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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
CHICAGO MEDICAL SOCIETY AND CHICAGO DENTAL SOCIETY
December 3, 2008
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- Alliance Background
Date Signed.
October 5, 2004
Date Renewed.
October 3, 2006
Alliance Overview.
The purpose of this Alliance is to provide information, guidance and training
resources to reduce and prevent injuries and illnesses. This is to protect
employees’ health and safety, particularly in preventing exposure to bloodborne
pathogen hazards and other hazards related to medical and dental facilities.
Implementation Team Members.
Nancy Hauter – OSHA
Cecilia Merino – Chicago Medical Society
Aloysius Kleszynski, DDS – Chicago Dental Society
- Implementation Team Meetings
December 7 & 19, 2007 - Met to discuss 2008 sessions and annual
evaluation.
Feb 8 & 21, Mar 13 & 20, April 16, May 13, June 4 & 9, July 28, Aug 5 and Sept
29, 2008 - Emailed discussions or phone conversations.
- Activities and Products
Evaluation Period.
October 2007 – October 2008
Alliance Activity.
- Training and Education
A total of 12 training sessions were held to educate health care professionals
in regard to the necessity of annual safety and health training and education.
- Outreach and Communication
Continuing in the most frequently asked questions, participants wrote their
questions on index cards. The questions were answered on site. An update of
the list is being developed.
OSHA staffed a booth at the Chicago Dental Society’s winter meeting, February
22 and 23, 2008. Publications were distributed and OSHA staff was available to
answer questions. Over 35,000 dental professionals attended the conference.
OSHA staffed a booth at the Chicago Medical Society’s Midwest Clinical
Conference March 27 and 28, 2008. Publications were distributed and OSHA staff
was available to answer questions. Over 300 health care professionals attended
the conference.
OSHA provided handouts at each training session. Handouts included: The OSHA
poster, Best Practices for the Safe Use of Glutaraldehyde in Health Care,
Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social
Service Workers, Model Plans and Programs for the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
and Hazard Communications Standards, Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and
Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers and Ethylene
Oxide (EtO): Understanding OSHA's Exposure Monitoring Requirements.
- Promoting the National Dialogue on Safety and Health
Alliance Products.
Same as above.
- Results
- At the end of every training session, the attendees
completed an evaluation form. Almost every attendee gave a very high score and
said that they learned something new that they could apply to their own
facility. Participants say they benefit from hearing what OSHA requires and
having their questions answered.
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Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution,
etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or Trained |
| Training
conducted with Workbook |
356 |
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Conference booth |
36,000 |
| Web page FAQs |
Unlimited |
| TOTAL |
36,356 + |
- Other Issues that had a Bearing on the Alliance
Continuing Education Units, (CEUs) have been awarded from the American Dental
Association for the dentists
Upcoming Milestones
OSHA will have a booth at the Annual CDS Conference and Meeting Feb 27-28,
2009. It is expected that over 35,000 people will attend.
The Chicago Medical Society is having their 65th Annual Midwest Clinical
Conference April 17-19, 2009. OSHA will speak and staff a booth at the
conference.
Approximately ten two-hour training sessions will be given on OSHA
requirements during the next fiscal year. The course material will change
from bloodborne pathogens and hazard communication to a bigger picture of
OSHA requirements in health care settings.
An article will be written discussing the top 10 most frequently cited OSHA
standards in the health care industry for distribution in the Chicago Dental
Society’s bi-monthly publication.
Report Prepared by: Nancy Hauter and Cecilia Merino
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