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Webinar Series - Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 27, 2021
- Date:
- April 27, 2021
- Time:
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
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Summary
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will host a webinar to share information and answer questions about transitioning from use of decontaminated disposable respirators. Specifically, the FDA will present information about the April 9, 2021 FDA Recommends Transition from Use of Decontaminated Disposable Respirators - Letter to Health Care Personnel and Facilities. This webinar is part of the series on Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
No registration required. View the webinar details for call-in information.
Representatives from the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will answer your questions about the recommendation to transition from use of decontaminated disposable respirators.
If you are unable to attend the live webinar, the recording and transcript will be available on FDA.gov after the live event.
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The FDA hosts a series of webinars to share information and answer your questions about respirators and other personal protective equipment (PPE). The FDA will announce additional webinar dates in May.
Background
Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to protective clothing, helmets, gloves, face shields, goggles, surgical masks, respirators or other equipment designed to protect the wearer from injury or the spread of microorganisms.
The FDA has held webinars on device topics including PPE, decontamination systems for respirators, protective barrier enclosures, sterilizers, disinfectant devices, and air purifiers used during the COVID-19 pandemic. See previous webinars from this series.
Stakeholder Call Details
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- Conference number: PWXW2093231
- Audience passcode: 3598011
International Callers Dial:
- 1-773-799-3847
- Conference number: PWXW2093231
- Audience passcode: 3598011
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Previous Webinars from this Series
Date | Topic | Materials |
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06/09/2020 | Respirators for Health Care Personnel Use | Presentation Printable Slides Transcript |
06/23/2020 | Importing Respirators for Health Care Personnel Use | Presentation Printable Slides Transcript |
07/07/2020 | Decontaminating Respirators for Health Care Personnel Use | Presentation Printable Slides Transcript |
07/21/2020 | Respirators for Health Care Personnel Use | Presentation Transcript |
08/04/2020 | Regulation of Face Masks and Surgical Masks During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Presentation Transcript |
08/18/2020 | FDA's Surgical Masks EUA Umbrella | Presentation Transcript |
09/01/2020 | CDC/NIOSH's Surgical N95 Respirator Guidance | Presentation Printable Slides Transcript |
09/15/2020 | Gowns and Other Apparel for Use by Health Care Personnel in COVID-19 Pandemic | Presentation Printable Slides Transcript |
09/29/2020 | Respirators and Other PPE for Health Care Personnel Use | Presentation Transcript |
10/13/2020 | Protective Barrier Enclosure Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) | Presentation Printable Slides Transcript |
10/27/2020 | Recommendations for Surgical Mask Premarket Notifications, or 510(k)s | |
12/08/2020 | Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Presentation Printable Slides Transcript |
01/26/2021 | Enforcement Policy for Bioburden Reduction Systems Using Dry Heat to Support Single-User Reuse of Certain Filtering Facepiece Respirators during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Presentation Printable Slides Transcript |
02/23/2021 | Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Presentation Printable Slides Transcript |
04/27/2021 | Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Care Personnel Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Presentation Printable Slides Transcript |
Additional Resources on Respirators and Other PPE
The FDA has a variety of resources available to help answer questions related to respirators and other PPE, including:
- Manufacturing and Distributing Respirators for Health Care Use in the United States Under an Existing Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Considerations for Selecting Respirators for Your Health Care Facility
- Importing Medical Devices During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Contacts for Medical Devices During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Decontamination Systems for Personal Protective Equipment EUAs
- Personal Protective Equipment EUAs
- COVID-19-Related Guidance Documents for Industry, FDA Staff, and Other Stakeholders