Ivy Montgomery, MBA, Co-Founder of Melzi

The Impact of Retained Surgical Sharps and Near Misses on Patient Safety

with 2.0 CEUs (through speaker)

Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, the attendee will be able to:

• Understand the latest statistics and prevention methods on retained surgical sharp events.
• Define retained surgical sharps (RSS) and near misses related to sharps miscount.  
• Understand the importance of reporting near misses and sentinel events.
• Describe how a culture of safety can help reduce retained sharps.
• Describe the impact of retained surgical sharps (RSS) and near miss sharps (NMS) on the patient, perioperative team, and hospital.
• Identify how leadership can assist in reducing retained surgical sharps.
• Discuss the role of adjunct technology in preventing retained surgical sharps.

Program Overview:

Ivy is a Go-To-Market executive with deep experience in the B2B software business. Ivy's strength lies in her ability to take a high-level vision, apply creative thinking and tactical approaches, and transform that vision into reality. Have successfully taken multiple startups and business units within multi-national companies to the next level of growth. She is passionate about the impact innovative technologies can bring to human lives, especially in the areas of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases.