Package Description

Core practices for infection prevention and control are recommendations by the CDC that are considered standards of care and/or accepted practices. They are widely agreed upon and represent elements of care that are not expected to change based on additional research. These practices are intended for all healthcare settings, regardless of the type of healthcare provided. This lecture will provide an overview of the Core Practices, with an emphasis on their relevance to oral healthcare settings.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Describe key elements of Core Practices for infection prevention and control.
2. Identify which of the Core Practices may not be applicable to most oral healthcare settings

Price:

• Members: $15
• Non-members: $30

Continuing Education

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CE Credits: 1.0
Educational Method: Lecture, Recorded, Self-instructional (self-study)
Location: Online
Publication Date: June 2023
Expiration Date: June 30, 2026

Speakers:

Eve Cuny, MS, CDIPC

Ms. Cuny is the Executive Associate Dean at Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, California, where she is also a Professor in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences. Ms. Cuny is a consultant to the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs and is a member of the National Occupational Research Agenda Council in the Health Care and Social Assistance sector. She represents OSAP as a liaison representative for the CDC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee(HICPAC). She is the immediate past chair of the OSAP board of directors for the 2021-2022 year. She received the James Crawford Award for Lifetime Achievement in dental infection control in 2009. She is an internationally recognized expert in infection control in dentistry; publishing, consulting and lecturing throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. She has also earned the OSAP-DALE Foundation Dental Infection Prevention and Control Certificate™ and CDIPC certification.

Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Kathy Eklund, RDH, MHP

Kathy Eklund is the Sr. Director of Occupational Health and Safety, and the Forsyth Research Subject & Patient Safety Advocate at The Forsyth Institute. She is adjunct faculty at Regis College, Dental Hygiene Program where she teaches a senior-level course, Evidence-Based Decision Making. Ms. Eklund serves as faculty for the New England AIDS Education and Training Center and HIVdent.org. She is the Chair of the Organization for Safety Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) Foundation Board of Directors and has been an active member of OSAP since 1985. Over the past 36 years, Ms. Eklund has published papers and contributed to several texts on infection control & safety and is an author of the CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings- 2003. She has lectured nationally and internationally on these topics.

Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose