Employee Health & Communicable Disease in the Workplace

Video Training

Category: Infection Prevention

Title:  Employee Health & Communicable Disease in the Workplace

Presented by Deborah Ellis, PhD, MSPH, MT(ASCP), CIC - Corporate Manager of Infection Prevention and Employee Health

Dr. Deborah D. Ellis received her Ph.D. in Public Health Epidemiology from Walden University. She also holds an MS in Public Health, and MS in Clinical Laboratory Sciences. Dr. Ellis has either grown the germs or chased the germs for over 25 years.  She has worked as Director of Infection Prevention/Employee health for the last 10 years.  She is currently Corporate Manager of Infection Control and Employees Health Services for one of the nation’s premier for profit healthcare cooperation. She’s given many lectures in Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Laboratory Services, Infection Prevention and Employee Health.

Dr. Ellis is certified by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, and is a member of the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (APIC) and The Society of Healthcare Epidemiologist of America (SHEA).  She is also licensed as a General Supervisor for medical laboratory personnel by the State of Nevada and is certified as a Medical Laboratory Scientist by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. She is also a member of the American Public Health Association.

Description:

This one hour presentation by Deborah Ellis was presented at our Infection Prevention Strategies for Ambulatory Surgery Centers conference in Las Vegas, NV in October 2016.  Deborah gives a comprehensive presentation on the Infection Preventionists role in Employee Health as well as a good review of those communicable diseases that occur in the workplace and potentially in the ambulatory surgery center setting.

Learning Objectives:

• CDC vs. OSHA vs. Regulating & Accrediting Agencies
• OSHA Law / Standards / Regulations
• Regulating and Accrediting Agencies
• Elements of an employee health program that should be included in your Infection Prevention Plan
• Guidelines for immunization and screening of healthcare personnel (HCP)
• High Risk Communicable Diseases for HCW
• Identify post-exposure intervention to follow
• Take away points
• Resources

Note-taking version of this PowerPoint Presentation.  CLICK HERE  to download.

Additional Supportive Documents:

• 6.01 Screening Immunization for Vaccine Preventable Diseases and TB Policy
• 2016 Ambulatory Organization SAG
• Ambulatory Care 04_2011
• Ambulatory Care Checklist 508_11_2015
• OSHA Checklist for ASC
• State Immunization Laws_Pertussis
• State Immunization Laws_Pneumovac
• State Immunization Laws_Varicella

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