• EMERGING FUNGAL INFECTIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES BRING ABOUT NEW CHALLENGES

      Date: March 21st, 2024

      Time: 10:30 am PST

      Speaker: Dr. Tom Chiller, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta

      Objectives:

      – Understand what new fungal pathogens are emerging
      – Understand the contribution of the environment to fungal disease
      – Emulate the effect of environmental changes on emerging fungal pathogens

    • COVID-19’s CHALLENGES TO INFECTION CONTROL DOGMA

      Date: April 2nd, 2024

      Time: 10:30 am PST

      Speaker: Prof. Michael Klompas, Harvard University

      Objectives:

      – Discuss current insights into respiratory virus transmission (Droplet vs Aerosol vs Airborne) and potential impacts of current evidence on IPAC programs (future of respiratory protection)

    • LESSONS LEARNED FROM A FAILED IMPLEMENTATION

      Date: April 11th, 2024

      Time: 10:30 am PST

      Speaker: Luize Fábrega Juskevicius , University of São Paulo, Brazil

      Objectives:

      – Highlight the potential for learning in the face of evidence implementation failure.
      – Address the implementation process through the use of CFIR (Consolidated Framework for Implementation Science), which allows for organized and in-depth documentation of barriers and facilitators identified throughout an implementation process.

    • FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSING: FOCUS ON CORRECTING KEY WEAKNESSES

      Date: April 25th, 2024

      Time: 10:30 am PST

      Speaker: Prof. Michelle Alfa, AlfaMed Consulting, Canada

      Objectives:

      – Review current data on contamination of patient-ready endoscopes
      – Identify key weaknesses in current reprocessing protocols
      – Recommend what can be done to address key weaknesses

    • SPECIAL LECTURE FOR 5 MAY

      Date: May 3rd, 2024

      Time: 10:30 am PST

      Speaker: Prof. Didier Pittet, University of Geneva Hospitals, Switzerland

      Objectives:

      – To be posted

    • INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL CHALLENGES AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS IN “OTHER” CONGREGATE LIVING SETTINGS

      Date: May 23rd, 2024

      Time: 10:30 am PST

      Speaker: Barbara Shea, William Osler Health System, Canada

      Objectives:

      – Utilize real-life examples from the field to discuss approaches to IPC in varied settings and populations (shelters, group homes, assisted living, open youth and adult justice systems, supportive housing).

 

PICNet posts the Webber Teleclass schedule 1-2 months ahead; if you’d like to see the full year’s schedule, you can view it on the Webber Training website.