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Opportunistic pathogens are common in the environment and cause severe and sometimes fatal infections. This is particularly important when we are dealing with high risk populations or cleanroom environments. Recent changes in health care legislation, the highly publicized outbreak of contaminated medication from the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts, and the planned standard for prevention of legionellosis associated with building water systems are a few examples that highlight the importance for environmental monitoring to reduce or eliminate infections. This webinar includes an overview on applicable regulations and sampling methods and strategies. We will discuss risk management and will outline some applications that may be relevant for the IAQ testing industry.

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Field workers are often called upon to identify and eliminate Legionella contaminations in buildings. This organism is a significant threat to human health, particularly for individuals who are immune compromised due to either age or medical conditions. The Legionella organism possesses unique characteristics that allow it to readily colonize homes, workplaces and hospitals. These same characteristics make Legionella difficult to detect, quantify and eradicate. In this presentation we will discuss this challenge from the perspective of a worker in the field. Particular focus will be placed on utilizing the most modern methods and technologies we have available to address Legionella detection and remediation.

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You will learn about specific microorganisms associated with infection risk that are likely to be present in the most common sewage handling scenarios, survival of each type of organism, conditions necessary for exposure, and susceptibility to biocides. You will also learn the recommended steps for cleanup and how to optimize the effectiveness and cost of cleanup.

Topics include:
• Definitions of sewage and contamination
• Sewage sources and water categories
• Sewage microbiology and exposure
• Health risks including pathogens, hypersensitivity disease, and toxicoses
• Remediation including exposure risks, strategic planning, biocides and clearance

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You will learn about the background and role of bacteria, human health effects, and sampling and analytical methods. This webinar is highly recommended if you need to implement a bacterial sampling program or if you have questions about the bacterial analyses offered by EMLab P&K.

Topics include:
• Introduction to bacteria
• Distribution and role of bacteria in the natural environment
• Bacteria that commonly colonize people
• Health effects of bacteria
• Sampling and analytical methods for bacteria
• Legionella and Legionnaires' disease
• MRSA in health care settings
• Sewage: evaluating hazards

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You will learn about the background and purpose of USP 797 and about designing and executing a USP 797 sampling regimen. This webinar is highly recommended if you need to implement a USP 797 sampling program or if you have questions about the USP 797 analyses offered by EMLab P&K.

Topics include:
• History and background of USP 797
• Where USP 797 regulation is applicable
• How to determine what types of testing are needed
• Design and implementation of a testing regimen
• Interpretation of data
• Investigation and remediation of detected contamination

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You will learn general guidelines, practice interpreting sets of data, and gain a better understanding about how and why EMLab P&K developed the MoldScore and MoldRange reports. This webinar is recommended for IAQ professionals with an intermediate level of experience. Familiarity with sampling the air for fungi will be helpful.

Topics include:
• Common methods of interpreting airborne fungal data
• Data from “false positive” events
• Discussion of typical outdoor data
• Many sets of data for discussion and interpretation

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It’s essential to develop defined hypotheses and investigative strategies if you want to accurately interpret data from your mold sampling. You will learn methods for developing hypotheses from initial interviews with clients and onsite visual inspections and outlining sampling strategies to test these hypotheses. You will also learn how to interpret data from each type of strategy and suggestions for presenting data to clients.

Topics include:
• Lack of Guidelines and Interpretation of data
• Field/lab notebooks: importance and content
• Tools for mold investigation: Analytical and Sampling methods and what they tell you
• Hypothesis development
• Mold investigative strategies for specific hypothesis categories
• Interpreting data based on hypotheses and well-designed strategies

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You will learn an overview of mold and the health effects associated with mold exposure. We will discuss hypersensitivity diseases and the important fungal infections, especially those caused by environmental exposure. You will learn about fungal allergens, how sensitization occurs, and the mechanisms for release of chemicals that lead to symptoms. You will also learn about hypersensitivity pneumonitis and toxicoses. We will review literature related to airborne fungal toxins and evaluate the supporting evidence.

Our instructor is Dr. Harriet Burge, EMLab P&K’s Director of Aerobiology. Please plan to join the webinars 15 minutes before the scheduled time.

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It’s essential to develop defined hypotheses and investigative strategies so you can accurately interpret data from your mold sampling. Learn methods for developing hypotheses from initial interviews with clients and onsite visual inspections and outlining sampling strategies to test these hypotheses. You will also learn how to interpret data from each type of strategy and suggestions for presenting data to clients.

Topics include:
• Lack of Guidelines and Interpretation of data
• Field/lab notebooks: importance and content
• Tools for mold investigation: Analytical and Sampling methods and what they tell you
• Hypothesis development
• Mold investigative strategies for specific hypothesis categories
• Interpreting data based on hypotheses and well-designed strategies
• Using MoldScore and MoldRange in data interpretation

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