Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare
If you missed this very informative September 24, 2020 ASPR TRACIE webinar, the on-demand recording and handout (81 slides) for COVID-19: Optimizing Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment and Supplies is now available.
The slide deck provides the link to the recording at the top of the title slide. Complete a quick registration then proceed to the recording.
This is an excellent webinar that focuses on 3 topics:
• Federal authorities and COVID-19
• NIOSH activities supporting respirator supply optimization
• Healthcare and related applications standards gaps supporting supply optimization
Slide #23 provides considerations for selecting respirators:

Also, differences between masks and respirators is visually illustrated on Slide #30:


The webinar and corresponding slide deck provide many important references and resources. Please review and share with your colleagues.