Preventing Tubing Misconnections: Advancing Patient Safety with ENFit and NRFit | Webinar

Tubing misconnections remain a persistent and potentially fatal patient safety risk across healthcare settings. This session will provide an overview of how and why misconnections occur, the clinical impact of these events, and the global efforts to eliminate them through ISO 80369 design standards. Attendees will learn about the enteral (ENFit, ISO 80369-3) and neuraxial (NRFit, ISO 80369-6) connector systems, including device components, real-world adoption, and safety outcomes. The session will also cover practical strategies for conversion planning, staff education, and implementation using available tools and resources.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Define tubing misconnections and describe how they occur in clinical settings
• Recognize the patient safety risks and real-world impact associated with misconnection events
• Explain how ISO 80369 design standards reduce the risk of misconnections through incompatibility by design
• Differentiate between ENFit (enteral) and NRFit (neuraxial) systems and their key components

SPEAKERS 

Ben Davis, BSIE
Executive Director
Global Engineered Device Supplier Association (GEDSA)

Ben is the Executive Director of the Global Engineered Device Supplier Association (GEDSA), a non-profit trade association dedicated to the advancement of patient safety. He has been heavily involved with GEDSA since 2012, serving on multiple committees and he was previously Chairman of the organization’s Board of Directors. Prior to becoming GEDSA’s Executive Director, Ben was the Vice President of Engineering and Product Development for a medical device company where he led the development of its ENFit product portfolio. Ben is a subject matter expert on enteral & oral syringes, medication administration dosing accuracy, nasogastric feeding tubes, enteral connectors, and pharmacy accessories. Ben is an inventor on 88 patents, in jurisdictions around the world, including lead inventor of the ENFit® Low Dose Tip Syringe technology. Ben has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Risa Eckardt, PharmD, BS, ASHP Certified in Medication Safety
Medication Safety Coordinator
Gillette Children's

Risa brings over 30 years of experience optimizing medication management and enhancing patient safety in diverse healthcare settings.

Risa has worked in acute care settings as a Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Clinical Pharmacist, Adult Intensive Care, Med-Surg, Nutrition Support, IV Room and Clinical Staff Pharmacist. She also spent over 10 years as a Home Infusion Pharmacy Director.  Currently, Risa is advancing medication safety initiatives and contributing to better health outcomes by proudly working at Gillette Children’s in Saint Paul Minnesota as their Med Safety Coordinator. 

Risa holds a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and is ASHP certified in Medication Safety.

In her free time, Risa enjoys gardening, traveling, art exhibits, and her fantastic family of interesting people & pets, which helps her maintain a well-rounded approach to life. 

Elizabeth has been a licensed RN and CRNA for 43 years and currently practices at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California. She is also Founder and CEO of DoubleLock Healthcare, Inc., a start-up medical device company whose signature product, the DoubleLock Sterile entry Intravenous (IV) Port and Syringe System, which addresses three serious problems in healthcare: needle-stick injuries, healthcare-associated infection, and Luer-lock misconnection errors. This product aims to become the new standard of care in IV drug delivery when drugs are drawn up at the bedside, in the operating room, or the field. She also serves on six committees with the Global Engineered Device Supplier Association and two committees with the International Organization for Standardization. Elizabeth has recently published an article in the Journal of Medical Devices titled,  "The History, Innovation, and Standards of Intravenous Access Ports and Devices." Contact her at Elizabeth@DoubleLockHealthcare.com

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