Improving Patient Safety Through Enhanced Environmental Disinfection

Led by Dr. William Jarvis, this educational presentation covers the epidemiological significance of environmental surfaces on HAIs and the opportunity to improve patient safety through enhanced disinfection. Attendees will learn about new technologies in environmental disinfection and develop a plan for evaluating and selecting those technologies.

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Dr. Jarvis

Dr. Jarvis is an acknowledged world leader in hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infection control. He is a highly published expert in infectious diseases, infection control, epidemiology, public health, and pediatrics. His areas of most intense expertise include antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections (esp. methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA], vancomycin-resistant enterococcus [VRE], or vancomycin intermediate-resistant or resistant S. aureus [VISA or VRSA]), surgical site infections, fungal infections, bloodstream infections, surveillance, outbreak investigations, infections associated with medical devices or procedures, national surveillance systems (National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance [NNIS] system), and patient safety. Dr. Jarvis has published over 500 articles, book chapters, and editorials on these topics.

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