AORN Infection Prevention & Control March 2026 Specialty Assembly Meeting: Managing and Interpreting Medical Device Instructions for Use (IFU): A Practical Guide for Perioperative Nurses
Webinar/Online
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 7:00pm ET - 8:00pm ET
Infection ControlInfo
Topic
Managing and Interpreting Medical Device Instructions for Use (IFU): A Practical Guide for Perioperative Nurses
Credits Offered
This event offers
1.0 CNE credit
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
California Board of Registered Nurses.
Additional Information
Medical device Instructions for Use (IFUs) are essential for safe patient care, effective device performance, and regulatory compliance—but they can be lengthy, inconsistent, and difficult to interpret in real-time practice. This webinar is designed for perioperative nurses who want a clear, practical approach to finding, understanding, and applying IFU requirements across the perioperative setting.
Participants will learn how to quickly locate critical information within an IFU, interpret key sections (including indications, contraindications, warnings/precautions, setup and operation steps, cleaning/sterilization requirements, and troubleshooting), and translate those requirements into everyday workflows. Through real-world examples and common OR scenarios, the session will also address how to manage IFU updates, handle missing or unclear instructions, and collaborate with sterile processing, risk management, and vendor partners to support safe and consistent practice.
Speakers
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine
University of Louisville School of Medicine
John Hudson Garrett Jr., Ph.D., MPH, MBA, CPPS, FACHE, FSHEA, FNAP, FIDSA is a driven, results-oriented, and collaborative healthcare and medical executive with a proven track record of growing clinical and medical affairs strategies across a broad variety of targets including both inpatient and outpatient healthcare settings, as well as community settings. Dr. Garrett has a passion for positively impacting patient safety through meaningful collaboration with patients, regulators, accreditation bodies, healthcare professionals, clinical organizations, industry partners, and integrated healthcare delivery networks. Dr. Garrett’s specific focus has been on the prevention of healthcare-associated and community-associated infection prevention and control, and he believes in advancing global evidence-based practices to reduce healthcare-associated infections, improve patient satisfaction and occupational safety, reduce costs, and improve overall healthcare outcomes.
Senior Consultant
Ruth Carrico PhD DNP APRN FNP-C CIC FSHEA FNAP FAAN is a senior consultant with Carrico & Ramirez, PLLC focused on infectious diseases, infection prevention and control, and vaccinology. She is also a Professor and Family Nurse Practitioner, gratis faculty, with the University of Louisville School Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Carrico has received training specific for healthcare epidemiology at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in conjunction with the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).
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Additional Registration Information:
Pre-registration is required and registration is only open to current AORN members.