Environmental Hygiene: Keeping Up With The New Technologies

April 24, 2023

Description 

During the pandemic, an increased focus on the importance of environmental (air, surfaces, etc.) disinfection has been emphasized. Several old and new technologies have been publicized and marketed, including UV disinfection, visible high-intensity narrow-spectrum light, dry and aerosolized hydrogen peroxide, silver coated surfaces and linen, fumigating and fogging, among others. This webinar will summarize the current evidence about the efficacy and safety of these technologies.
 

Target Audience

  • Hospital epidemiologists
  • Infection preventionists
  • Industrial hygienists
  • Environmental services

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, the learner will be able to:
 
  1. Provide an overview of the technologies available to clean and disinfect the healthcare environment including air and surfaces.
  2. Summarize the evidence about efficacy, safety and advantages of using each of the new environmental decontamination technologies.
  3. Summarize barriers, cost and disadvantages to using each of the new environmental decontamination technologies.
  4. Discuss how the interprofessional healthcare team can build a business case for the hospital administrators to select and implement these technologies.   
  5. Describe how the healthcare team can monitor effectiveness of environmental cleaning. 

 

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABIM MOC
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
04/18/2023
Course expires: 
12/31/2023
Event starts: 
04/24/2023 - 3:30pm EDT
Event ends: 
04/24/2023 - 4:30pm EDT
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Speakers:

William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH, CIC
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Consultant, Honoraria: PDI
Consultant: Kinnos, Ideate Medical
*All of the relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated
 
David J. Weber, MD, MPH
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Consultant: PDI, Wellair, Genrmitec
*All of the relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated

Moderator:

Hana Hakim, MD, MS, CIC
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Planners:

Eleena Bower, MPH, RN, LSSGB, CIC
Good Samaritan Hospital
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
 

Hana Hakim, MD, MS, CIC
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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

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