Infection Control

MRSA:  The Next Epidemic?

This training is targeted towards prehospital and hospital personnel including EMT’s, firefighters, nurses and other healthcare personnel.  Topics that will be covered:  Infection Control – description, history, types of infectious diseases and how they are spread, personal protective equipment and prevention.  The primary focus of MRSA is how to protect yourself, standard precautions, epidemiology, community acquired vs. hospital acquired MRSA and treatments.  Following the lectures there will be an open forum with a question and answer session and evaluations to be filled out.

Speakers will include:

·        Dr. Vibha Sharma – Infection Control Specialist

·        Stephen Fleming – Epidemiologist – Massachusetts Department of Public Health

·        Donna Romano – EMS Coordinator / Instructor – Massachusetts Firefighting Academy

Course #:   200-349-EMS Session: A

Date:          May 7, 2008

Time:          0900-1400

Location:    Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center

                   242 Adams Place, Boxborough, MA

Cost:           $15.00 for the class (purchase order, money order, bank or personal check)

                   Payable to the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Trust Fund

Lunch:        Is available for $10.00, payable on the day of the class

Include with your payment a completed DFS / MFA application – complete sections A, B & F only.

Mail to:      Registrar                                                      Or Fax it to:

Massachusetts Firefighting Academy            (978) 567-3229

State Road, P.O. Box 1025

Stow, MA 01775

(978) 567-3200