Stylets and needle safety
A simple and effective way of avoiding sharps injury without a cork or tube.
APP Conference soon!
CONFERENCE IS ALMOST UPON US! THE CONFERENCE ADVANCED (ONLINE) REGISTRATION WILL SHUT DOWN AT MIDNIGHT ON MAY 17TH, PST ANY CHANGES TO YOUR REGISTRATION SHOULD …
Semmelweis
Perhaps if he was more diplomatic and better demonstrated his hypothesis he would have had a better response from his colleagues
Brasil 2nd Congress
Brian Skellie at the 2ND Educational Congress for Professional Body Piercers in Brasil
Wiping the Surface Clean
“To wipe the slate clean is to forget all past problems or mistakes and start something again. That is what wiping a surface is all about – to get rid of the past and start anew.” S.M.Kovach
Open Workshop SE
Brian Skellie shared piercing techniques at the Open Workshop in Stockholm SE November 9-11, 2012
JHU Infection Prevention Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities with Limited Resources
Links: Some educational infection prevention materials for body artists
Minimizing tools: a discussion
Minimizing waste and maximizing safety are two important goals in body art.
LESS THAN 30 DAYS UNTIL THE APP CONFERENCE!
30 days left to prepare for the 17th annual APP Conference!
Maintaining a Sterile Field
Why use a non-sterile dental bib when there are safer sterile options that are proven moisture barriers? Options and discussion.
Hand Hygiene — NEJM
Hand Hygiene — NEJM. Complete with interesting video Hand Hygiene Yves Longtin, M.D., Hugo Sax, M.D., Benedetta Allegranzi, M.D., Franck Schneider, and …
Brian Skellie offers freehand piercing workshop in Sweden at Tribe 20th anniversary event
Brian Skellie teaches aseptic freehand piercing skills in Sweden at Tribe 20th anniversary event
Brian Skellie teaches immediate use sterilization skills in Italy at APTPI Congress
Brian Skellie teaches sterilization skills for the professional body piercer and tattooist in Milan at the 7th APTPI congress
Working with a STATIM autoclave
Brian Skellie introduced STATIM autoclaves to our industry in the 1990′s, and hundreds of professionals have come to work with them over the years. Statim autoclaves have fully validated fast sterilization cycles, which makes them ideal for sterilizing jewelry and all the items as needed for each piercing as well as the routine wrapped items every studio needs. In this class we will explore how they should be handled in our daily routine.
Selected freehand piercings
Here is a look at a few recent piercings I performed during an exhibition for colleagues in New England. I really enjoy sharing ideas and techniques as a guest of my peers. My goal is an atraumatic aseptic technique: Primum non nocere
Skin antiseptics for piercing preparation
I miss the idea of a single non-staining, non-toxic agent that Techni-Care represented for skin preparation, and have been trying other options. Here is some further information, a fun presentation, and some links