided peripheral insertions. The presenter will describe the approach that accreditation agencies take to assessing compliance, including application of the Spaulding classification system; what surveyors want to see; and how practitioners can clarify manufacturer instructions for use. The panel will discuss and explore guidelines and recommendations for the cleaning and disinfection of ultrasound transducers, the correct uses of coupling gel, and other steps that optimize ultrasound visualization when used for percutaneous procedures. 

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, learners will be able to: • Evaluate practice recommendations for high- and low-level disinfection for ultrasound transducer/probe cleaning with percutaneous procedures applying Spaulding Classifications and current evidence • Describe Joint Commission survey compliance assessment • Assess key points surveyors want to see in association with ultrasound device usage and training • Discuss key topics and issues faced by clinicians in the panel and through questions