Join your colleagues for a tour of Parkview Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, September 24th, 2024.  This event is free to ISHE members. Register now. 

Location: Parkview Regional Medical Center, 11109 Parkview Plaza Dr Entrance 1, Fort Wayne, IN 46845

Schedule

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Presentation: “Comparison of Operating Room Relative Humidity Levels Using the EQI Method of Dynamic Simulated Surgical Procedures,” Damon Greeley, PE, CEM, HFDP, CBCP, CHFM, EDAC, a-IPC, OnSite-LLC. Learn more about the presentation and our speaker below.

3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Tour

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Social event at Trolley Steaks and Seafood, 2898 E Dupont Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 (a 2-minute drive from the hospital, right next to I-69)

Thanks to Design Collaborative for sponsoring the after-event at Trolley Steaks and Seafood so you can continue to build your professional network! Design Collaborative will provide two drinks per person and heavy appetizers.

Registration
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This event is free to ISHE members, $75 for non-member healthcare facility staff, and $295 for non-member suppliers. ISHE membership is the same as these costs ($75 for healthcare facility engineers, $295 for associate/supplier members – includes up to 3 individuals per associate member company). So if you are not yet a member, we recommend that you first join ISHE and get all of the benefits of membership, including free registration for this event!

Presentation
“Comparison of Operating Room Relative Humidity Levels Using the EQI Method of Dynamic Simulated Surgical Procedures”

Over 60 years of evidence supports the correlation between airborne contamination and surgical site infection. With infection-sensitive surgeries, such as total hip and knee arthroplasty, expected to grow exponentially over the next several decades, finding new pathways to reduce infection is imperative.
This research aimed to answer a critical question: Can specific operating room (OR) relative humidity (RH) levels create more optimal environments for preventing airborne microbial and particle contamination in the sterile field? The investigators will present the findings of this multiple site study that evaluated microbial contamination at the sterile field and back table locations for 20%, 35%, and 50% room relative humidities at a constant room temperature of 68 deg. F. We will also provide recommendations for minimizing airborne bioburden in the operating room.

Our presenting author: Damon Greeley, PE, CEM, HFDP, CBCP, CHFM, EDAC, a-IPC, OnSite-LLC, Indianapolis, IN. Damon co-founded OnSite-LLC to further his passion to continuously improve infection prevention in the healthcare built and operations environment through actively engaging innovation and creativity. As a member of OnSite’s research team he actively investigates newer methodologies or technologies that improve infection control coupled with best life cycle costs. He is LUMA Institute (LI) trained and facilitates human centered solutions interactive sessions that build consensus around the Luma Institutes’ most advanced yet acceptable (MAYA) approach. Damon serves on The Center for Health Design’s EDAC Advisory Council and is charged with educating healthcare engineers on implementing Evidence Based Design. He received his CEM (Certified Energy Manager) in 2004, HFDP (Healthcare Facility Design Professional) certification in 2005, CBCP (Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP) certification in 2006, EDAC (Evidence Based Design) accreditation in 2011, CHFM (Certified Healthcare Facility Manager) certification in 2016, and accreditation in Infection Prevention is 2020.