Infection Control – 3 hrs.

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When:
April 18, 2013 @ 10:00 pm – April 19, 2013 @ 2:00 am
2013-04-18T22:00:00+00:00
2013-04-19T02:00:00+00:00
Educación Continua

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April 18, 2013                                                                                                 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 OBJECTIVES 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