|Articles|April 25, 2006

OSAP to Hold Infection Control Boot Camp

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures (OSAP) will hold its sixth annual Infection Control Boot Camp, co-sponsored by OSAP and the U.S. Federal Services, Jan. 22-25, 2007 in Atlanta.  The program is geared to federal services dentists, hygienists, dental assistants, and laboratory technicians who have been assigned responsibilities in infection control and occupational health/safety, but is also applicable to large civilian dental practices, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), dental insurers, dental manufacturer sales/marketing staff, dental infection control consultants, faculty of dental schools, dental hygiene and dental assisting programs, and infection control nurses who work closely with dental clinics. The OSAP Infection Control Boot Camp is also an excellent train-the-trainer program.

The OSAP Infection Control Boot Camp offers a way for dental professionals to verify competency in dental infection control and safety principles. The four-day program will provide the latest information on the implementation and management of effective infection control and occupational health and safety programs for dental settings, emphasizing the infectious diseases and occupational risks associated with dentistry.  Attendees will receive up to 27 CE credit hours. OSAP is an ADA CERP recognized provider.

Additional details on the 2007 Boot Camp will be posted on the OSAP Web site in July, at www.OSAP.org/. 

Source: Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures

 


Related to this article

A group of students raising their hands in class during a lecture  (Adobe Stock 292282454 by Mediteraneo
How do you celebrate an infection that never happened? That's one of the unusual challenges infection preventionists share with teachers. Both can spend their careers changing outcomes they may never see. Both educate people who don't always want to listen. Both are second-guessed. Both face burnout. And both must somehow keep remembering why they started.
Donald Sipp, Jr, MBA, RESE, CHESP, CHTI-2, CMIP, PMP, and David Green  (Image credit: author)
“Cutting” waste shouldn’t mean cutting people. At AHE Exchange26, David Green and Donald Sipp explored how EVS departments can improve performance by strengthening workplace culture, empowering employees, eliminating inefficient processes, and understanding EVS’s critical role in patient throughput. One case study showed bed turnaround times falling from nearly 2 hours to less than an hour, but the larger lesson wasn't simply about speed. High-performing EVS operations begin with a strong foundation.
Bug of the Month
The Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens that are clinically important in today's health care facilities. This month’s Bug of the Month isn’t quite like anything we’ve featured before. Can you solve the clues before the final reveal?
Person washing hands. (Adobe Stock 200575602 By kieferpix)
In this podcast with ICT, Danielle Updegraff, MBA, BSN, RN, discusses real-time location systems, which can give infection prevention teams greater visibility into hand hygiene, workflow, and infectious disease exposures, but sustainable improvement still depends on staff engagement, leadership, education, and culture.