New Tricks for Managing Temperature and Humidity in the Surgical Suite

What really happens when you find yourself racing rising humidity and battling with the thermostat in surgery? Can patient outcomes be compromised? Can nurses and doctors lose focus? How does it affect your environment of care?

The real question is, are you getting the best results you can from the equipment that’s supposed to be regulating your temperature and humidity? Are you tired of compromising and simply settling for what you’ve got in the OR? Because there are new options – some that even use the same equipment you have now – that can solve the problems you’ve been “putting up with” in your OR.

You can check out some of the best and most current answers to the temperature-humidity question in this healthcare facility management training conference. Surprising solutions that have worked for other facilities that can help you maintain the right environment of care in your surgical suites too.

Brought to you by FacilityCare Magazine, this accredited training conference looks at new options based on research and experience – from all new systems to ways to use your existing systems, with few or no add-ons! New combinations of popular HVAC systems, newer systems, desiccants, cooling coils, all aimed at lowering the dew point for a more effective, more efficient, more stable surgical environment.

You’ll even get to review a case study of an installed system that has been monitored by the Department of Energy – a system that is currently delivering air at a 35-40 degrees Fahrenheit dew point, keeping the relative humidity at that perfect 35-50% level. Hear about pre- and post-data for the facility’s OR and what the data means for YOUR facility.

If you need to cut through the clutter and confusion of the proposed humidity requirements in the OR, the documentation that’s needed, and various control system options for your surgical suites, sign up today for this accredited healthcare facility management training conference – a conference that gets to the point with clarity and focus.

Learning Objectives:

• Why are optimal humidity requirements in operating rooms so difficult to obtain? The main factors you should know about.
• It’s all about the dehumidification! Evaluate the dehumidification capability in different HVAC systems for surgical suites.
• The perfect surgical environment – but at what cost? Assess the energy impact and operational costs of the different dehumidification systems that are out there.
• Have you thought about what the latest combinations of mechanical and desiccant technology can do to condition your surgical suites?
• See it with your own eyes! Review the documented success of the installation and operation of a combined mechanical and desiccant system utilizing the latest technology.

Presented By:

Dan Pollock

Dan Pollock is an airside systems specialist based in Trane's Air Handling Manufacturing plant in Lexington, Kentucky. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a degree in mechanical engineering and an M.B.A. from UW-Milwaukee. Dan has been with the Trane Company since 1995 serving in various sales, marketing and product management roles for chillers and air handling units. Before joining Trane, he was with a major controls company for seven years in their systems and sales division.

Who would benefit from this program:

• Facility Managers
• Facility Directors
• Architects
• Designers

Continuing Education:

• This program meets the requirements for CHFM and CHSP Continuing Education Credits.

Product Options:

Audio Conference Formats Explained

• Audio Conference CD Only: $109.00 (includes S&H)

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes