Introduction to Ultraviolet and Visible Radiation Disinfection
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About this Course
The IES offers Educational Webinars throughout the year, purposefully spanning a broad range of topics and speaker expertise. The Introduction to Ultraviolet and Visible Radiation Disinfection was a live webinar, now available as an archived webinar and CEU course.
Description: Topic experts Dr. David Sliney and Richard Vincent will discuss the science, applications, guidelines, potential, and concerns regarding Ultraviolet and Visible Light Disinfection. Many manufacturers are making claims that cannot be substantiated. David and Richard will take you through what we know, what we don’t know and what you should avoid. Specific topics will include upper room germicidal UV application, surface decontamination, and UV tools and guidelines.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course learners will be able to...
1. Identify and understand the four metrics that the CIE denotes for measuring germicidal dosing.
2. Learn the three levels of UV light and their various effects on living organisms.
3. Understand and describe the concept of upper room germicidal UV disinfection.
4. Recognize the current and potential role of ultraviolet and visible light in healthcare spaces.
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David H. Sliney, Ph.D
Consulting Medical Physicist
Dr. David H. Sliney, Ph.D., serves as chair of the IES Photobiology Committee and holds a Ph.D. in biophysics and medical physics from the University of London, Institute of Ophthalmology. He worked for the US Army Public Health Center until retiring in 2007. His research interests focus on UV effects upon the eye, optical hazards from intense light sources and lasers, laser-tissue interactions and laser applications in medicine and surgery. He served as member, advisor and chairman of numerous committees active in the establishment of safety standards for protection against non-ionizing radiation (ANSI, ISO, ACGIH, IEC, WHO, NCRP, and ICNIRP).
Richard Vincent, FIES
Manager
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Richard Vincent is the Manager, the Brickner Research Unit on Community Medicine and TB/UV Studies at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai Hospital in New York. He is a leader in the refinement of upper-room germicidal UV for control of infectious disease, such as tuberculosis. He has been a consultant to many healthcare facilities in providing guidance on efficacy of germicidal ultraviolet and spoken throughout the world on this technology. He has long been active in the IES Photobiology Committee and is currently the chair of an ASHRAE Committee preparing guidance on Upper Room germicidal UV. Further he chairs the CIE TC 6-52 on the gonioradiometric measurement of UVGI luminaires.