Live Streamed

An informative session that will: describe the difference between cleaning and disinfection; review the importance in understanding the disinfectant's instruction for use; describe the advantages and disadvantages of using adjunct technologies; discuss one strategy for monitoring cleaning and disinfection effectiveness; state one environmental hygiene action to be taken during an outbreak; identify barriers to optimal environmental hygiene best practices; recognize the importance of integrating the Environmental Services Department into the infection prevention and control program; and describe the value with performing multidisciplinary environmental hygiene rounding within a healthcare facility. 

• Introduction and Overview - Steven Schweon
• Environmental Contamination - Jim Gauthier
• Disinfection and Textiles - Jim Gauthier
• Pathogens of Interest - Cailin Banks
• Waste - Cailin Banks
• Monitoring Cleaning and Disinfection Effectiveness - Chantal McGivern and Cailin Banks 
• EVS Specific Considerations - Cailin Banks and Chantal McGivern 
• Overview of Adjunct Technologies - Jim Gauthier