An Update on AGPs: Lessons from the Pandemic & Implications for the Future
In this webinar, the speakers will review the emerging data on aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) with specific attention to studies quantifying aerosol generation and airborne SARS-CoV-2 concentrations associated with different procedures. The speakers will review the spectrum of procedures classified as AGPs, studies on health care provider infection rates associated with different AGPs, and the impact the current AGP framework has on daily operations in health care settings including testing requirements, isolation policies, and personal protective equipment for providers, staff, and visitors.
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Target Audience
All Clinicians, Infection Prevention Nurses, Hospital Administrators, Epidemiologists, Public Health Officials, Anesthesiologists, Intensivists
Learning Objectives
- Describe the mechanisms and risk factors for respiratory virus transmission
- Quantify the relative quantities of aerosol genration associated with different procedures
- Consider the implications of current data regarding AGPs for infection control policies including testing, masking, and use of airborne infection isolation rooms
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Speakers
Michael Klompas, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital Disclosed no relevant financial relationships | |
David Rapoport, MD |
Planners/Moderators
Bernard Camins, MD
Mount Sinai - New York
Dr. Camins has no relevant financial relationships to disclose
Harjot K. Singh, MD, ScM, FIDSA
Weill Cornell Medicine
Dr. Singh has no relevant financial relationships to disclose
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physicians: The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America designates this internet live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
MOC 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. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
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Available Credit
- 1.00 ABIM MOC
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Participation