Reusable Gowns as Part of Climate-smart Healthcare

July 28, 2025

Description 

This session will review evidence for replacing disposable with reusable gowns from a sustainability perspective and describe the experience of a healthcare system in making the switch to reduce waste and promote system resilience.

Target Audience

  • Infection Preventionists
  • Hospital Epidemiologists
  • Hospital Leadership
  • ID Physicians
  • Pharmacists
  • Microbiologists

Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, learners will be able to:
 
  1. Describe key aspects of safety, cost and environmental sustainability related to use of reusable vs. disposable gowns.
  2. Identify best practices for implementing the use of reusable gowns in a healthcare facility.
  3. Navigate barriers to switching to reusable gowns and how to overcome them.
Course summary
Course opens: 
04/28/2025
Course expires: 
04/28/2026
Event starts: 
07/28/2025 - 1:30pm EDT
Event ends: 
07/28/2025 - 2:30pm EDT
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Advancing Healthcare Sustainability in Infection Prevention
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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. 
 

Speakers:

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Planners:

Shira Abeles, MD
University of California, San Diego
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
 
Sarah Krein, PhD, RN
University of Michigan
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
 
Harjot K. Singh, MD, ScM
Weil Cornell Medicine
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
 
Dan Uslan, MD. MBA
UCLA Health
No relevant financial relationships to disclose 
 
 
*All relevant financial relationships listed above have been mitigated
 
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 1.00 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 1.00 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 1.00 CNE credit. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PHARMACISTS:

CPE Accreditation Statement for Pharmacists
SHEA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Universal Activity Number has yet to be assigned to this activity. This activity is acceptable for a maximum of 1.00 live CPE contact hours (1.00 CEUs) in states that recognize ACPE providers. 
 
Upon completion of this ACPE-approved activity, participants will receive 1.00 credits on their NABP e-Profile section of the CPE Monitor. It is the participant's responsibility to upload the correct NABP number and date of birth when submitting your evaluation. 

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Price

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