Physical Environment Survey Readiness Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) – The Care Environment Module

 

August 11 and August 13, 2020 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CT

7 CECs (1 CEC = 1 contact hour)

Is your health care facility prepared for your next physical environment compliance survey? Are you currently in your survey window? Are you looking for help being in continuous compliance?

This one-day (broken into two 4-hour sessions) version of the course covers in-depth Care Environment survey requirements. Attendees will gain insight into the methodology used by survey teams and deepen their understanding of rules, regulations and most-likely citations. Information will be organized in a manner you can take back and immediately put to use.

Topics covered in this module

  • NFPA code overview (2012 edition)
  • Survey process
  • Plan
  • Safety and security
  • Hazardous materials and waste
  • Fire safety
  • Medical equipment
  • Utilities
  • Other physical environment requirements
  • Staff competency
  • Monitoring and improvement
  • Associated K-tags
  • Related accrediting organization standards

If participants have a copy of NFPA 99®, Health Care Facilities® (2012 edition), it is recommended they keep it on hand while taking the course.

After registration, access the sessions through the Learning Center by going to ASHE.org and clicking the “My Learning” link. You must register inside the Learning Center for each session prior to session start. For best audio experience, please download Adobe Connect app prior to session start and launch the session using the app (not your web browser).

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Important Information

Intended Audience

  • Quality department staff
  • Facility management staff
  • Consultants
  • Environment of care/safety committee members
  • Regulatory compliance personnel
  • Accreditation managers
  • Senior leadership in support services
  • Risk management personnel
  • Emergency management staff and personnel

Learning Outcomes

  • Gain familiarity with the survey process
  • Learn how to understand, prepare and organize the documentation needed for the survey.
  • Understand the relationship between all EC standards, K-tags and applicable codes.
  • Gain awareness of the most common and most critical findings along with recommendations for compliance.
  • Learn strategies for compliance.

The introductory registration fee for this course is 50% off:

  • Member: $220 (normally $445)
  • Nonmember: $270 (normally $545)

ASHE membership can be added during the registration process to receive the discounted rate along with all the society has to offer!

  • Two 4-hour learning sessions
  • Downloadable course materials
  • Certificate of course attendance
    • CHFM renewal (type code 1, 5)
    • AIA LUs

     

Total: 7 CEC (1 CEC = 1 contact hour)

Dave Dagenais, FASHE, CHFM, CHSP,
Senior Director of Plant Operations, Clinical Engineering, Emergency Management and Safety Officer, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, former Joint Commission surveyor

Dave Dagenais, CHSP, CHFM, FASHE, is currently the director of plant operations and safety officer at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, New Hampshire. Dave has been involved in the health care industry and code development process for more than 18 years. He currently sits on NFPA Health Care Section Executive Board, NFPA 730 Technical Committee Guide for Premises Security, NFPA 731 Technical Committee Standard for the Installation of Electronic Premises Security Systems, NFPA Health Care Section Codes and Standards Review Committee, NFPA 99 Technical Collating Committee, NFPA 99 Technical Committee on Electrical Systems and NFPA 99 Technical Committee on Emergency Management and Security, and has been appointed to the NFPA Healthcare Interpretation Task Force. Dave has served as president of the NH Society of Healthcare Engineers and president of the New England Healthcare Engineers Society, and is the Immediate Past President Region 1 Board member for the American Society for Health Care Engineering and the chair of the American Society of Health Care Engineering Advocacy Committee. He is a Certified Healthcare Facility Manager, a Certified Healthcare Safety Professional, and a Senior ASHE member (SASHE) with the American Society for Health Care Engineering.