Recent COVID-19 outbreaks in congregate living settings (e.g., shelters, group homes) have highlighted the importance of preventing and managing outbreaks of COVID-19 in these settings. This webinar (which will be repeated three times) will review the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and non-medical masks for staff members and residents in congregate living settings. A moderated question and answer period will follow the presentation.
The presentation will be the same on three different dates and open to administrators and staff members from any congregate living setting; however, participants may choose to register as follows to make the question and answer period more relevant to the various types of congregate living settings:
- Shelters – Tuesday, July 7, 2020, 3 – 4 p.m.
- Group homes – Wednesday, July 8, 2020, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Other types of congregate living settings – Thursday, July 9, 2020, 3 – 4 p.m.
At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Outline the hierarchy of controls, including PPE and distinguish PPE from source control
- Describe what PPE should be worn by staff in various situations and what type of masks should be worn by residents in various situations
- Describe how to put on and take off PPE
- Outline what PPE is reusable and how reusable PPE should be cleaned
Your registration confirmation, with modality and connection information, will be emailed to you before your session. If you are unable to attend a session, a recording of the presentation will be posted shortly after on PHO’s website. Please contact epir@oahpp.ca if you have any questions regarding this event.
Note: These webinars on PPE are part of a series related to COVID-19 in congregate living settings. Webinars on outbreak management will take place from July 14 to 16, and webinars on cohorting will take place from July 21 to 23. Invitations for the outbreak management and cohorting webinars to follow.
