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3M Health Care Academy* presents…“The Science Behind Source Control & the Effort to Limit the Spread of Infectious Agents in a Healthcare Setting”

This session will discuss the use of masks and respirators as source control in healthcare. Masks and respirators are a pivotal intervention in the effort to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, by someone who is infected but may not know it. The presentation will discuss why source control is important, how source control devices work to filter bioaerosols, how the intervention emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what it means for healthcare workers and facilities.

Learning Objectives  |  At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

• Describe source control and what it means in a healthcare setting.
• State the difference between various source control devices: face masks, barrier face coverings, and respirators.
• Understand aerosol science with regards to viruses and source control devices.
• Describe the ASTM F3502 Barrier Face Covering Standard and how it relates to the implementation of source control.

Target audience: Nurses & Sterile Processing Professionals

Presenters: Megan Torgrude, MPH, CIH, CSP  |  Application Engineer  |  3M Personal Safety Division and Whitney Line, BSN, RN, PHN  |  Application Engineer  |  3M Medical Solutions Division

Continuing Education: 3M is an approved provider by The California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider Number CEP 5770. Each Device Reprocessing 1-hour web meeting is approved by IAHCSMM, CBSPD. These programs provide 1.0 CE contact hour.

Questions should be directed to 3M*:  3MHealthCareAcademy@mmm.com

* NOTE: This is a contracted supplier-sponsored webinar. HealthTrust has not approved and/or endorsed the content. This program may contain the mention of products, services, drugs or brands presented in a case study or comparative format. Such examples are intended for educational and informational purposes and should not be perceived as a HealthTrust endorsement of any particular supplier, product, service, drug, brand or approach.