Activity

Activity ID

11126

Expires

June 13, 2026

Format Type

Enduring

CME Credit

0.75

Fee

$30

CME Provider: American Medical Association

Description of CME Course

Environmental Services (EVS) professionals are often required to clean and disinfect rooms in which various infectious agents are present: Clostridioides difficile, Candida aurus, SARS-CoV-2, tuberculosis and many more. The role of EVS professionals in frontline health care is often overlooked, and they often do not have access to the same education that other frontline workers have about pathogens and proper infection control practices. In this Stories of Care episode, Pam Toppel, the Manager of Environmental Services and Linen for OSF HealthCare, discusses the key role of EVS in infection prevention and control, and how COVID brought their important work to the forefront.

Disclaimers

1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.

Register for this Activity

ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
More Information
Commercial Support?
No

NOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.

Educational Objectives

1. Describe the ongoing education and training that environmental services professionals receive
2. Identify actions that helped protect environmental services professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic
3. Recognize the ways that environmental services professionals contribute to the care team and positively impact patient outcomes

Keywords

Infection Control, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Infectious Diseases

Competencies

Medical Knowledge

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

DOI

10.1001/ama.2022.0001786

View All Activities by this CME Provider

The information provided on this page is subject to change. Please refer to the CME Provider’s website to confirm the most current information.