Clean Water: An Essential Factor in Infection Prevention and the Critical Role You Play
Details
Who should attend
Anyone in an infection prevention, epidemiology, or a related role.
Learning outcomes
- Review Legionella background and water safety concerns.
- Describe your role in working with facility management to reduce the risk of Legionella, waterborne pathogens, and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
- Describe the role of the facility water system in reducing the risk of Legionella, other waterborne pathogens, and HAIs.
- Identify the main elements of the Joint Commission Standard EC.02.05.02.
- Explain the role of a facility diagram in identifying infection risk for patients.
- Explore protective actions to reduce the risk of waterborne pathogens.
Continuing education
This program awards 1.0 contact hours for anyone who meets the following criteria:
- Documents their attendance at the event.
- Completes and submits the post-activity evaluation.
Terri Goodman & Associates, Provider Number CEP 16550, is the approved provider of continuing nursing education credit by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
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Speaker
David Pierre, ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI 12080 Certified Legionella Water Safety Specialist
David Pierre is the Director of Water Safety Programs at LiquiTech and has more than eleven years of experience in waterborne pathogen risk management. An ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI 12080 Certified Legionella Water Safety Specialist, Pierre has developed more than 300 water safety and management plans and risk assessments for healthcare, hospitality, commercial, and industrial facilities. Prior to joining LiquiTech, he served as Vice President of Consulting at Special Pathogens Laboratory, where his research was instrumental in advancing the industry's understanding of waterborne pathogens in building water systems.
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