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Join NETEC for an engaging and informative webinar on The Joint Commission (TJC) requirements for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Building on the previous webinar on TJC and PPE, this session will dive deeper into the practicalities and challenges of the new Joint Commission requirements for PPE while revisiting key insights and tackling new questions. Topics will include:
Additionally, expert panelists will explore the decision-making process behind PPE selection, touching on factors like ease of use, training needs, levels of protection, and availability. This webinar is ideal for frontline health care workers and infection preventionists who are adapting to these critical changes and want to ensure their facilities meet and exceed compliance standards.
Brooke Henriksen, BSN, RN, CCRN
Brooke Henriksen is the Training and Education Coordinator for the Special Pathogens Program in Region 10 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital (PSHMC&CH) in Spokane, Washington. She is a co-chair of the NETEC PPE work group and a member of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Biocontainment Unit (BCU) work groups.
Jill Morgan, RN
Emory University Hospital
Jill Morgan is a nurse at Emory University Hospital. She has been on Emory’s biocontainment team for over 15 years where she has cared for patients with Ebola virus disease and Lassa fever. Jill is co-chair of the NETEC PPE work group and has recently been appointed to the National Academies Committee on Personal Protective Equipment and Workplace Safety and Health.
Sarah Haroth, MSN, RN, PHN
Sarah Haroth has been an RN for 18 years with a background that includes MICU, SICU, Neuro ICU, primary care, and nursing education. She obtained her Masters in Nursing Education as she has a passion for teaching others. Sarah currently works as the Patient Care Supervisor and Unit Educator for the M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Special Pathogen Unit, which is one of 13 Regional EmergingSpecial Pathogens Treatment Centers (RESPTCs) in the nation.
Colleen S. Kraft, MD, MSc
Dr. Colleen Kraft is a Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine as well as a Professor in the Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Kraft was the Associate Chief Medical Officer of Emory Hospital from 2020-2023 and is currently the Associate Chief Research Informatics Officer for the Woodruff Health Sciences Center. Dr. Kraft served as the President-Elect, President and Past President of the American Society for Microbiology from 2021-2024. Dr. Kraft was one of the infectious disease physicians at Emory Hospital in 2014 to receive and care for patients who had contracted Ebola virus disease and Lassa fever in West Africa. Dr. Kraft is a clinical consultant for the Emory Healthcare Human Factors Lab, and a director in the Healthcare Test Kitchen Lab, both of which were in response to the desire for high reliability after the care of patients with highly contagious infectious diseases.
Corri Levine, PhD, MS, MPH
Dr. Corri Levine is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in the Department of Internal Medicine – Division of Infectious Diseases.
She is also the Associate Director for the Special Pathogens Excellence in Clinical Treatment, Readiness, and Education program (SPECTRE), and the Director of the Biorepository for Severe Emerging Infections (BSEI). Dr. Levine received her doctorate in Human Pathophysiology and Translational Medicine from UTMB, focusing on high-consequence infectious diseases such as Ebola virus, Lassa virus, and Nipah virus, and concurrently earned a Master’s of Public Health. She chairs the Basic and Translational State of the Science Workgroup for the Special Pathogens Research Network (SPRN) and is a subject matter expert for NETEC. In her role at UTMB, Dr. Levine is focused on strengthening the healthcare system’s response to infectious diseases and increasing public awareness of infectious threats