Bangalore. Aster Hospitals Bangalore recently hosted ‘Safe Injection Practices’ conference. The program was inaugurated by Dr Nitish Shetty (Regional CEO for Aster Hospitals) and was presided over by Dr. Rohini Paul (Bangalore cluster Nursing Head for Aster Hospitals) And it was also preceded by Dr Gajendra Singh SR, Principal of RV College of Nursing. More than 750 personnel from the Nursing community working in various hospitals and colleges across Bangalore participated in the conference.
Unsafe injection practices put patients and healthcare personnel at risk of disease transmission such as blood-borne diseases like HIV, Hepatitis B and C virus. The workshop seeks to raise awareness among patients and healthcare providers about safe injection practices, which are critical to the overall safety of healthcare delivery.
Speaking at the workshop, Dr Rohini Paul, Bangalore cluster Nursing Head for Aster Hospitals said, “The goal of the conference is to make sure that patients are protected each time they receive an injectable medication. Through targeted education and awareness efforts, the campaign empowered healthcare providers to insist on nothing less than safe injections—every time, for every patient. The conference is intended to train the nurses to administer the injections safely, how to do the same with zero error and also discarding the used syringes and needles safely. More than 750 Nurses working in different hospitals are empowered with knowledge to administer injections safely through this workshop. Certificates were awarded to all participants.”
On the same occasion, Aster RV Hospital unveiled a logo for the nursing community to provide them with a sense of identity and empowerment. The logo is testimony to the selfless service provided by the nursing community to humanity. The ‘Arms’ together shows the dedication and commitment to the profession and patients. The ‘Heart’ represents compassion, under the 'Cap', the symbol of a nurse.
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Aster DM Healthcare Limited is one of the largest private healthcare service providers operating in GCC and in India. With an inherent emphasis on clinical excellence, we are one of the few entities in the world with a strong presence across primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary healthcare through our 27 hospitals, 118 clinics, 323 pharmacies and 66 labs & patient experience centers in seven countries, including India. We have over 24,350 plus dedicated staff including 3,110 doctors and 7,063 nurses across the geographies that we are present in, delivering a simple yet strong promise to our different stakeholders: "We'll treat you well." We reach out to all economic segments in the GCC states through our differentiated healthcare services across the "Aster", "Medcare" and "Access" brands.
