September 11, 2023- This fall is International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) October 15–21. You probably won’t be able to find a card at Hallmark, but maybe it’s a good time to acknowledge your accounts with your own message. The salesperson with the best story wins, and your story is that you are spending the third week of October thinking about infection prevention and the welfare of your customers and their patients. What can you do to make it an even bigger celebration?
Look at your suppliers of gloves, hand hygiene, surface disinfection, PPE, sterilization, safety needles and syringes, and review your sales history. There are powerful brands in the market and suppliers that can support you with resources. Schedule focus time with one supplier per day for each day of International Infection Prevention Week.
Be a scout and be prepared. Visit APIC.org, AORN.org, SGNA.org or CDC.gov, and make sure you have the latest recommendations and guidelines for the various pieces of the infection prevention category. You might want to join the local chapter of one of these organizations or have information on-hand for others who might be interested. Due to the pandemic, some of the guidelines were updated more recently, so it will be a worthwhile exercise to be current.
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