PUZZLED BY POTABLE WATER BIOFILMS AS A RESERVOIR OF OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGENS? Wednesday, April 12 @ Noon EDT Potable water is a major source of opportunistic pathogens that cause a variety of life-threatening infections in immunocompromised people, with a yearly US economic burden of $2.4 billion...
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Puzzled by Project LegEnd? A Volunteer Program to End Legionella in New York State Healthcare Facilities
PUZZLED BY PROJECT LEGEND? A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM TO END LEGIONELLA IN NEW YORK STATE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES Wednesday, March 29 @ Noon EDT Project LegEnd is a volunteer sampling program set up by NYSDOH aimed at Ending Legionella in NYS healthcare facilities. With support from CDC, facilities receive...
Puzzled by Legionella Legislation?
PUZZLED BY LEGIONELLA LEGISLATION? Wednesday, March 15 @ Noon EDT Learn about Legionella legislation across the country. This presentation will include legislation currently being considered in various states as well as past legislation that has been considered but not passed. The speaker will...
Puzzled by the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Legionella Water Management Programs?
PUZZLED BY THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY OF LEGIONELLA WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS? Wednesday, February 15 @ Noon EDT Is your water safety and management plan (WSMP) compliant? Learn about the necessary elements of WSMPs and identify common mistakes encountered in the field. Review examples of poor...
Puzzled by New IAPMO/AWWA Guidance on Closing and Reopening Buildings?
PUZZLED BY NEW IAPMO/AWWA GUIDANCE ON CLOSING AND REOPENING BUILDINGS? Wednesday, February 1 @ Noon EDT As the world continues to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be countless studies that will consider where proactive efforts could have reduced the health and safety and the economic...
Puzzled by Legionella in Drinking Water Distribution? Lessons Learned from the AWWA WQT Conference
PUZZLED BY LEGIONELLA IN DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION? LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE AWWA WQT CONFERENCE Wednesday, January 4 @ Noon EDT PRESENTER Dr. Janet E. Stout Executive Vice President and Founder Special Pathogens Laboratory [button...
Puzzled by Legionella and UV? October 12, 2022
PUZZLED BY LEGIONELLA AND UV? Wednesday, October 12 @ Noon EDT This webinar will discuss the inactivation of various clinical and environmental L. pneumophila serogroups using a UV-C LED collimated beam and a point-of-entry (POE), flow-through device. Results indicate that although UV-C LED...
Puzzled by Why You Should Care about NTM? September 14, 2022
PUZZLED BY WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT NTM? Wednesday, September 14 @ Noon EDT Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) could be the nextLegionella! Did you know that about 71.5 million waterborne illnesses occur annually? According to the CDC, most hospitalizations and deaths were caused by...
Puzzled by Legionella and the Insurance Industry? August 10, 2022
PUZZLED BY LEGIONELLA AND THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY? Wednesday, August 10 @ Noon EDT PRESENTER Susan Lucot Sr. Patient Safety & Risk Consultant MedPro Group VIEW...
Puzzled by the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators? July 6, 2022
This webinar will cover the model building or technical codes, such as the model plumbing and mechanical codes, and consensus industry standards and guidelines that, if followed, can help to control the growth of Legionella bacteria in building water systems and more.