ASHE 2013 Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction
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Preconference Program: Infection Control During Construction and Operation of Health Care Facilities
Date:
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Time:
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
EST
PRIMARY SPEAKER
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Steven Cutter,
CHFM, HFDP, MBA, SASHE, Director - Facilities Engineering,
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Mr. Cutter is the Director Facilities Engineering Services at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center located in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Responsibilities include Facilities Engineering as well as all aspects of the Plant Operation, Repairs & Maintenance and in-house construction groups. He has extensive
experience in construction and renovation
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CO-PRESENTER
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Linda Dickey,
RN, MPH, CIC, Director, Epidemiology & Infection Prevention,
University of California Irvine Medical Center
Linda Dickey , RN, MPH, CIC is the Manager for Epidemiology & Infection Prevention at the University of California Irvine (UCI) Medical Center in Orange, California. Her responsibilities include providing both leadership and team member support throughout the organization on initiatives aimed at infection prevention. As an example, Ms. Dickey is working with the team of UCI Design & Construction, UCI Medical Center Planning & Facilities & Hensel Phelps Construction, implementing a comprehensive infection control plan for the construction of a new, seven story, 474,353 square foot university hospital. Ms. Dickey is a member of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) and is serving on the American Institute of Architects/ Facility Guidelines Institute 2010 Health Guidelines Revision Committee
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Leo T. Old,
MS, PE, CSP, CIH, CHFM, CHC, SASHE, Senior Project Manager,
EnSafe, Inc.
Leo has over 18 years of experience in working with healthcare institutions on issues related to occupational safety and health and regulatory compliance. Leo obtained his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Christian Brothers University in 1993 and his Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Memphis in 2002. Leo is a registered fire protection engineer, certified safety professional, certified industrial hygienist, certified healthcare facility manager, and certified healthcare constructor. Leo served as General Safety Officer and Industrial Hygiene Officer for 9 years at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (SJCRH) in Memphis, TN, where he was responsible for fire safety, emergency preparedness, hazardous materials, industrial hygiene and indoor air quality. Leo currently serves as a Senior Project Manager for EnSafe, a professional services company providing engineering, environmental, health & safety, and information technology services to industry and government clients. Leo also serves as an ASHE Faculty Member and the Executive Column Editor for the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene.
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Description
Note: Additional fee required for this workshop.
construction, operation, and maintenance of health care facilities. Through interactive discussions, your knowledge of the interrelationship between environmental infection control and construction will be strengthened. Case studies will present infection control measures that could be used by your institution. At the completion of this program, you will be able to:
Apply infection control risk assessment (ICRA) principles to design, construction, renovation, and maintenance activities.
Implement infection control risk mitigation recommendations based on ICRA.
No items are available for this session.