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Hospital Engineering and Facilities Management 2004 Congress Invitation, October 2003
American Air & Water®, Inc.
received an invitation to participate in the Hospital Engineering and
Facilities Management 2004 Congress.
American Air & Water, Inc. is considering a presentation to the Members of
International Federation of Hospital Engineering and attendees at the 18th
IFHE congress in July 2004 (This event will be held in conjunction with
ASHE's 41st Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition)
Today indoor air quality has become a global environmental
issue. Within Hospitals indoor air quality plays a significant role in the
treatment, recovery and convalescence of patients. While the mere presence
of bacteria within this environment is not cause for alarm, control of
bacterial levels is critical in minimizing the potential for detrimental
health effects. In response organizations like ASHRAE (American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers) has created new
standards for building operations, which are being incorporated into local
building codes for hospitals worldwide. Hospital Engineering and Facilities
Management will discuss effective and diligent HVAC and refrigeration design
solutions and maintenance programs for the healthcare sector. This will
include
Special focus on:
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Trends and developments in hospital indoor air quality
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The impact of construction and re-engineering projects
upon hospital indoor air quality
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Airborne fungal and airborne inorganic particulate
contaminants
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Ultraviolet technology (UVC)
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Air filtration / purification systems
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Microbial testing
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Advances in AC duct cleaning
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Asbestos abatement
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Mold remediation
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Allergy and odor control
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Negative and positive pressure isolation rooms (operating
rooms, theatre, intensive care wards)
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Contamination control for ceiling cavity access and wall
access
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Anterooms for construction and re-engineering projects
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Anti-microbial coating technology
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Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) risk assessment
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ASHRAE, CDC, EPA, EU, OSHA, NADCA & JCAHO regulatory
compliance
Industry experts include:
Roy Aitken, President, Institute of Hospital Engineering, Australia (IHEA)
Steve Drinkrow, Vice President, International Federation of Hospital
Engineering (IFHE)
Don Garrison, Chief of Facilities Management, Franklin Community Health
Network
Prof Dr.Ing Christoph Hartung, President, Scientific Society of Hospital
Engineering (WGKT)
Erik Hoibjelke, President, Norwegian Federation of Hospital Engineering (FSTL)
Bill H McCully, President, American Society for Healthcare Engineering
(ASHE)
Yasushi Nagasawa, IFHE Council Member, and Professor, Dept. of Architecture,
University of Tokyo
Don Spielmacher, President, Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society (CHES)
Peter Wearmouth, President, Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate
Management (IHEEM)
Dr Raymond Chinn, Member, Healthcare Infection Control Practises Advisory
Committee (HICPAC), Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Proposed Distribution:
15,000 individual members of the IFHE will receive the Hospital Engineering
and Facilities Management 2004 report and CD-ROM, distributed in January
2004 by name and job title directly to C-level execs (CEOs, COOs), Chief
hospital administrators, Group purchasing organisations, Facilities
managers, Directors of estates, Capital planning directors, Construction
managers, Systems Engineers, HVAC engineers, IAQ consultants, Heads of
Epidemiology, Disease control consultants, Infectious disease physicians,
Hospital and maintenance engineers & Health & safety officers who are
members of their local hospital engineering associations in the following
countries: USA (American Society for Healthcare Engineering), Canada (CHES),
UK (IHEEM), Germany (WGKT / FKT), Japan (HEAJ), Netherlands (NVTG), Spain,
Australia, Italy, France, Denmark (FDS), Sweden, Indonesia, South Africa,
Switzerland, Norway, Portugal, New Zealand, Argentina, Uruguay, Israel,
Russia, Belgium, Brazil, Uganda and Finland.
http://home.enter.vg/ifhe/amembers.html
Hospital Engineering and Facilities Management is the official publication
of the 18th IFHE International congress held in Florida in July 2004. All
delegates at the IFHE congress will receive a copy of this publication. This
event will be held in conjunction with ASHE's 41st Annual Conference and
Technical Exhibition.
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