Webinars Critical Knowledge Webinar Series
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Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals: EPA’s Proposed Rule Change Thursday, February 16 Presenters from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provide information on the Proposed Rule: Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals. This rule proposes a tailored, sector-specific set of regulations for the management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals by healthcare facilities (including pharmacies) and reverse distributors. It will provide standards to ensure the management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals is safe and workable within the healthcare setting.
The Buck Stops Here! Thursday, April 20 As environmental services leaders, all too often we get caught up with the way our facilities “look” because that is where many of us are most comfortable. However, running an efficient
department demands that we spend time analyzing the department’s financial performance. Understanding how the facility benchmarks the environmental services department is critical to understanding how and where adjustments to budgets need to be made. Also important is an understanding of return on investment (ROI) and how to prepare ROI spreadsheets for capital equipment purchases, leases or service agreements. Join us for this riveting session as we delve into the financial world of today’s environmental services leader.
Saving Time and Money with Your Linen Department Thursday, June 15 How to be more efficient in laundry operations is always a challenge, determining linen levels on par carts, communicating to end users about the cost of linen loss and misuse and safe handling practices are all skills that are needed to make the department a more value-added operation.
Trends in Infection Prevention and Environmental Hygiene Webinar Series New Organisms in Healthcare: When to Panic, When to Carry On Thursday, May 18 As healthcare consumers we are often bombarded with information from various news outlets about new or emerging organisms, or even old organisms like E. coli that are now resistant to antibiotics. Understanding disease transmission, and how the 6 links in the chain of infection can be broken through infection prevention and proper care of the environment can help prevent panic.
Disinfectants: Uses and Limitations Thursday, August 17 With such a large number of disinfectants on the market, each with their own characteristics, use dynamics, and pros and cons, how can professionals stay abreast? Despite the
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challenges, understanding the chemistry of disinfectants, their mode of action, contact times and efficacy is vital for effective environmental services functions. 1. Understand the basic chemistries used in healthcare disinfectants 2. Utilize the behavior of different chemistries to maximize cleaning and disinfection 3. Understand the limitations and benefits of chemistries used in disinfectants 4. Discuss characteristics of an ideal disinfectant.
No Touch Disinfectant Technology Thursday, November 16 What are the pros and cons of ultra violet (UV) light equipment and fogging systems? Join us in this program as we provide a breakdown of each system citing specific pros and cons of each.