Education & Events / en Sun, 13 Jul 2025 00:10:07 -0500 Tue, 01 Jul 25 15:23:26 -0500 Health Care Construction Workshop | October 2025 | ASHE Hosted Program in Atlanta, GA /education-events/health-care-construction-workshop-october-2025-ashe-hosted-program-atlanta-ga <p><strong>HOSTED BY ABC Georgia</strong></p><p>Improve your ability to accurately apply key construction concepts unique to the health care setting.<br><br>Prepare yourself and your project team to work in the health care physical environment, which is different than other construction locations. Avoid potential patient safety risks through discovering the expectations hospital owners have related to the identification, mitigation, management and documentation of unique health care construction risks.</p><p><a href="https://hishe.wildapricot.org/event-6231946"><strong>View complete program information >></strong></a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Location:</strong></p><p>8975 Roswell Road<br>Atlanta, GA 30350</p> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:23:26 -0500 Education & Events Health Care Construction Workshop | September 2025 | ASHE Hosted Program in Honolulu, HI /education-events/health-care-construction-workshop-september-2025-ashe-hosted-program-honolulu-hi <p><strong>HOSTED BY HISHE</strong></p><p>Improve your ability to accurately apply key construction concepts unique to the health care setting.<br><br>Prepare yourself and your project team to work in the health care physical environment, which is different than other construction locations. Avoid potential patient safety risks through discovering the expectations hospital owners have related to the identification, mitigation, management and documentation of unique health care construction risks.</p><p><a href="https://hishe.wildapricot.org/event-6231946"><strong>View complete program information >></strong></a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Location:</strong></p><p>670 Auahi St. #12A<br>Honolulu, HI 96813</p> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:18:17 -0500 Education & Events Physical Environment Survey Readiness: Life Safety Module | July 2025 | Live Online Training /education-events/physical-environment-survey-readiness-life-safety-module-july-2025-live-online-training <h4>The July 2025 iteration of this course is open to <strong>MEMBERS ONLY. Plus, </strong><a href="/education-events/physical-environment-survey-readiness-2-module-bundle-july-2025-live-online-training" target="_blank"><strong>BOGO</strong> for the 2-day bundle</a>! When you enroll in the bundle, <strong>you get both programs for the price of just one program!</strong></h4><h4>Not a member? <a href="/ashe-membership" target="_blank"><strong>Join ASHE</strong></a><strong> </strong>to register for July and take advantage of this discount. Save MORE than the cost of your one-year membership.</h4><p>Or, <a href="/education/physical-environment-survey-readiness" target="_blank"><strong>explore future dates</strong></a> for this course offering. </p><p>Empower your health care facility to leverage continuous code compliance in order to reduce potential mistakes discovered during compliance surveys.</p><p><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://ams.aha.org/eweb/?ahabu=ASHE&webcode=eventinfo&Reg_evt_key=55814821-0972-45EF-ABA0-082DBCB2EF44" target="_blank">Register</a><br><br>Strengthen your facility’s readiness for its next compliance survey by gaining deeper insight into accurate interpretation of code requirements provided by recognized experts/surveyors. Review the most common citations and best practices in inspection, maintenance and documentation to prepare for your next smooth and worry-free survey.<br><br>In this module, analyze common pitfalls in life safety and walk away with strategies to successfully protect and prevent all occupancies from fire hazards at your facility.<br><br>Topics Covered in this Module:</p><ul><li>NFPA 101, Life Safety Code overview (2012 edition)</li><li>Survey process</li><li>Administrative Activities – Statement of Conditions</li><li>Administrative Activities – Interim Life Safety Measures</li><li>Health Care Occupancy:<ul><li>General Building Requirements</li><li>Means of Egress Requirements</li><li>Protection – Fire Alarm</li><li>Protection – Extinguishment</li><li>Special Provisions</li><li>Building Services</li><li>Operating Features</li></ul></li><li>Associated K-tags</li><li>Related accrediting organization standards</li></ul><hr><p>NOTE for IN-PERSON PROGRAMS: Participants will receive a copy of NFPA 101, Health Care Facilities Code, 2012 edition.<br>NOTE for LIVE ONLINE TRAININGS: Participants will receive online access to NFPA Link, a digital format of the NFPA 101 Health Care Facilities Code, 2012 edition.</p><p><a href="/education/physical-environment-survey-readiness" target="_blank"><strong>View complete program information >></strong></a></p> Thu, 24 Apr 2025 08:22:54 -0500 Education & Events ASHE ICRA 2.0™ Training Program | May 2025 | Live Online Training /education-events/ashe-icra-20tm-training-program-may-2025-live-online-training <p><strong>With the revolving door of new employees, contractors and staff in your facility, how do you educate members on their roles in infection prevention?