HESGNY May 2023 Educational Seminar

Keeping Up with Water Management Program Changes from The Joint Commission and Legionella Bacteria Sampling from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Recorded Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/0kWsJI9yzsGleGuFm2vv0x19MicO2RQoi_WbVgI-oGRQEY10k-0yd6sPhNocDnFl.p7r0HUxHHAlrZOSB
Passcode: F3WGJ&^B

Speaker will be live onsite with the in-person location is at:

Memorial Sloan Kettering

Rockefeller Research Lab Building- Auditorium

430 E 67th St.

New York, NY 10065

In Person registration is under “Location” on the right.

Abstract:  Attendees will be given an overview of Legionella bacteria and Legionnaires’ disease and building water system factors that allow for Legionella bacteria amplification.  Attendees will learn components of a Water Management Program necessary to satisfy The Joint Commission’s EC.02.05.02 Water Management Standard, ASHRAE Standard 188-2021 and the CMS QSO-17-30 Memorandum. A Water Infection Control Risk Assessment (WICRA) is created to evaluate water sources, modes of transmission, patient susceptibility, patient exposure, and program preparedness. Legionella bacteria sampling is part of a robust WMP validation program and allows facilities to make adjustments to their monitoring plans.  Routine maintenance of control locations and water treatment are important factors in maintaining good water hygiene.

Measurable Learning Outcomes:

1. Overview of Legionella bacteria and building water system factors that allow for amplification
2. Understand The Joint Commission’s new Water Management Program Standard (EC.02.05.02).
3. How to develop a comprehensive WMP that complies with EC.02.05.02, as well as the 2017 CMS guideline and ASHRAE Standard 188-2021.
4. How to develop and Water Infection Control Risk Assessment (WICRA) as a tool to assess water sources, modes of transmission, patient susceptibility, patient exposure, and program preparedness.
5. Understand the new Legionella sampling recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and how to use Legionella bacteria sampling as part of a WMP’s validation.

Speaker Bio:

Spenser Johnson is the Senior Environmental Group Manager at Barclay Water Management.  She provides expertise on controlling Legionella bacteria in building water systems and conducts on-site risk assessments to develop site-specific Water Management Programs. Spenser has over five years’ experience in the Water Management and Legionella Consulting field and has surveyed over 100 facilities for Water Management Programs and is a Certified ASSE 12080 Legionella Water Safety and Management Specialist.

CEU credits will be available.

Speaker Contact Information:

Name: Spenser Johnson

Company: Barclay Water Management, Inc.

Address: 55 Chapel Street, Suite 400, Newton, MA 02458

Cell Phone: 781-701-5447

Email: sjohnson@barclaywater.com