Troy Cowan IUVA Healthcare/UV Working Group facilitator Over the last 12 months, in conferences, workshops and meetings, there has been the constant message that those in the germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) industry need to do a better job of communicating and educating the public about the benefits and advantages of GUV technologies in the disinfection world. It came up … [Read more...] about Focus On Healthcare/UV Disinfection: Rethinking How We Communicate about GUV
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Focus on Healthcare and UV Disinfection: Data Mining: Comparisons and Contrasts from the Cincinnati Workshop
By Michael T. Postek, The University of South Florida; and Troy Cowan, IUVA Healthcare/UV Working Group facilitator, troyc@visionbased-consulting.us This presents a high-level preliminary observational analysis of the data obtained from 2022 IUVA Americas Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. It compares and contrasts the most important issues and goals between four stakeholder … [Read more...] about Focus on Healthcare and UV Disinfection: Data Mining: Comparisons and Contrasts from the Cincinnati Workshop
Germicidal UV Air Treatment: So, What Are We Waiting For?
By Troy Cowan, facilitator, troyc@visionbasedconsulting.us IUVA Healthcare/UV Working Group As we continue to make the case for wider application of germicidal UV (GUV) to reduce the risk of potentially infectious pathogen exposures, we keep asking two questions: What are we waiting for?, and What needs to be done? This is an attempt to answer those questions and provide … [Read more...] about Germicidal UV Air Treatment: So, What Are We Waiting For?
Healthcare Sterile Processing Conference “In Tune” in Nashville
The 2023 HSPA Annual Conference, hosted by the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) will be held May 6-10 in Nashville, Tennessee. HSPA’s Annual Conference is the Sterile Processing (SP) profession’s leading in-person educational and networking event. The conference draws more than 1,000 attendees across all sterile processing titles and experience levels who are … [Read more...] about Healthcare Sterile Processing Conference “In Tune” in Nashville
Innovation Column | UV-C Wing Extends Germicidal Disinfection for Transportation and Healthcare
by Liz Stevens, writer, UV Solutions UV-C increasingly is used for disinfection of indoor spaces, especially in light of the persistent COVID-19 coronavirus and its variants. Los Angeles, California-based Dimer LLC has been pioneering UV-C innovations since 2012 when orthopedic surgeon Dr. Arthur Kreitenberg, the company’s co-founder, leveraged his experience with operating … [Read more...] about Innovation Column | UV-C Wing Extends Germicidal Disinfection for Transportation and Healthcare
Focus on Healthcare/UV Disinfection | “What We’ve Got Here is a Failure to …”
IUVA Healthcare/UV Working Group Troy Cowan, IUVA Healthcare/UV Working Group facilitator A failure to communicate… It occurs when people use the same words but come from differing points of view (i.e., same words, different dictionaries). The resulting frustration from one side not understanding what is seemingly obvious to the other makes communication even more difficult. … [Read more...] about Focus on Healthcare/UV Disinfection | “What We’ve Got Here is a Failure to …”
GPC 37: Guidelines for the Application of Upper-Room Germicidal Ultraviolet (UV-C) Devices to Control Transmission of Airborne Pathogens: A Preview
By contributing authors Richard L. Vincent, MS, FIES, LEED-AP, administrative manager, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Paul Arthur Jensen, Ph.D., PE, CIH, consultant and co-founder, Final Approach, Inc.; Bill Palmer, vice president, AeroMed Technologies LLC; Katja Auer, MA, MBA, CMIP, clinical director - Healthcare Solutions, American Ultraviolet; Ashish Mathur, Ph.D., … [Read more...] about GPC 37: Guidelines for the Application of Upper-Room Germicidal Ultraviolet (UV-C) Devices to Control Transmission of Airborne Pathogens: A Preview
Q&A: Factors Affecting Healthcare Surface Disinfection Efficacy
Compiled and edited by Amy Hedrick, CEO, Cleanbox Technology, Inc. Note from UV Solutions Editor Dianna Brodine: This Q&A is an excerpt from a more intensive white paper from Cleanbox Technology, Inc. The white paper provides in-depth discussions of UV-C for surface decontamination, including historical relevancy, definitions and measurements, testing procedures and … [Read more...] about Q&A: Factors Affecting Healthcare Surface Disinfection Efficacy
Focus on Healthcare/UV Disinfection: MOUs, Standards and Regulations: Boring Stuff, Right? Wrong!
Troy Cowan, IUVA Healthcare/UV Working Group facilitator Exciting news! IUVA has just added another stellar Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – this time, with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), memorializing and formalizing our relationship that started with the Healthcare/UV Working Group in 2017. That first visit to NIST headquarters has led to … [Read more...] about Focus on Healthcare/UV Disinfection: MOUs, Standards and Regulations: Boring Stuff, Right? Wrong!
The Impact of Bacterial Cell Aggregation on UV Inactivation Kinetics
By Eirini Vitzilaiou, Ph.D., Postdoctoral researcher, University of Copenhagen, Department of Food Science, Section of Microbiology and Fermentation Background Food processing water reuse The food processing industry needs large amounts of water daily for cleaning and transportation purposes, as well as the different food processing steps from the raw materials to the final … [Read more...] about The Impact of Bacterial Cell Aggregation on UV Inactivation Kinetics