webinar WEDNESDAYSSM

  Searching for the Ideal Disinfectant: Understanding the Science Behind the Quest
Date:
Oct. 19, 2017
Time:
2:30 PM ET


Webinar Description

Overview
There are many options for surface disinfectants, but which one is the best? This program will provide an overview of chemicals typically used in healthcare environmental disinfection, properties associated with the ideal disinfectant, EPA oversight of efficacy and kill claims, and how the peer-reviewed literature supports environmental disinfection for the reduction of healthcare associated infections.

Learning Objectives
  • Identify chemicals used in healthcare disinfectants and their properties
  • Review characteristics of an ideal disinfectant
  • Define EPA process for efficacy testing and kill claims
  • Describe studies relating environmental disinfection to reduction in HAIs
  • Offer 1 CEU for those who attend the live event
This program will offer 1 CEU upon completion of an evaluation survey. PDI Healthcare is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider# CEP16778 for 1.0 Contact Hour.





About the Speaker


Debra Hagberg, MT (ASCP), CIC

Director of Clinical Affairs, PDI


Webinar Description




  • Nurses
  • Ancillary
  • Diagnostic Services Staff and Managers
  • Environmental Service Personnel
  • Administrators
  • Clinical Value Analysts or Materials Management
  • Infection Preventionists





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  Searching for the Ideal Disinfectant: Understanding the Science Behind the Quest  
Date:
Oct. 19, 2017
Time:
2:30 PM ET



Infection Prevention Week - Special Webinar Series
Overview
There are many options for surface disinfectants, but which one is the best? This program will provide an overview of chemicals typically used in healthcare environmental disinfection, properties associated with the ideal disinfectant, EPA oversight of efficacy and kill claims, and how the peer-reviewed literature supports environmental disinfection for the reduction of healthcare associated infections.

Learning Objectives
  • Identify chemicals used in healthcare disinfectants and their properties
  • Review characteristics of an ideal disinfectant
  • Define EPA process for efficacy testing and kill claims
  • Describe studies relating environmental disinfection to reduction in HAIs
  • Offer 1 CEU for those who attend the live event
This program will offer 1 CEU upon completion of an evaluation survey. PDI Healthcare is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider# CEP16778 for 1.0 Contact Hour.


 

Debra Hagberg, MT (ASCP), CIC

Director of Clinical Affairs, PDI


Debra Hagberg is the Director of Clinical Affairs for Professional Disposables International (PDI). She has worked as an Infection Preventionist for over twenty-five years with a laboratory background in clinical microbiology. She has worked in both ambulatory and acute rehabilitation healthcare facilities before transitioning into clinical roles within the infection prevention industry. She has presented at both local and regional levels on various infection prevention topics. She is a member of APIC, IPAC, AVA, INS, SHEA and AORN.


Who Should Attend
  • Nurses
  • Ancillary
  • Diagnostic Services Staff and Managers
  • Environmental Service Personnel
  • Administrators
  • Clinical Value Analysts or Materials Management
  • Infection Preventionists
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