1304 - Keeping Healthcare Linens Clean

Monday, June 26, 2023

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Location: W110 A/B; Orange County Convention Center

CE: 1

CNE Credits: 1
IPU Credits: 1
AEU Credits: 1
IPCH Credits: 1
CME Credits: 1

Presenter(s)

Janet Glowicz, PhD, RN, MPH, CIC

Infection Preventionist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Denton, Texas

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

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Co-Presenter(s)

Alexander Sundermann, DrPH, CIC, FAPIC

Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Moderator(s)

Marie K. Moss, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC

Director, Department of Infection Prevention
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
New York, New York

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Co-Moderator(s)

Eileen R. Sherman, MS, CIC, FAPIC

Senior Infection Preventionist
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Wilmington, Delaware

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Session Description: Review of the issues related to the healthcare laundry industry, the healthcare laundry process and the remediation of a laundry facility in response to an outbreak of mold infections. Along with a discussion of methods and materials to ensure clean healthcare textiles for patient/resident care.

Learning Objectives:

Identify underrecognized hazards associated with laundered healthcare textiles.
Identify measures that indicate laundry processes that produce hygienically clean textiles are used.
Describe the remediation of a laundry facility in response to an outbreak of mold infections.