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Legionnaires’
Disease: Guidelines, Litigation, and Risk Management
A 90-Minute Internet Seminar...Right to Your Home or Office
Presented by Matthew R. Freije
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Course
Content Top
All
material is explained in easy-to-understand terms.
Guidelines
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Government
regulations: CDC, OSHA, EPA, State, Local, other countries
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Industry
guidelines
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Compliance:
what’s
optional and what isn’t
Lawsuits
Risk
management strategies
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Reactive
vs. proactive approaches
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Routine
environmental sampling: controversy; costs; use of the information;
guidelines; legal implications
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Brief
overview of preventive measures
Wrong approaches: myths, blunders, and money wasters
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Cost
estimates for correcting Legionella problems
Responding
to outbreaks
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Planning
now
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Government
guidelines (CDC, OSHA)
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Protecting
patients, other occupants
The investigation: Essential elements, smart management, working with
government agencies, interpreting environmental sample results
Case studies of outbreaks at two industrial plants: Reasons OSHA fined
one company but not the other
Who Should
Participate Top
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Public health officials
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Hospital
infection
control directors
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Risk
managers
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Environmental
health officers
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Attorneys
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Chief
medical officers
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Healthcare
executives
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Infection control
consultants
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Facility
managers
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Safety
directors
About
the Instructor Top
Matthew
R. Freije earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue
University. He
evaluates hospitals and other large buildings, recommends comprehensive
solutions to Legionella problems, provides litigation assistance and expert testimony,
and assists with outbreak investigations. His book Legionellae Control in
Health Care Facilities: A Guide for Minimizing Risk, a 1997 award
finalist, has been fully reviewed or highlighted in more than 50
professional journals and has sold in 30 countries. Freije is
the author of several articles, has served as a guest speaker for
professional societies, and is the editor of Legionella E-news, an
international newsletter that covers outbreaks and new technology. He
is a member of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE), the American
Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE),
and
the Water Quality Association (WQA). Freije
can be reached at 760-494-3063 or mf@hcinfo.com.
Unbiased
Recommendations Top
We are able to present a completely unbiased
view because we have no affiliation with suppliers or manufacturers.
Continuing
education units
(CEUs)
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The live
course qualifies for 0.15
CEU according to the guidelines set forth by the International Association
for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). Many
licensing boards and professional societies may grant continuing education
credit for this seminar toward specific credential requirements if you
submit the course outline and your Certificate. For example, our
face-to-face courses qualifiy for continuing education with the following
organizations: American
Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), Association
of Water Technologies (AWT) toward CWT
recertification, American
Hospital Association (AHA) toward Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM)
certification renewal, and the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE).
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