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Concurrent Education Session - 60 minutes

Environment of Care

Session: IPC in the Context of Health Emergencies: Lessons learned, Challenges and Priorities

2210 - IPC in the Context of Health Emergencies: Lessons Learned, Challenges and Priorities

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Location: W311 A-D; Orange County Convention Center

CE: 1

CNE Credits: 1
IPU Credits: 1
CME Credits: 1

Invited Speaker(s)

April Baller, MBBCh

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead
World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme
Geneva, Geneve

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Moderator(s)

Joseph M. Scaletta, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC (he/him/his)

Infection Control Consultant
U.S. National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Co-Moderator(s)

Anieca Ashley, RN, BSN, CIC, LTC-CIP (she/her/hers)

RN3, Infection Preventionist
Lakeland Village DSHS DDA
Cheney, Washington

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Session Description: During this presentation we will review lessons learned from recent health emergencies along with some of the key challenges for IPC related to health emergencies. The importance of IPC in specific emergency settings (fragile, vulnerable, conflict) will be highlighted. Finally, we will discuss options for addressing challenges at global, national and facility levels along with research priorities.

Learning Objectives:

Explain key concepts related to emergency management phases and IPC.
Highlight current challenges.
Discuss implementation approaches at global, national and facility levels.