When
Monday October 24, 2016 at 8:00 AM PDT-to-
Tuesday October 25, 2016 at 5:00 PM PDT
Where
Highline College
2400 S 240th St.
Des Moines, WA 98198
Health Care Facility Management & Construction: Infection Prevention (IP) Program
With infection prevention a top priority in constructing health care facilities, you know you are liable on the job and want to be adequately prepared.....
Designed for individuals directly involved in the construction, renovation, and operation of health care facilities, this program identifies the infection prevention issues that every contractor, facility manager, architect, and engineer must address on the job.
While working in a health care enviornment, you need to understand your unique role and be prepared to implement processes to protect patients, staff and visitors from hospital-acquired infections. Through lectures, case study reviews, problem-solving exercises, and group discussions, you will become a more valuable member of health care construction team.
Provided with this program:
- Two-day seminar
- On-site course materials
- Certificate of course completion
INTENDED AUDIENCE
- Contractors working in health care enviornments
- Health care facility managers
- Construction project managers
- Maintenance personnel
- Infection prevention professionals
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Create and maintain work areas that support tthe facility's infection prevention protocols in order to reduce transmission of hospital-acquired infections.
- Educate and train your team on infection prevention and best practices.
- Explain the importance of conducting an infection control risk assessment (ICRA) for every project.
- Explain the intent of the various compliances-, regulatory standard-, and guideline-setting agencies, including the Join Commission, Facility Guidelines Institute, and Centers for Disease Control.
AHA CEUS
1.25 CEUs (equivalent to 12.5 contact hours)
Credit hours can be used towards the renewal of the Certified Health Care Facility Manager (CHFM) credential and the Certified Health Care Constructor (CHC) credential.