Quality Insights Podcast

Ventilation in Healthcare

May 02, 2024 Quality Insights
Ventilation in Healthcare
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Quality Insights Podcast
Ventilation in Healthcare
May 02, 2024
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Today's episode will discuss the role of ventilation for preventing infections in nursing homes. We will review how ventilation works to reduce the amount of germs in the air and the importance of working with staff in charge of air handling and ventilation to improve ventilation. 

We're joined by Cindy Holmes and Elizabeth Dauch of West Virginia Project Firstline. If you have questions for Elizabeth Dauch, email Elizabeth.C.Dauch@wv.gov. Email Cindy Holmes at Cynthia.A.Holmes@wv.gov.

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 Check out our other interviews by visiting https://www.qualityinsights.org/ qin/multimedia 

 This material was prepared by Quality Insights, a Quality Innovation Network - Quality Improvement Organization under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Views expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of CMS or HHS, and any reference to a specific product or entity herein does not constitute endorsement of that product or entity by CMS or HHS. Publication number 12SOW-QI-GEN-050124-CC-A 

Show Notes

Today's episode will discuss the role of ventilation for preventing infections in nursing homes. We will review how ventilation works to reduce the amount of germs in the air and the importance of working with staff in charge of air handling and ventilation to improve ventilation. 

We're joined by Cindy Holmes and Elizabeth Dauch of West Virginia Project Firstline. If you have questions for Elizabeth Dauch, email Elizabeth.C.Dauch@wv.gov. Email Cindy Holmes at Cynthia.A.Holmes@wv.gov.

 Resources shared during the presentation: 

 Check out our other interviews by visiting https://www.qualityinsights.org/ qin/multimedia 

 This material was prepared by Quality Insights, a Quality Innovation Network - Quality Improvement Organization under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Views expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of CMS or HHS, and any reference to a specific product or entity herein does not constitute endorsement of that product or entity by CMS or HHS. Publication number 12SOW-QI-GEN-050124-CC-A