Russell J. Kendzior, Facility Care
We have all slipped and fallen at some point in our lives and know the horrifying feeling of an uncontrolled fall. Industry statistics reveal that falls are the leading cause of accidental death for the elderly and one of the leading causes of employee and guest injuries for many property owners.

Matt Montage, facilitiesnet.com
Different manufacturers have introduced aqueous ozone cleaning systems. However, many are not quite sure what aqueous ozone cleaning is all about.

David Lewek, Facility Care
Identifying maintenance needs, prioritizing deferred maintenance and strategizing for long-term building and equipment requirements are at the core of facility management for any building portfolio, particularly in the healthcare industry.

Gabrielle Sorto, WWLP.com
Remember when you were tucked into bed as a kid and told not to let the bed bugs bite? That just got a lot harder to do.

Nancy Jenkins, American Laundry News
Infection preventionist says more ‘safe’ textiles coming.

Julie Bird, Fierce Healthcare
As a top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) official warns that Zika outbreaks in the continental U.S. were likely this summer, congressional Democrats are pressuring Republican leadership to authorize $1.8 billion in Zika funding requested by the White House two months ago.

Sumathi Reddy, The Wall Street Journal
The world’s two leading public-health bodies list different instructions on their websites for getting your hands clean.

Tine Thygesen, Forbes
Nothing has more impact on your business than leadership skills.

Minda Zetlin, Inc.
Most Silicon Valley titans are familiar figures.

Release Date: Tuesday May 24, 2016 at 1:00 PM CST (LIVE Webinar)
Cost: Complimentary for Members; Non-members $59.00
During this webinar, participants will be exposed to the core elements of hand hygiene best practices for both the healthcare provider and support team as well as strategies to engage patients in the hand hygiene program.
Speaker: Dr. Hudson Garrett Jr., PhD, MSN, MPH, FNP, CSRN, PLNC, VA-BC, Industry Liaison, Board of Directors, Association for the Healthcare Environment

AHE is gathering input from environmental services departments across the country to identify baseline staffing productivity standards. The results of this data gathering will be used in building staffing models and providing metrics for environmental services directors. You can be a key player in identifying and establishing these important staffing criteria for our industry.

Plan your education for 2016. Visit AHE’s brand-new 2016 ENGAGE site to learn more about educational courses, podcasts, webinars, and events.

To acknowledge the ongoing and outstanding sustainability efforts of healthcare facilities - and environmental service departments in particular - the AHE presents the Environmental Sustainability Certificate Program. This program not only provides guidance on efficient, effective and value-added environmentally sustainable healthcare operations, but also provides it in such a way that is achievable within all budgets. It is part of the AHE’s overall sustainability initiative, which includes ongoing development of sustainability programs, publications and educational opportunities.

EXCHANGE 2016 will be held on September 25-28, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. This year, EXCHANGE attendees can look forward to:
• Preconference Workshop
• CHEST Preconference Workshop
• CMIP Preconference Workshop
• Micro Sessions
• Extended Sessions
• Healthcare Marketplace

If interested in contributing to EXPLORE by authoring a best-practices article, email Russell Underwood, EXPLORE editor, for more information. The magazine covers all aspects relevant to health care environmental services professionals.

The AHE Innovation Award has been developed and designed to recognize and increase awareness of Products, Processes, and Technology Advancements that empower individuals to improve measured outcomes in caring for the healthcare environment. AHE recognizes the importance of being inclusive in its efforts to recognize the "best and brightest" as we look to challenge the existing expectations of performance, behavior, engineering, and quality outcomes through innovation.

Innovations must be commercially available or otherwise already in the public domain as this award is intended to increase awareness of available solutions.

This application requires a nominal application fee of $300 at the time of application.

Interviews with Gary L. Dolan, Pam Toppel, J. Hudson Garrett, Jr., Lea Beach, Lisa Ford, Doug Rothermel, and Brad M. Winnie

Creating a Career Portfolio; Empowering Employees