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Meet the Office Staph -
Infection Control for the Office Setting
WHEN: May,15 2025 12:00pm ET
Information and registration Coupon required (obtain from your organization)
DESCRIPTION: A recent report from the World Health Organization estimated that over 3 million patients could die each year from healthcare-associated infections if something isn’t urgently done. Effective, yet simple infection prevention practices, such as regular hand hygiene, proper sterilization of equipment, and adherence to guidelines for the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), allow workers to treat patients safely while creating an environment with much less risk for the public.
SPEAKERS: Julie Janeway, MSA, JD and Linda Weirauch, MSN, RN, CPHQ
OBJECTIVES:
- Participants will be able to understand the chain of infection
- Attendees will learn learn techniques to break the chain of infection
- Participants will understand the healthcare workers' safety guidelines for transmission prevention
- Attendees will identify types of PPE and simulate donning and doffing
- Participants will describe and explain the importance of the process of high-touch surface cleaning
- Attendees will learn and be able to understand the legal requirements and consequences associated with infection control/prevention compliance and noncompliance
CEU: This activity/program is submitted for approval by NAHQ® 1.5 hours of CPHQ CE credit
NOTE: This event, offered by an organization participating in Healthcare Quality Collective, is available at no cost for active members of each participating organization. Participating organizations organize and host the events and are responsible for registration and certificate generation. Registration processes are not all the same due to system differences. Please reach out to the hosting organization if you are having difficulty with registration or your certificate of attendance.
Added: 4/1/2025 Coupon: STAPH2025