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Description
This is a three-part course designed for healthcare professionals interested in infection prevention which will start by reviewing the basics of environmental cleaning and disinfection for healthcare facilities, including approaches for collaboration, implementation and quality assurance techniques. Advanced sessions will cover frameworks for product evaluation and an in-depth discussion on touchless technologies and novel techniques and methodologies.
Webinars in this course:
- Fundamentals of Implementation & Evaluation of Environmental Cleaning & Disinfection in the Healthcare Facility | August 25, 2025 @ 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET
- Approach to Evaluating New Disinfection Products | September 30, 2025 @ 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET
- Advanced Approaches in Environmental Cleaning: Touchless Technologies, Quality Assurances, & Outbreak Response | November 3, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET
Target Audience
- Infection Preventionists
- Hospital Epidemiologists
- ID Fellows interested in IPC
- EVS Leadership
Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity, learners will be able to:
- Determine approaches for implementing and evaluating environmental cleaning in a healthcare facility.
- Apply a standardized, evidence- based framework for evaluating a new cleaning or disinfection product for a healthcare facility.
- Explain benefits and limitations of adjunctive touchless disinfection technologies and analyze when/where they could be appropriately used to support infection prevention efforts in your healthcare facility.
- Describe the role of interdisciplinary teams in enhancing environmental cleaning and infection prevention strategies.
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standard for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all faculty and planning partners must disclose all financial relationship(s) with any ineligible company within the prior 24 months for any amount. SHEA identifies and mitigates all conflict of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners.
Planners:
Jessica Howard-Anderson, MD, MsC
Emory University School of Medicine
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
Saranya Seetharaman, MBBS, MPH, CIC
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
E. Yoko Furuya, MD, MS, FSHEA
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
SHEA's 2025 LearningCE Program Committee assisted with the development of this program. You can view the 2025 LearningCE Program Committee Roster and Disclosures.
Accreditation Statements
In support of improving patient care, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
PHYSICIANS:
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America designates this activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC Recognition Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to Joint Accreditation for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
By submitting a claim for ABIM MOC, you hereby give SHEA permission to share individual physician participation information with ABIM through JA PARS.
NURSES:
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.00 CNE credit. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Available Credit
- 3.00 ABIM MOC
- 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 3.00 Nursing Contact Hours
- 3.00 Participation
Price
Member cost:
$25.00
Cost:
$150.00
Click the Register button to enroll in the full series. This will automatically enroll you in all three webinars.
Once registered, you will receive email reminders and Zoom access details for each webinar via email on the day of each session.
Once registered, you will receive email reminders and Zoom access details for each webinar via email on the day of each session.
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