Level: Intermediate
Length: 1 Day
Instructors: Patricia A. Owens, RN, MHA, CMLSO
This activity has been submitted to the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91) for approval to award contact hours. The Ohio Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Please call us at (800) 94-LASER for more information about contact hours.
This is a course for those healthcare professionals interested in knowing what changes have been made in the new ANSI Z136.3-2011 standard.
Learn how these changes may affect your laser practices and your current policies and procedures:
- New Title: Safe Use of Lasers in Healthcare - new scope
- New Management Model with Expansion Of LSO / DLSO / LSSC Roles
- Expansion of section on Private Practice (Non-Hospital Environment)
- Addresses 3rd Party Services (Rentals, Borrowed lasers, demos)
- New Training Requirements / Intervals for Refresher training
- Clarification / Expansion Of Audit Requirements
- Refers To CSA 305.13-09 - Plume Evacuation
- Improved Terminology - Definitions
- Eliminates Routine Medical Surveillance
- Inclusion Of Veterinary Medicine in Normative Section
- Update Of Appendices
At the conclusion of this course the attendee will have a thorough understanding of the newly published ANSI Z136.3-2011, and how to integrate its requirements into their current laser safety program.