Waterborne Pathogen Management - 2019 Maintenance Workshop Recording

Published by Health Care Association of Michigan

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Duration: 60 minutes

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Summary

Long-term care facilities, among other healthcare facilities, are increasingly being recognized as sources of patient and staff exposure to legionella through the water distribution system. There are new standards that healthcare organizations must implement to reduce the risk of legionella and make our buildings safe. This session will cover:

What is Legionella and how does it cause infection?
How legionella is transmitted via water
Review of current requirements for a water management program to reduce the risk of Legionella
How to make your building Legionella-safe
How to document your water management program activities

This webinar is a recording of the live session from the 2019 HCAM/MCAL Maintenance Workshop.

NHA: This program has been approved for Continuing Education for 1 total participant hours from NAB/NCERS - approval #20210220-8.00-A61387-DL. Contact KistiBoatright@hcam.org for further information.

AFC & CALD: This continuing education activity is appropriate for adult foster care providers and certified assisted living directors for a recommended maximum of 1 clock hours of professional development.

Presenters

Dr. Richard Van Enk
Dr. Richard Van Enk graduated from Calvin College in 1977 with a BA in Biology. He earned a MS in Biology from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green in 1979. He taught biology at Calvin College and Hope College in Michigan. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical and Public Health Microbiology at Loyola University Medical Center. He served as Chief Microbiologist at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Ohio. He is currently the Director of Infection Prevention and...More

Originally Published

January 24, 2020

Program Titles and Supporting Materials

This program contains the following components:

Waterborne Pathogens - Audio Presentation
Waterborne Pathogens - PowerPoint Presentation
Waterborne Pathogens - Slide Deck Copy

How To Attend

Join the self-paced program from your office, home, or hotel room using a computer and high speed internet connection. You may start and stop the program at your convenience, continue where you left off, and review supporting materials as often as you like. Please note: Internet Explorer is no longer a supported browser. We recommend using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari for best results.

Technical Requirements

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Credit

If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). If electing credit for this program, registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.

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AFC/CALD, NAB