In January 2021, the CDC made a significant change and issued new guidance for routine Legionella testing. The details of these changes and their input on Legionella water management will be discussed.
Ensure your healthcare facility passes the The Joint Commission survey. Get tips from an experienced TJC surveyor.
Get an inside look into managing Legionella in a hospital system, and learn about the operational challenges to implementing Legionella water management across Trinity healthcare system. This includes managing not only Legionella risk but also expectations from administration, facilities engineers, and infection preventionists.
PUZZLED BY HALTING HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE (HALD) ACROSS A NATIONWIDE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM? Wednesday, October 27 @ Noon EDT PRESENTER Russell N. Olmsted, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Director, Infection Prevention Management, Integrated Clinical Services Trinity Health, Livonia, Mich. Rubik’s Cube® used by permission of Rubik’s Brand Ltd. www.rubiks.com
The ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI 12080 Professional Qualifications Standard for Legionella Water Safety and Management Personnel establishes the minimum training and education requirements to qualify as a knowledgeable professional. Learn more about ASSE standard and how to become a certified Legionella Water Safety and Management Specialist.
Learn about the Veterans Health Administrations experiences with implementing Legionella prevention programs at hundreds of healthcare buildings across the country, including a description of the national policy (VHA Directive 1061) and practical lessons from program implementation.
Learn about the Veterans Health Administrations experiences with implementing Legionella prevention programs at hundreds of healthcare buildings across the country, including a description of the national policy (VHA Directive 1061) and practical lessons from program implementation.
Learn about the risks of infection from plumbing fixtures in the healthcare environment and methods of preventing these infections. Surveillance methods for waterborne-healthcare-acquired infections will also be presented.
Dr. Prevost will first present the results of several recommissioning case studies showing that not all buildings are contaminated with Legionella after extended stagnation and that other OPPs should be considered. Then she will show findings from a detailed intervention study to measure the impact of dally, weekly and monthly flushing and shook chlorination on the prevalence and concentrations on Legionella pneumophilia in a heavily contaminated large building.
Get an overview of the CDC’s Legionella Control Toolkit. Released in January 2021, the toolkit provides information in controlling Legionella in the most common water sources implicated in outbreaks: potable water, cooling towers, hot tubs, decorative fountains, and other devices.
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