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ForwardCOVID-19: Environmental Controls for Infection Prevention - Clinical Outpatient
Recorded: 8/27/2020
Brittany E. Howard, M.D., Chair of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery within the Department of Otolaryngology at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explores current options for finding environmental controls for infection prevention, specifically for preventing COVID-19 infection in the clinical outpatient setting. Dr. Howard discusses pre-visit considerations; clinical modifications; air-handling and room turnover; and special considerations for patients with COVID-19.
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Target Audience
Healthcare workers of all specialties who are being impacted by COVID-19, including physicians, research scientists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and anyone with a particular interest in prevention, treatment, and patient care.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity you will be able to:
- Recognize the risk the clinical environment can pose to disease transmission
- Identify environmental controls that can be instituted to increase safety of patients and staff
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
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| Brittany E. Howard, M.D. |  | Devyani Lal, M.D. Course Director Associate Dean, Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development Professor of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine Chair, Division of Rhinology Mayo Clinic in Arizona |
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