Principles of Effective Linen Management
Principles of Effective Linen Management
5 CECs (1 CEC = 1 contact hour)
Improve effectiveness by introducing the key aspects of linen management.
This facilitated online course is for health care environmental services and textile care professionals.
The course provides an introduction and overview of key linen management issues such as linen utilization, abuse and loss management, infection prevention in textiles (including a discussion focused on the science of antimicrobial textiles), effective laundry management options and operations, OSHA standards, and HLAC accreditation standards.
Provided with this course:
- On-demand, anytime access on your phone or computer.
- 5 interactive online modules.
- Interactive discussion forum where you can further your knowledge.
- Certificate of course attendance and CECs for individual participants.
Important Information
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Consider taking this course if you are:
- Environmental services leaders
- Textile professionals
- Commercial vendors
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This course will provide the knowledge and tools needed to effectively manage your laundry and linen service. The course provides the insight necessary to determine whether your facility is successfully meeting its needs and how to ensure a safe, high quality, and timely product for patients and the nursing staff. The information obtained in this course should be used by linen managers to:
- Evaluate your infection prevention protocols to ensure the safety of health care staff and patients and make necessary adjustments.
- Develop a linen utilization process that creates awareness among staff.
- Discuss OSHA Regulation and review the current HLAC Standards to determine if your facility meets regulations standards.
- Conduct a needs assessment to determine linen supply and inventory.
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Module 1
Introduction to Linen ManagementModule 2
Operations in Linen ManagementModule 3
Infection Prevention and Control in Linen ServicesModule 4
OSHA Regulation Standards in Linen ServicesModule 5
HLAC Accreditation Standards -
The registration fees for the Principles of Effective Linen Management e-learning course are:
- Member: FREE
- Nonmember: $179.00
Become an AHE member to receive the discounted rate along with all the Association has to offer!
Course Registration
Once you complete the registration, you can access the course through the My Learning link above at any time. You will have 180 days to complete the course from the time you register and you can stop and continue as often as needed. If you have any questions, please contact ahe@aha.org.