APIC & IFIC Fireside Chat: Improving Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare in Resource-Limited Settings
Monday, September 12 at 10:00 am ET.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Infection Control Africa Network have been working together since 2018 to advance environmental cleaning in healthcare facilities in resource-limited settings around the globe. Molly Patrick, environmental engineer within the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at CDC, will highlight some of the key outcomes of this partnership, including the development of the first-ever global best practices in 2019 and a newly published implementation toolkit to help healthcare facility teams progressively implement the best practices. Current chair of Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN), Sade Ogunsola, will share firsthand experience of using these new products to improve environmental cleaning activities in Lagos University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria, and provide key insights into the challenges and lessons learned during this major initiative.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this webinar, the participant will be able to:
1) Describe best practices for environmental cleaning in healthcare settings
2) Discuss where to find and how to use key resources for improving environmental cleaning in healthcare facilities
3) List at least 3 major challenges in environmental cleaning in healthcare facilities
4) Outline effective strategies to improve environmental cleaning in international healthcare facilities in resource-limited settings
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