264 - Advances in Environmental Cleaning in LMIC

Saturday, October 22, 2022

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Location: 207 AB

Watch the live stream on the conference website.

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Alex Kallen, MD, MPH

Branch Chief
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, GA, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Fernanda Lessa, MD

Medical Epidemiologist
Division of Bacterial Diseases
CDC
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Faculty(s)

Silvia Costa, MD, MSc, PhD

Infectious Disease Adult Physician, Faculty Member, Professor
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases,
Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Molly Patrick, MEng

Environmental Engineer, International Infection Control Program
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Giorgia Gon, MSc, PhD

Assistant Professor
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Disclosure(s): Aqualution: Grant/Research Support (Terminated)

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Alex Kallen, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Fernanda C. Lessa, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Silvia F. Costa, MD, MSc, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Molly Patrick, MEng: No financial relationships to disclose

Giorgia Gon, MSc, PhD: Aqualution: Grant/Research Support (Terminated)

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit

No CPE credits offered

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

describe the unique challenges and broad opportunities associated with environmental infection prevention and control in LMIC;
discuss advances in environmental infection control in Brazil;
describe methods for and implications of empowering frontline cleaning staff in LMIC

Presentations:

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM US ET

Improving Environmental Infection Prevention and Control in LMIC: Challenges and Opportunities
Speaker: Molly Patrick, MEng – Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM US ET

Presentation TBD
Speaker: Silvia F. Costa, MD, MSc, PhD – Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Empowering and Training Frontline Cleaning Staff in LMIC
Speaker: Giorgia Gon, MSc, PhD – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine