Free webinar touts use of antimicrobial copper in healthcare facilities

A free webinar March 12 at 1 p.m. Eastern will discuss the use of antimicrobial copper-infused surfaces in healthcare facilities to aid infection prevention.

By Healthcare Facilities Today


Healthcare Design magazine will host a free webinar March 12 at 1 p.m. Eastern on the use of antimicrobial copper-infused surfaces in healthcare facilities. 

The one-hour event will address the role antimicrobial copper-infused surfaces can play in preventing healthcare-acquired infections (HAI), including the range of uses for the material, the efficacy and the maintenance requirements. Additionally, clinical field trials in healthcare facilities will be discussed. 

Featured speakers include: Ken Trinder, president and CEO, EOS Surfaces; Dr. Alastair Monk, director for clinical and scientific affairs, Cupron Inc.; Dr. Costi Sifri, director of hospital epidemiology/infection prevention & control, University of Virginia Health System; and Dr. Gene Burke, vice president and executive medical director for clinical effectiveness, Sentara Health System.

Registration is now open. 



February 19, 2013


Topic Area: Interior Design


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