• Environmental cleaning in healthcare: Is monitoring of cleaning compliance really needed?

      Date: December 11th, 2014

      Time: 10:30 am PST

      Speaker: Dr. Michelle Alfa, Diagnostic Services of Manitoba

      Objectives:

      • Describe methods that can be used for monitoring compliance of housekeeper cleaning in healthcare settings.
      • Analyze the impact of environmental chemical disinfectants and whole room disinfection (e.g. UV and fogging) on cleaning monitoring methods.
      • Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of ATP, UV visible marker and viable count monitoring of the healthcare environment.
      • Describe the published information on the impact of monitoring the compliance of housekeeping cleaning in healthcare on the HAI rates.

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