Advanced Approaches in Environmental Cleaning: Touchless Technologies, Quality Assurances, & Outbreak Response

November 3, 2025

Description

In this webinar, an expert panel discussion will collectively answer questions including: 1) why/under what circumstances would one consider utilizing adjunctive touchless technologies for disinfection, e.g. certain locations, patient populations, procedures, clusters; 2) what are the pros/cons of  adjunctive touchless disinfection technologies. both as a general approach as well as pros/cons of key specific technologies; 3) what are some key practical considerations in ensuring the successful implementation of a touchless technology program, including metrics to measure effectiveness of implementation?

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:
 
  1. Recognize when/where touchless disinfection technologies may be considered for implementation.
  2. Identify the pros/cons of adjunctive touchless disinfection technologies as a general approach as well as those of key specific technologies (e.g., UV, hydrogen peroxide, hydrostatic sprayers).
  3. Explain key strategies and practical considerations for successfully integrating touchless disinfection technologies in a healthcare setting, including interdisciplinary collaboration, implementation planning, and performance metrics.
Course summary
Course opens: 
07/03/2025
Course expires: 
07/03/2028
Event starts: 
11/03/2025 - 11:00am EST
Event ends: 
11/03/2025 - 12:00pm EST
Member cost:
$0.00
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
A Master Class in Environmental Cleaning & Disinfection: From Fundamentals to Emerging Practices
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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:

Jonathan Otter, PhD, FRCPath
Imperial College London
Consultant: GAMA; Spectrum XX; Arka
Speaker: Solventum
Co-founder: IPC Partners
 
William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH, CIC
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Consultant: PDI; Kinnos; Ideate Medical
Honoraria: PDI
 
Erica S. Shenoy, MD, PhD
Mass General Brigham
No relevant financial relationships to disclose
 

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
 
 
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.

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