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1 1 2 OSAP 2014 KEY HIGHLIGHTS OSAP IMAGINING THE NEXT 30 YRS. 3 OBJECTIVES 1. List the key elements of the current OSAP environmental scan 2. Review highlights of the symposium and key take-aways 3. Identify the main issues discussed at the Symposium and their significance to OSAP and its community 4. Describe how the OSAP Board and other attendees can be guided by the discussions about key issues raised at the Symposium. 4 INFORMATION TO ACTION OSAP scans the dental sector environment on an ongoing basis to look at trends in regulations, education needs and globalization. The Annual Symposium provides an opportunity for attendees to learn from experts about the latest developments and trends with an impact of OSAP as an organization and the oral health care community. Next steps: How does what we learned these past 2 days allow us to to shape the OSAP environmental scan and provide guidance to the OSAP Board in relation to key issues. 5 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN CATEGORIES Economy Environment Diseases Technology Information Regulations Education Globalization 6 7 ECONOMY Economic Downturn New Models to Help Improve Access to Care Group Practice Medical/Dental Integrated Care Affordable Care Act Cuts in Government Spending Increased Cost of Education CHAIRSIDE SCREENINGS FOR SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS Rationale for chairside risk screening Hands-on: How to conduct screening tests OSAP 2014 Symposium 1

2 How to communicate results with patients Referral recommendations 8 INFECTION CONTROL IN MULTI-LOCATION SETTINGS Key Takeaways: Address architectural problems Develop guidelines Inspect all sites Train staff one on one ENVIRONMENT Climate changes Resource consumption Environmental Sustainability RECENT ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ASEPSIS Recent studies addressing the role that surfaces play in the transmission of HAIs Trends in environmental asepsis in the hospital environment relative to dental New technologies that can be used to routinely evaluate the quality of environmental hygiene DISEASES Shifting demographics Multiple chronic conditions Antibiotic resistance Safety of vaccines Breaches in infection control Global increase in Healthcare Acquired Infections 13 INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN A CRAZY MODERN WORLD What are the primary reasons for emerging infectious disease in a modern world? Major public health challenges Why influenza viruses pose such a risk to human health. 14 INFECTION CONTROL IN DENTISTRY Then Now What s Next? 15 TECHNOLOGY OSAP 2014 Symposium 2

3 Equipment and devices Increase in mobile dental units Portable equipment Passive IC technology 16 LASER UPDATE IC and Safety issues Resources for laser safety information Key elements of a laser safety program Key potential hazards INSTRUMENT PROCESSING UPDATE WHAT S NEW? INFORMATION Increased demand for quick information Information overload Decreased public trust Increased access to news and information EFFECTIVE WRITTEN & SPOKEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE Barriers to effective communication & how to overcome them Techniques to enhance your skills Emphasized organizing information to keep it simple Be Memorable and Repeatable SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES FOR COMPLIANCE 21 RESOURCE DRILL DOWN OSAP website CDC website OSHA website EPA website ADA website FDA websites HIVDent website Pubmed DORA websites OSAP 2014 Symposium 3

4 Google scholar AHAQ website REGULATION Regulatory Oversight Patient Safety a Priority Increase in complexity of regulations Cost of implementation to maintain compliance INFECTION CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF GUIDELINES AND. Key dental IC guidelines currently under review Current issues in dental device evaluation and sterilization monitoring How ANSI/AAMI/ISO organizations develop standards CONSPIRACY THEORIES IN SCIENCE DENTAL LABORATORY INFECTION CONTROL PROTOCOLS HOW TO DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS TO PROMOTE COMPLIANCE 27 EDUCATION IC education is not mandatory IC educators wide range of quality For profit vs. non-profit educators Education is going mobile 28 SUPPORTING IC COMPLIANCE THROUGH RESEARCH AND CHANGE Dental Schools Dental Hygiene Community Private Dental Offices 29 GLOBALIZATION Global Impact Opportunities for IC across the Globe Volunteer programs GLOBAL INFECTION CONTROL BEST PRACTICES WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? OSAP 2014 Symposium 4

5 32 OSAP MOVING FORWARD TO A SAFER TOMORROW OSAP 2014 Symposium 5

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