Webinar on “Blood Borne Pathogens” from MentorHealth

Summary: Kenneth S. Weinberg will be the speaker at a webinar being organized by MentorHealth, a leading provider of online training for the healthcare industry. The topic of the webinar, which will be organized on October 18, will be “Blood Borne Pathogens”. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: This webinar is about blood borne pathogens. Blood borne pathogens are highly infectious. Because of their nature; preventing their exposure, spills and other kinds of contact is very important for healthcare professionals. Dealing with spills, when they occur, will be discussed in detail in this webinar. This session will take a look at the hazards of blood borne pathogens. Also discussed will be other crucial aspects of blood borne pathogens, namely, the types of blood borne pathogens that could cause infections that could be cause for concern; the differences between blood borne infections and other potentially infectious materials, methods for dealing with potential exposures or spills, and the requirements from OSHA to protect workers from exposure or to track exposures if they occur. This webinar will cover the following: o Infectious materials o Other potentially infectious materials o Prophylactic techniques that might be available o Use of personal protective equipment o Policies and procedures required by OSHA to protect workers ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When: October 18, 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By whom: Dr. Kenneth S. Weinberg, Ph.D. is an independent consultant in environmental health and safety. Dr. Weinberg has consulted for several companies in the areas of OSHA Injury and Illness reporting, as well as auditing for OSHA inspections. He has worked as the Director of Safety at Mass. General Hospital in Boston for almost twelve years, and has written several books on the topics of health care safety, OSHA, and Indoor Air Quality. He has also written several articles for prominent national safety publications, and serves on the editorial advisory boards for safety publications. He has also bee Administrator of the Health Care Division of the American Society of Safety Engineers, and is a member of several panels that advice on safety related matters. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For whom: The webinar will benefit o Safety Professionals o Administrators o Lab Workers o Those who might be exposed to blood borne pathogens ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration: 60 minutes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To enroll for this webinar, contact webinars@mentorhealth.com Ph: 800-447-9407 Article link