Infection Control

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September 12, 2013 @ 6:30 am – 7:30 am
2013-09-12T06:30:00+00:00
2013-09-12T07:30:00+00:00
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Infection Control – 4 hrs.

September 12, 2013 – horario no reportado

Location: Auditorium B-103  UPR School of Dental Medicine

[Online Registration]

Speaker

Dr. Ana N. López is a Professor of  the School of Dental Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus.  She has a Public Health Master’s degree and a  Fellowship in Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM). She is a member  of OSAP “Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures”, since 1992 and has  been offering advice to private dentists in this field.  She created and is currently the Infection  Control Course Coordinator and consultant in this field at the School of Dental  Medicine.  She has served as an advisor  on Infection Control issues for different institutions in and outside Puerto  Rico.  Dr. López is also the “Women  Liaison Officer” to the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) and serves  in various committees in this association, representing the School of Dental  Medicine.

Course  Overview Among the topics to be discussed, you  will find:
  • P.R.       Department of Health – Administrative Order #74
  • Dr. Ana       N. López will go into all the details of this Administrative Order to       which we must comply.
  •  Infectious diseases and their       prevention:  Signs and symptoms of       the different   diseases will be       presented together with recommendations on their prevention.
  • The       latest trends in infection control will be presented, and how to comply       with the latest CDC, OSHA, EPA recommendations. Trends in how to       incorporate eco-friendly activities in the dental practice in compliance       with infection control will be addressed.
  • Aseptic       techniques and standard precautions used in our private practices.
  • Dr. López       will review the most common issues in compliance with the office protocols       such as:
    • Sharp        objects and biomedical waste management
    • Steps in        decontamination and sterilization of items
    • The        importance of standard precautions will be addressed