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Protecting Personnel from Pandemic Influenza: What's the Prognosis?
This course is designed to provide an overview of pandemic influenza risks, methods for workplace exposure risk assessment, and practices to protect personnel in the workplace environment.

This course has been awarded:
0.5 MPs by the Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists (CRBOH)
0.5 CMPs by the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) for 2 courses in the Free Seminar Series
0.5 Industrial Hygiene CM Points by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)

For more more information call 1(888) 732-4347 or email training@rea.ca

Duration: 3 hours beginning at 8:30 am
Intended Audience: Infection Control Professionals, Managers, Supervisors, Health and Safety Coordinators, and Health and Safety Specialists
Cost: FREE
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course curriculum
MODULE 1 - WHY THE CONCERN OVER A POSSIBLE INFLUENZA PANDEMIC?
1.0 What is Influenza?
2.0 Influenza: a worldwide concern
3.0 What is an Influenza Pandemic?
4.0 Why the Concern over a Possible Influenza Pandemic?
5.0 Are you prepared?
MODULE 2 - HOW IT IS INFLUENZA TRANSMITTED?
1.0 Contact transmission
2.0 Aerosol transmission
3.0 Droplet transmission
4.0 Relative importance of modes of transmission?
5.0 When is a person infectious?
6.0 How is this important for your organization?
MODULE 3 - NON-PHARMACEUTICAL METHODS FOR REDUCING RISK OF INFLUENZA TRANSMISSION
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Maintaining good health
3.0 If you’re sick, stay away!
4.0 Screening
5.0 Social distancing
6.0 Basic good hygiene practices
7.0 Cough/sneeze etiquette
8.0 Physical barriers
9.0 Surface sanitizing
10.0 Use of skin protective clothing
11.0 Temporary isolation of
12.0 Employees at the workplace
13.0 On-site quarantine facilities
14.0 Use of respiratory protection
15.0 Air quality control measures
MODULE 4 - ASSESSING INFLUENZA RISK IN THE WORKPLACE QUARANTINE PRACTICES AND FACILITIES
1.0 REA Risk Model
2.0 Judging influenza exposure risk from carbon dioxide concentration
3.0 Do you need a pandemic plan? Why or why not?
MODULE 5 - EMPLOYER BEST PRACTICES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
1.0 Employer Best Practices:
1.1 Risk Assessment Checklist
1.2 Exposure Risk Assessment
1.3 Aerosol Transmission Risk Assessment
1.4 Exposure Control and Prevention Assessment
1.5 Relative Risk Ratings and Business Continuity Plan
2.0 Survey of Available Workplace Pandemic Plan Guidelines