Date/Time: December 12, 2008, 8 am-12 noon
Location: Payne Building (in Medical Mall), Suite 255, Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, FL
Registration Fee: $75 (cash or checks)
Fee includes course agendas and materials, as well as light refreshments.
A $10 group discount per registration is available to parties of 3 or more from the same organization, registering
at the same time.
Space is limited so please act quickly to assure your place.
Registration Form:
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Lead Information Contact: Melanie A. Sutton at msutton@uwf.edu or (850) 474-2650
Facilitator(s): Joseph A. Hughes, Jr., CIE, CMR and Pam Perrich, CIH
Continuing Education Credits: This is a SAHLS sponsored workshop, with continuing education credit in the following forms:
The School of Allied Health and Life Sciences of the University of West Florida is pleased to welcome and sponsor Joe Hughes, President of the Indoor Air Quality Training Institute, and Pam Perrich of Naval Hospital Pensacola to Pensacola to present this half-day workshop and panel discussion on mold awareness. Attending this workshop is a great way for the general public, as well as risk managers and industrial hygienists, property managers, insurance agents, school officials, health officials, attorneys, construction contractors, realtors and environmental consultants to learn about the issues, problems, and solutions in this area. The workshop takes place at the School of Allied Health and Life Sciences' Educational Facility located on the 3rd floor of the Payne Building on the Sacred Heart Hospital campus (5149 N. 9th Avenue, Suite 255, Pensacola, FL 32504). Below please find the agenda for this workshop and directions to our facility. To attend, simply complete the Workshop Registration Form and return it to the School of Allied Health and Life Sciences, as indicated. Space is limited so please act quickly to assure your place. Questions regarding attendance should be addressed to Dr. Melanie A. Sutton at (850) 474-2650, or msutton@uwf.edu. We look forward to seeing you!
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| Joseph A. Hughes, Jr., CIE, CMR President, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Training Institute Member, IAQ Association Board joe.hughes@iaqtraining.com Facilitator |
Pam Perrich, CIH Former President, American Society of Safety Engineers Member, Advisory Board, UWF School of Allied Health and Life Sciences Pamela.B.Perrich@pcola.med.navy.mil Moderator, Panel Discussion |
Joe Hughes is the President of IAQ Training Institute (IAQTI) located in Greensburg, PA. IAQTI is the largest provider of Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) approved training programs in the nation, having provided indoor environmental awareness, investigation and remediation training courses for employees of over 1,000 companies. Mr. Hughes also serves on the IAQA Board of Directors where he is the Certification Integration Committee Chairman and the CMR Subcommittee Chairman. With over 20 years of experience as an environmental safety and health consultant and trainer, Joe brings a real-world perspective to his courses and presentations. He has been a presenter for hundreds of associations and other organizations interested in learning more about indoor environments and environmental safety and health issues. His degree from the University of Pittsburgh in Secondary Education has also helped him to understand the importance of appropriate instructional design and presentation methods designed to suit various audiences.
Pamela Perrich, CIH is the Head of Industrial Department at the Pensacola Naval Hospital and former President of the Pensacola Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Pam is also a member of the UWF School of Allied Health and Life Sciences Advisory Board. In Pam's current position she manages a team of 16 industrial hygienists and technicians to provide comprehensive industrial hygiene services to Navy facilities in Northwest Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee. She is also a representative for Naval Hospital Pensacola’s 13 Branch Health Clinics to the EOC-QMB to ensure their operations are within JCAHO’s parameters. In addition, she conducts safety and health program audits to determine the effectiveness of such programs such as Bloodborne Pathogens, Hazardous Materials, and Respiratory Protection and serves on Mock JCAHO survey teams to assess these programs. She is presently heavily involved with the rebuilding of Naval Air Station Pensacola after Hurricane Ivan, providing technical guidance to the Naval Air Station, working with Naval Facilities Engineering Command to develop post-disaster mold remediation criteria, conducting worksite inspections, and investigating mold-related health problems. For additional details, please view her CV.
Concern about indoor exposure to mold has been increasing as the public becomes aware that exposure to mold can cause a variety of health effects and symptoms, including allergic responses. The wake of the hurricanes in 2004 and 2005 has left many homes, businesses, and schools with water and mold damage. While a number of reputable firms are performing high quality mold assessments and remediation, the lack of government regulations and licensure of professionals has contributed to some inaccurate assessments and improper mold remediations. Building owners and managers, architects, contractors, health officials, school administrators, insurance agents should understand all the complexities surrounding indoor air quality problems such as molds.
Molds produce tiny spores to reproduce. Mold spores waft through the indoor and outdoor air continually. When mold spores land on a damp spot indoors, they may begin growing and digesting whatever they are growing on in order to survive. There are molds that can grow on wood, paper, carpet, and foods. When excessive moisture or water accumulates indoors, mold growth will often occur, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or un-addressed. There is no practical way to eliminate all mold and mold spores in the indoor environment; the way to control indoor mold growth is to control moisture. Depending on the severity of the mold problem, specially trained professionals may be needed. Attendees of this Mold Awareness Workshop will be better able to determine the best means to address mold issues in their homes, businesses, and schools.
At the conclusion of the workshop attendees will:
The Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) is a nonprofit, multi-disciplined organization, dedicated to promoting the exchange of indoor environmental information, through education and research, for the safety and well being of the general public. The Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Training Institute is an approved provider of the IAQA Mold Remediation Worker, Certified Mold Remediator (CMR) and the Certified Indoor Environmentalist (CIE) training courses.
Workshops are held off-campus, in the School of Allied Health and Life Science's Education Facility located at 5149 N. 9th Avenue, in the Payne Building of the Medical Mall area of Sacred Heart Hospital (SHH). The Payne Building is attached to SHH, faces Bayou Boulevard and is just to the west of the Cardiovascular facility at SHH. If you enter from 9th Ave. through the southern most access into the SHH property, make a left at the service road and follow the service road around to your right (you will see the Cardiovascular unit on your right and you will be traveling past the front of this unit). At the stop sign south of and just past the Cardiovascular unit look to your right and there will be a small, separate parking lot which services two buildings (the building on the right is the Payne Building). Park in that lot and go to the left face of that building where there is an entrance (the entrance faces the second building in the set). Enter the small lobby of the Payne Building and take the elevator on the left side of the lobby to Floor 2. Get off of the elevator and turn left and make an immediate left down the hall to the second to last door on your right (Suite 255). Enter our new facility, and we will be there to greet you!
Out-of-town students may also like
to obtain specific driving directions from MapQuest.
Just enter your starting address and our office address
(5149 N. 9th Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32504) as the ending address, then click on "Get Directions."
Need a map? Click here to see a map of the Sacred Heart Hospital campus, where our building is marked in area F, near the Brent Lane (Parking) Garage side of the campus.
The Advisory Committee to the School of Allied Health and Life Sciences
consists of
members from health-related programs at UWF and members from the regional health
care and public health communities. This committee is responsible for identifying and evaluating
educational programs designed to fill regional workforce and public health needs.
On-line surveys are employed where appropriate to gain valuable input from the
community. General comments and suggestions regarding the educational
initiatives planned by the School are welcome and appreciated and
may be communicated by
contacting us.
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