Course Navigation All Courses Contact Info & Maps Calendar Course Offering PDF Fees Registration Form Onsite Points & Credits

Construction/Maintenance-Related Infection Control in Healthcare
Facilities - 1 Day

This course is designed for construction managers, architects, infection control specialists and facilities staff in health care facilities. The risks posed by the work and problems encountered will be discussed as well as control measures for maintenance operations and construction.

Construction and maintenance activities can cause potentially fatal infections in patients near the project area in any health care setting. Even relatively minor work can cause serious infections, if performed near susceptible patients. To control this risk, Health Canada and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) have issued extensive guidelines for the conduct of construction or maintenance activities near patients or other high risk areas.

Cost: $495  plus GST per person

Click here for further Details

Schedule:

Registration:

Please register via our Online Course Registration Form or print the fax form there and fax that to us. Further details concerning registration, times, payment etc. are provided with the form.

Award Points & Credits

Why Attend?

Construction and maintenance work in hospitals and other health care facilities can release airborne fungal spores that can cause serious infections in nearby patients. The medical literature continues to report cases and clusters of illness related to construction work, in many cases involving multiple deaths.

Contamination of water supplies with Legionella bacteria can also cause serious and fatal respiratory infections. To control these risks, Health Canada and the Canadian Standards Association has developed guidelines for the safe conduct of construction and maintenance work in hospitals.

The objective of this course is to assist those responsible for construction and infection control in hospitals with the implementation and monitoring of these precautions. The course has been designed for:

• Architects
• Engineers
• Insurance and risk management professionals
• Construction managers
• Infection control specialists

Course Outline

• Origins of fungal and bacterial contamination in the building fabric of hospitals
• Diseases caused by biological contamination, patients at risk
• Liability and insurance for the respective parties
• Principles of particulate isolation and control
• Risk mitigation following Health Canada and US guidelines
• Monitoring strategies for infection control procedures

 
Format and Methodology

This is a one-day seminar, based on a combination of lectures, discussions and group exercises to apply the principles taught. Several real-life cases will be presented. Air sampling equipment will be demonstrated. The learners are asked to bring to the course any projects they may wish to discuss.

This seminar is available for on-site presentation, either in the complete format or in a condensed version to suit particular needs.

A certificate of completion is issued at the end of the course.

Course Accreditation

Application has been made to the American Board of Industrial Hygiene for Certification Maintenance points.