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Nurses - Friends or Foes?

Presentation Resource
Five panelists discuss the similarities between nursing and environmental technicians, setting a culture of intraprofessional collaboration, the environmental management as an integral team member, and suggestions on improving collaboration.

Finding Your Road to Sustainability

Magazine & Journal Articles
There are many benefits to Green Cleaning, and these benefits have become more apparent in recent years as a result of documentation and scientific evidence.

Building Leaders

Magazine & Journal Articles
Leadership isn’t about position. Leadership is about influence. Many leaders do not realize they are leaders or that they can become a better one. They believe leaders are just born that way. The truth is, with the right drive and training, leaders can be created.

Environmental Services Role in Achieving the Institute of Medicine's Six Aims for Improvement

Guides/Reports
This document strives to follow the AHA footsteps and the Health for Life initiative. The resource is directed at EVS professionals to make the business case for quality while using the Six Aims for Improvement as drivers for departmental operations.

Beyond Disinfection

Magazine & Journal Articles
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is estimated that one out of every 25 hospitalized patients will contract a health-care-associated infection (HAI). Each year HAIs are a documented source of increased mortality and morbidity, significant costs for care delivery, and have a negative impact on the patient experience.

Engaging and Propelling Environmental Services

Magazine & Journal Articles
EXPLORE magazine spoke with Sandra Rials, MS, AHE director of Education about ENGAGE, AHE’s education platform.

Networking: An Essential Tool

Magazine & Journal Articles
It’s true that a great deal of learning is formal. Programs such as online instruction, webinars, and virtual events are formal and over time help learners build skills and knowledge. But informal learning, such as networking, helps build skills and knowledge very quickly.

2021 Advanced Health Care Social Media and Digital Marketing Virtual Conference

2021 Advanced Health Care Social Media and Digital Marketing Virtual Conference | A two-day virtual conference focused on best practices, new trends and successful strategies in health care social media. 

Meet a T-CHEST - Scott Thornton

Magazine & Journal Articles
Scott Thornton answers questions about the Certified Health Care Environmental Services Technician Train-the-trainer program.

Fighting Antimicrobial Resistant Bugs as Part of the Team

Magazine & Journal Articles
In April 2016, new guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America and Society for Health Epidemiology of America were released. Recommendations for effective antibiotic stewardship programs include preauthorization and prospective review of antibiotics, physician and pharmacist leadership and program design that focuses on the specific problems and resources of the healthcare facility.