2024 Webinar: Collaboration with Environmental Services to Enhance Infection Prevention

Thursday, July 25, 2024 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

LeadingAge Kansas is proud to partner with LeadingAge Iowa to bring you this webinar.

*Please note: A recording of this session is NOT included in the registration fee.*

Session Description:

In recent years, the importance of infection prevention and control strategies in nursing homes has grown significantly. With the COVID-19 pandemic prompting changes to regulations and emerging antimicrobial resistant organisms, staying current is a huge challenge infection preventionists face. LeadingAge Iowa recognizes these challenges and is offering a webinar to help infection preventionists and environmental services teams ensure compliance and reduce infection transmission.

This webinar will focus on the collaboration between infection preventionists and environmental services, highlighting the critical role of effective cleaning and disinfection in preventing pathogen transmission. Participants will learn skills to assist environmental services departments in purchasing and using appropriate disinfectants.

In addition, an area under regulatory scrutiny is the water management program. The webinar will provide insights into establishing a safe water management program by identifying critical points in the water system that can reduce the risks of legionella and other bacterial growth.

• Identify criteria that must be considered when purchasing and using cleaning and disinfectant agents in the environment.
• Define high touch areas of the environment.
• Review typical water flow systems in long-term care settings and areas with increased risk for bacteria growth.

Who Should Attend

Infection Preventionists and Directors of Nursing. Maintenance and environmental services personnel may benefit from this content as well.  Appropriate for SNF/NF providers.

Faculty

Rob Fiori, Director of Solutions, Martin Bros. Distributing Inc., Cedar Falls

Rob Fiori has more than 32 years in the foodservice and healthcare industries including 20 years in the chemical, sanitation, and janitorial segments. Rob’s experiences have strengthened his skills in sanitation training, infection control, safety, and cost savings. Rob leads a team of specialists that dedicate their time to customers to assist them with training their staff. Rob and his team introduce new products and procedures, helping customers to run their operations efficiently and safely, while meeting standards in the industry.                                                 

What’s Included

Registration fee includes digital handout, one connection to the live webinar and instructions for receiving CE credit/attendance certificate for one person.  A recording of this webinar is NOT included in the registration fee.

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Continuing Education:
This educational event has been approved for up to 1.0 continuing education hours in the core of Administration for Licensed Adult Care Home Administrators, Adult Care Home Operators and Dietitians by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. Health Occupations and Credentialing approved provider number (LTS A0009).

LeadingAge Kansas is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 1.0 contact hours applicable for APRN, RN or LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number: LT0102-1116.

*Continuing education hours are subject to change.
*Dates and Times are subject to change.