</strong></p><p>Health care facilities are meant to provide care and life-saving support to patients. Yet, the intersection of construction, renovation and maintenance (CRM) activities and health care can raise the risks of secondary infections at a rate of 5,000 deaths per year. It is critical that all parties involved in these activities not only know the risks, but take comprehensive action to control infection spread. </p><p>Attendees of this online workshop will take part in a training of trainers to engage meaningful infection prevention by using the ASHE ICRA 2.0TM (Infection Control Risk Assessment) tool, an ASHE ICRA 2.0 Process Guide and train-the-trainer materials to take back and use at your site.</p><p><strong>Earn 7 CECs.</strong></p><p><a href="/education/icra-2-train-trainer"><strong>View Complete Program Information</strong></a></p><h3><small class="sm">Speaker</small></h3><p>Christopher Kobus, MS, RN, CIC, Safety Officer, University of Washington Medical Center</p> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:47:59 -0500 Education & Events Troubleshooting Project Management Mishaps /education/troubleshooting-project-management-mishaps Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:19:30 -0500 Education & Events Health Care Construction Workshop | May 2025 | ASHE Hosted Program in Norfolk, VA /education-events/health-care-construction-workshop-may-2025-norfolk-va <p><strong>HOSTED BY VSHE</strong></p><p>Improve your ability to accurately apply key construction concepts unique to the health care setting.<br><br>Prepare yourself and your project team to work in the health care physical environment, which is different than other construction locations. Avoid potential patient safety risks through discovering the expectations hospital owners have related to the identification, mitigation, management and documentation of unique health care construction risks.</p><p><a href="/education/health-care-construction-workshop"><strong>View complete program information >></strong></a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Location:</strong></p><p>Norfolk Hilton The Main<br>100 E. Main Street<br>Norfolk, Virginia  23510</p> Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:05:30 -0600 Education & Events ASHE ICRA 2.0™ Training Program | April 2025 | Live Online Training /education-events/ashe-icra-20tm-training-program-april-2025-live-online-training <p><strong>With the revolving door of new employees, contractors and staff in your facility, how do you educate members on their roles in infection prevention?</strong></p><p>Health care facilities are meant to provide care and life-saving support to patients. Yet, the intersection of construction, renovation and maintenance (CRM) activities and health care can raise the risks of secondary infections at a rate of 5,000 deaths per year. It is critical that all parties involved in these activities not only know the risks, but take comprehensive action to control infection spread. </p><p>Attendees of this online workshop will take part in a training of trainers to engage meaningful infection prevention by using the ASHE ICRA 2.0TM (Infection Control Risk Assessment) tool, an ASHE ICRA 2.0 Process Guide and train-the-trainer materials to take back and use at your site.</p><p><strong>Earn 7 CECs.</strong></p><p><a href="/education/icra-2-train-trainer"><strong>View Complete Program Information</strong></a></p><h3><small class="sm">Speaker</small></h3><p>Richie Stever, MHA, SASHE  <br>Vice President of Real Estate and Construction  <br>University of Maryland Medical System</p> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:43:47 -0600 Education & Events Managing Infection Prevention in Health Care Facilities | April 2025 | ASHE Hosted Program Rochester, MN /education-events/managing-infection-prevention-health-care-facilities-april-2025-ashe-hosted-program-rochester-mn <p><strong>HOSTED BY ASHE Region 6</strong></p><p>Champion the reduction of HAIs in your health care facility by learning proven methods based on evidence-based scenarios.<br><br>Support your organization’s ability to improve patient safety and reduce health care-associated infections (HAIs) by learning infection prevention best practices from those practicing in the field.</p><p><a href="/education/managing-infection-prevention-health-care-facilities"><strong>View complete program information >></strong></a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Location:</strong></p><p>Mayo Civic Center<br>30 Civic Center Dr<br>Rochester, MN 55904</p> Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:33:44 -0600 Education & Events Mechanic Evaluation and Certification for Health Care (MECH) Education & Exam Review /education/mech-exam-review Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:10:52 -0600 Education & Events Health Care Construction Workshop | March 2025 | ASHE Hosted Program Manheim, Pa. /education-events/health-care-construction-workshop-march-2025-hosted-abc-keystone <p><strong>HOSTED BY ABC Keystone</strong></p><p>Improve your ability to accurately apply key construction concepts unique to the health care setting.<br><br>Prepare yourself and your project team to work in the health care physical environment, which is different than other construction locations. Avoid potential patient safety risks through discovering the expectations hospital owners have related to the identification, mitigation, management and documentation of unique health care construction risks.</p><p><a href="/education/health-care-construction-workshop"><strong>View complete program information >></strong></a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Location:</strong></p><p>Manheim Office<br>135 Shellyland Road<br>Manheim, PA 17545</p> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:38:32 -0600 Education & Events