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Managing Infection Prevention in Health Care Facilities

2 Days = 12.5 CECs

1 Day = 7 CECs

Proactively prevent infection in health care facilities during maintenance, renovation, and construction.

Designed for individuals directly involved in the construction, renovation, and operation of health care facilities, this program identifies the infection prevention issues that every contractor, facility manager, architect, and engineer must address on the job.

While working in a health care environment, you need to understand your unique role and be prepared to implement processes to protect patients, staff, and visitors from hospital-acquired infections. Through lectures, case study reviews, problem-solving exercises, and group discussions, you will become a more valuable member of the health care construction team.

Provided with this program:

  • Two-day seminar
  • On-site course materials
  • Certificate of course attendance

Important Information

Intended Audience and Learning Outcomes

Intended Audience

  • Contractors working in health care environments
  • Health care facility managers
  • Construction project managers
  • Maintenance personnel
  • Infection prevention professionals

Learning Outcomes

  • Create and maintain work areas that support the facility's infection prevention protocols in order to reduce transmission of hospital-acquired infections.
  • Educate and train your team on infection prevention and best practices.
  • Explain the importance of conducting an infection control risk assessment (ICRA) for every project.
  • Explain the intent of the various compliance, regulatory standard, and guideline-setting agencies, including the Joint Commission, Facility Guidelines Institute, and Centers for Disease Control.
Program Pricing

Become an ASHE member to receive the discounted rate along with all the Society has to offer!

If you’re not an ASHE member, a membership can be added during the registration process to receive the member rate. 

1 Day:

  • ASHE Member: $445
  • Nonmember of ASHE: $545

2 Day:

  • ASHE Member: $695
  • Nonmember of ASHE: $895

*If hosted by “ABCDE GROUP” - The host organization determines pricing, registration, and coordination of these hosted programs/events. Registrations for hosted programs are not transferable to other ASHE programs.

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AHA CECs

2 Days = 12.5 CECs (1 CEC = 1 contact hour)

1 Day = 7 CECs

 

Credit hours can be used toward the renewal of the Certified Health Care Facility Manager (CHFM) credential and the Certified Health Care Constructor (CHC) credential.

Program Agenda

General Daily Schedule

7 a.m. – 8 a.m. Check-in/Continental breakfast
8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Learning session
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.  Lunch (on your own)
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.  Learning session
Hotel Information

(TBD)

All Academy and Showcase programs: 
United: ZHMS  703984
Delta: NMTPA

Nashville: 
American: 1440DT

Las Vegas: 
American: 28N0BB

 

Education Showcase:
American assigns separate codes for each meeting:
April 2-3, ORD, 1230GH
June 29-30, ORD, 3860EW
Sept 1-2, ORD, 6380BC
Sept 9-10, ORD, 4990BA
Dec 2-3, ORD 47N0B
 

Cancellation and Substitution Policy

Registration fees, less a $75 cancellation fee, are refundable if written notice is received five working days prior to the program. Membership payment to renew/join ASHE is not refundable nor transferable. Please email a cancellation request to ASHE at ashe@aha.org or call 312-422-3800. Registrants unable to attend may send an alternate. If the alternate is not a member, the non-member fee will be applied. Transferring is subject to availability. No on-site substitutions will be allowed. ASHE reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the program due to insufficient registration.

ADA Requirements

ASHE complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and strives to ensure that no individual with a disability is deprived of the opportunity to participate in this program solely by reason of that disability. Through its agents, ASHE will provide reasonable accommodations for a candidate with a disability who requests accommodations. Requests can be made by sending a written request 30 days in advance of the event to ASHE at ashe@aha.org.

 

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Course Schedule

May 2-3, 2023
ASHE Academy

Two-Day Program
Columbus, OH
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May 4, 2023
ASHE Academy

One-Day Program
Columbus, OH
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Nov 7, 2023
Live Online Training

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This course is also available as a hosted program.

*If hosted by “ABCDE GROUP” - The host organization determines pricing, registration, and coordination of these hosted programs/events. Registrations for hosted programs are not transferable to other ASHE programs.

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