PPE from A to Z: Exploring Standards & Regulations for Health Care Personnel: Decoding Masks

This NETEC webinar presentation provides a comprehensive overview of mask definitions and standards. A panel of experts in PPE, infection prevention, and PPE design and evaluation discuss the various mask types and standards. You will also learn about essential safety considerations and best practices for mask selection, use, care, and storage in health care settings to ensure you're equipped with the knowledge to protect yourself and others.
PANELISTS
Elizabeth L. Beam, PhD, RN - co-moderator
Elizabeth is an Assistant Professor at the UNMC College of Nursing. She has worked on an emergency preparedness grant at the College of Nursing since 2005. In that role, she became involved in the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit and was the educator for the unit in 2014 when Ebola Virus Disease was treated in the United States. Dr. Beam has gone on to do further research on healthcare worker behaviors and respiratory protection for situations like the COVID-19 pandemic. She also co-leads a group at UNMC called the Nebraska Virtual Reality Network for Education and Research and is a member of the NETEC PPE work group.
Craig DeAtley PA-C - co-moderator
Craig is the director of Emergency Preparedness at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, emergency manager for MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, and co-facilitator of Emergency Management for MedStar Health. Recently, he assumed administrative responsibility for directing MedStar Washington’s Biocontainment Unit. Craig is also a member of the NETEC Adult Care, Emergency Management, PPE, Pediatrics work groups.
Brooke Henriksen, BSN, RN, CCRN - co-moderator
Brooke is the Training and Education Coordinator for the Special Pathogens Program in Region 10 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital (PSHMC&CH) in Spokane, Washington. She is a co-chair for the NETEC PPE work group. Brooke is also a member of the NETEC Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) work group and the Biocontainment Unit (BCU) work group.
Jill Morgan, RN
Jill Morgan is a nurse at Emory University Hospital. She has been on Emory's biocontainment team for over 15 years where she has cared for patients with Ebola virus disease and Lassa fever. Jill is co-lead for the PPE working group for NETEC and has recently been appointed to the National Academies Committee on Personal Protective Equipment and Workplace Safety and Health.
Jeff Stull, President, International Personnel Protection, Inc.
Jeff is the President of International Personnel Protection, Inc., which has provided expertise, research, and testing on the design, evaluation, selection and use of personnel protective equipment (PPE) to end users and manufacturers since 1993. He further has been instrumental in developing and promoting PPE standards for the improvements of PPE. He was one of the two Ebola grand challenge winners to develop PPE for West Africa in 2014. Mr. Stull has been very active in specific standards related to healthcare products including ASTM standards on medical gowns, medical face masks, and barrier face coverings as well as the NFPA 1999 standard on emergency medical protective clothing and equipment.`