Bed Bug Prevention in Health Care Facilities

Bed bugs are an unwelcome companion in health care centers, adapting alongside human habits and environments. This webinar provides best practices for bed bug prevention along with an action plan if they’ve been discovered in the facility. Attendees will receive an overview of proper room inspections, monitoring, resident intake questions and education, mattress care, among many other tips for maintaining a clean, pest-free environment.

After viewing this program, participants will learn how to:

Learn how to prevent a bed bug infestation in your health care facility
Understand the behavior and patterns of bed bugs
Apply best practices with room inspections, monitoring, education, and item placement in the event of a bed bug infestation.

No CEUs are offered for this on-demand program.

COST: FREE to FHCA Members

Johanna Welch

Environmental Specialist

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Johanna has a B.S. in PlantScience and a Doctor of Plant Medicine (DPM) both from the University ofFlorida. For the past 15 years, she has worked as a cropconsultant and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) researcher onpest management in South Florida. After moving to the Florida panhandle,she has worked for both the USDA and the Florida Department of Agriculture(FDACS) trapping, surveying, and educating on invasive pests. For thepast 9 years, she has been an Environmental Specialist for FDACS doingoutreach, education, providing support to other agencies and trapping if neededfor Formosan and Conehead termites, mosquitos, and bed bugs. She’s basedout of Pensacola and focused on nearby counties but travel throughout the Statewhere needed.