TOPIC: ICRA (Infection Control Risk Assessment) 101: Understanding the Basics of Liability and Risk During Healthcare Construction
Indoor environmental pollutants such as E. coli, norovirus, staph infections (staphylococcus aureus), and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) are increasingly being encountered in our environment and causing significant health problems. One of every 20 people who go into a US hospital picks up a staph infection. Outbreaks of illness from these types of bacteria have been commonplace in the hospital setting; more recently, however, there have been outbreaks in non hospital-related environments such as hotels, sports facilities, prisons, and cruise ships. This talk brings the basic awareness of concerns hospitals have about contractors and subcontractors working on their projects.
SPEAKER: MARLENE LINDERS
Ms. Linders is the President and CEO of Philders Group International, Inc.undefinedEnvironmental Consultants for Infectious Diseases. Philders Group is the author of the Infectious Disease policy and protocol for healthcare construction ensuring their clients meet compliance requirements mandated by JCAHO. This policy becomes a part of their client’s safety program. Their clients are hospitals, attorneys, architects, engineers, building owners/managers, and contractors.
Ms. Linders is a Registered Nurse, architect, and holds a Master’s degree in Science. Additionally, she is a National Speaker on Infectious Diseases, and an Expert Witness for some of the largest law firms nationwide. She has several years of extensive expertise in development and understanding of construction and design for building systems. She has worked on designing high-risk environments as Surgical Suites, Transplant, Teaching and Urban Hospitals for several Level One trauma centers costing in excess of $4 billion dollars. Her former company, PLI Inc, wrote the first IAQ online curriculum course for the University of Florida, Rinker School of Construction.
Ms. Linders is a member of NIBS- National Institute of Building Science, APIC-Association of Professionals in Infection Control, American Nurse’s Association, ISID-International Society for Infectious Diseases, AIA, and the Director of the Central Florida Chapter for the Indoor Air Quality Association. Additionally, she sits on the Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences Foundation Board.
She graduated with an ADN nursing, MS clinical psychology from Halifax School of NSG and BA in Architectural Design from New York University. She also completed Harvard University's Professional Development Program for School of Architecture and Design.
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The Event is being sponsored by Mingledorff's.
