LHHCP President John LaRochelle Discusses Best Practices to Service COVID-19 Facilities
As COVID-19 and our strategies against it evolve by the day, it becomes increasingly important to understand the recommended best practices for cleaning and disinfecting facilities in this new environment. In addition to appropriate personal protective equipment and hand hygiene, the proper selection of cleaning and disinfecting technologies and application processes are crucial to ensuring a safe environment for both your staff and customers.
In this TIPS Master Series webinar, LHHCP president and Environmental Infection Prevention, Inc. (EIP) CEO, John LaRochelle, discusses recommended best practices to service COVID-19 facilities.
Participants in this Master Series webinar will learn how to:
Access the most up-to-date information on the COVID-19 crisis
Educate their staff on exposure risks and best practices relating to PPE use while cleaning and disinfecting in the COVID-19 environment
Adopt the WHO “Five Moments of Hand Hygiene” as a standard best practice.
Understand the different disinfectant products available as well as how to use them
Develop a client response plan and unique protocols specific to any environment, whether it be retail, commercial, industrial, education, high-density residential or healthcare
Become familiar with the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC®), a division of ISSA, and the comprehensive certification and training programs available for staff and employees
Locate up-to-date information on COVID-19 through the TIPS Network
Speakers:
John LaRochelle
John is the founder and CEO of Environmental Infection Prevention, Inc. (EIP) and President of Lighthouse Healthcare Partners. Environmental Infection Prevention was created as a result of his career long commitment to reducing illness and saving lives through the elimination of infections with best in class people, process and technology. Prior to EIP, John spent over 30 years with Sodexo where he began his career as a housekeeper and rose through the ranks holding US, North American and Global Executive Leadership Positions. These positions included VP of ES/Laundry USA, Head of Innovation for North America and finally the Global Leader for Environmental Infection Prevention where he was responsible for their global environmental infection prevention and cleaning program development across all business segments within 80 countries. In addition to those roles, his experience also includes facilities management and safety experience in hospitals, long term care, corporate and education establishments with direct management experience in environmental infection prevention, maintenance, biomedical engineering, construction, housekeeping, laundry and safety. John was also responsible for program development, technical support of 600 health care locations within the USA. His professional career path has provided him with top to bottom expertise in environmental infection prevention, as well as the ability to establish productive collaboration with all the key stakeholders necessary to impact change.
Patricia Olinger
Patricia (Patty) Olinger is the executive director of the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC®), a division of ISSA. GBAC is recognized as a leader in training, education and certification in Forensic Restoration®, biorisk management, decontamination and infection/contamination control disciplines.
Prior to joining GBAC-ISSA, Patty was an assistant vice president in the Office of Research Administration and executive director of the Environmental, Health and Safety Office (EHSO) at Emory University. Patty is a Registered Biosafety Professional (RBP), a Certified Forensic Operator (CFO), a Certified Bio-Forensic Restoration Specialist (CBFRS). She has a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry and a Masters of Law with a focus on International Global Health. Patty has a true passion in global health biorisk preparedness, response and recovery.
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