The ECRI Institute is offering  an online infection control course to improve healthcare construction safety, according to an article on the Medical Construction & Design website. 

Renovation and construction projects in healthcare environments pose unique infection control challenges for contractors and workers, the article said. The course teaches practical use of infection control risk assessments and management techniques for construction in the hospital setting. It provides a basic understanding of the infection control risk assessment process as it applies to healthcare construction, as well as the practical use of ICRA tools including containment, negative air, HEPA filtration and monitoring techniques.

“This new online course gives participants all of the resources offered in the classroom and gives them the convenience to do it on their own time,” said Luke Petosa, director of the Center for Education and Training, ECRI Institute.

Read the article.