In this webinar, you will learn about understanding what healthcare workers should do to minimize the chance of exposure to a bloodborne pathogen, as well as the steps an employer must take to protect healthcare workers from exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

Learning Objectives

  1. Understand what healthcare workers should do to minimize the chance of exposure to a bloodborne pathogen
    2. Understand the steps an employer must take to protect healthcare workers from exposure to bloodborne pathogens
    3. Understand the appropriate steps to take should you become exposed to a bloodborne pathogen 

Intended Audience 

Podiatric Physicians and their Staff 

Time to Complete Activity

1.0 hour

Cost 

No charge

Commercial Interest 

No commercial interest provided financial support for this continuing education activity.

PICA is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. PICA has approved this activity for a maximum of 1.0 continuing education contact hour.

Disclosure Statement

In accordance with the Council on Podiatric Medical Education's Standards and Requirements for Approval of Providers of Continuing Education in Podiatric Medicine, any relevant financial relationships between instructors and planning committee members with a commercial interest must be disclosed to program participants. Dr. Brody does have some to disclose. He is CEO of TLD Systems.

ADD Disclosure

Sponsored by the Podiatry Insurance Company of America (PICA). PICA is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine.

Note: Participants may only receive contact hours once per course.

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Michael Brody

DPM

Michael Brody, DPM, is a practicing podiatrist and a Certified HIPAA Professional. He is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine and a recognized expert on health information technology. Dr. Brody speaks nationally and internationally on issues related to health information technology and the use of electronic medical records. He is the Technical Editor for Podiatry Management Magazine, a Health Information Technology Consultant for PICA, and the HIPAA Compliance Officer for a number of organizations. Dr. Brody is the founder of TLD Systems, a company that has helped thousands of podiatrists and other medical professionals implement a HIPAA Compliance Plan in their practice. Dr. Brody is Co-Chair of the EHR Workgroup at HL7, is on the Physicians Committee at HIMSS, and has also worked with ISO, the Standards and Interoperability Framework, CCHIT, NYeC, and other organizations within the health information technology ecosystem.