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Date
Dec. 11, 2024
Time
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location
Online
Virtual
infection preventionists, facility & engineering managers, water management stakeholders and risk managers
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Health care facilities can have large, complex water systems that promote the growth of pathogenic organisms if not properly managed. This includes risks from Legionella bacteria and other opportunistic pathogens. There are requirements and guidelines from organizations like CMS, CDC, ASHRAE and TJC for health care facilities to have comprehensive water management programs to mitigate these risks. These water management programs should identify hazardous conditions and implement corrective actions, including technical solutions, to minimize the growth and spread of waterborne pathogens. This session will present and discuss various technical approaches and best practices for controlling Legionella and other waterborne pathogens in health care settings, such as targeted water sampling, secondary disinfection and point-of-use filtration.
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
Pascal Bru is the Vice President of Operations at AQUATOOLS INC., Infection Control Solutions, a company that specializes in the development, manufacturing and distribution of antimicrobial water solutions at the point of use. After more than 20 years as a business developer and executive VP in the field of analytical chemistry to grow and extend various markets (e.g., pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics) all over the world, Bru joined AQUATOOLS INC. His mission is to help infection preventionists and facility managers improve water quality in health care environments and prevent the spread of waterborne pathogens to protect immunocompromised patients.
After scientific studies in chemistry and biochemistry in Strasbourg, France, Professor Philippe Hartemann entered the School of Medicine of Nancy, where he studied medicine and prepared a Ph.D. oriented toward biochemical mechanisms of endocrine regulation. After obtaining his M.D. degree and specialization in public health (epidemiology), he decided to turn his professional activity toward the study of the relationships between environment and human health: drinking water microbiology, environmental epidemiology and surveillance, waterborne outbreaks, hospital hygiene, and nosocomial infections control. As a member of French risk assessment committees since 1981, Hartemann served on numerous national and international working groups (e.g., WHO, EU), especially for water and Legionella, and as an adviser for programs of international cooperation in risk assessment, sanitary control, audit, advice, training and guideline proposals. He served as the head of the Department of Hospital Hygiene at the University Hospital of Nancy, France, and Professor of Public Health from 1985 to 2016. He then was interim CEO of the Luxembourg National Health Laboratory from 2016 to 2018. Now, he is a distinguished professor and adviser of the French Health Directorate, earning a Gold Medal in 2018 and being named a Knight of the "Légion d'Honneur."
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Please note that your registration request will be submitted to the organizer for approval. Upon approval, instructional materials will be sent to the email address indicated on the registration form.
If you have special needs addressed by the Americans With Disabilities Act, please contact the Missouri Hospital Association.
MHA Health Institute
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Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-893-3700
Fax: 573-893-2809
For cancellations received in writing before the established deadline date, the registrant will receive a full refund — minus a $50* processing fee per registrant. After the deadline date, no refunds will be granted. Registrants not in attendance will be responsible for the full registration fee. Substitutions are encouraged. We reserve the right to cancel this program because of insufficient registration.
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Register on or before Tuesday, Dec. 10, to ensure the delivery of instructional materials.
Session recordings and available resources will be sent to participants after the event takes place.
Cost
This event also is being offered at a reduced registration fee to MHA-member hospitals thanks to a generous contribution from the MHA Management Services Corporation.
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