Preventing Infection with Floors and Walls

Altro is a registered provider of an AIA/CES approved presentation, Preventing Infection Through the Selection of Hygienic Floors and Walls - ALTRO967001.  

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) states the amount of Learning Unit Hours (LU Hours) required is 18 LU Hours and 12 hours of Health, Safety, and Welfare as of January, 2012. 
  
IIDA Members will receive 0.1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU), equal to 1 hour of CEU credit for participating in this program.  Altro's Preventing Infection Through the Selection of Hygienic Floors and Walls is now approved to quality for Health, Safety, and Welfare credit (HSW).  Participants will also receive 1.0 LU hours of HSW.  Altro will register the credits for you. IIDA members must have a total of 1.0 CEU credits within a two year compliance period. 

Altro contributes by offering a seminar entitled Preventing Infection Through the Selection of Hygienic Floors and Walls, an informative seminar examining dangers of Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAIs) and how they can be avoided by selecting the right types of floors and walls. Sections include: Introduction

1.  Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs)
2. Statistics on HAIs
3. Costs of HAIs
4. The Biggest Threats – The Super Bugs
5. MRSA & VRE
6. ESBL, Pneumonia, Psuedomonas Aeruginosa
7. MRSA Stats
8. How does an infection occur?
9. Steps in Disease Transmission
10. Sources of Microbes in the Environment
11. Infection Control A Multi-Facet Approach
12. Bacteria and Microorganisms
13. Survival Duration of Bacteria on Surfaces
14. Bacteria Dying or Thriving
15. Selecting Hygienic Finishes
16. Material Requirements – Floors
17. Material Requirements – Walls
18. Heat-Welded Seams
19. Floor to Wall Transition