Interactive Training Tool increases medical laser safety.

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Supplied on CD-ROM, Focal Points: Interactive Training for Medical Laser Safety© promotes safe use of lasers in health care facilities. Interactive training course, based on ANSI Z136.3 laser safety standard, serves as training tool for officers and other health care professionals who train new employees and need to stay current with safety issues and practices. Each of 6 chapters features interactive text, video component to summarize and illustrate information, and short quiz.



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Interactive Training Tool for Medical Laser Safety Now Available



Orlando, FL - Laser Institute of America (LIA) is proud to announce the availability of a new medical laser safety CD-ROM titled Focal Points: Interactive Training for Medical Laser Safety©.

This interactive training course is dedicated to the safe use of lasers in health care facilities. Based on the ANSI Z136.3 laser safety standard, Focal Points is an excellent training tool for laser safety officers and other health care professionals who have the responsibility of training new employees and keeping existing personnel updated on current safety issues and practices.

This CD-ROM offers six chapters of laser safety training information for use in health care facilities. Each chapter features user-friendly interactive text, a video component to summarize and illustrate the information, and a short quiz. Users will also benefit from an exam testing the most critical concepts in the chapters, as well as a glossary of terms.

With this training, health care professionals will complete the first step toward proven competency with the use of lasers in medicine. Users will learn about the basics of laser physics, different kinds of health care laser systems and the interaction of laser radiation and biological tissue. Focal Points also teaches users about the potential hazards posed by medical lasers and control measures that ensure safety.

Focal Points is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of lasers in medicine. At the same time, the training course focuses on key points and is not cluttered with unnecessary detail. The information is presented in clear, easy-to-understand language and users will find it simple to navigate between the various components of the application.

Written and produced by LIA, the Focal Points interactive CD-ROM offers a user-friendly training program that medical laser safety officers can use to effectively train their laser personnel. The ANSI Z136.3 Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care Facilities, as well as the Joint Commission and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), require training for personnel as a component of any laser safety program. Making Focal Points a key part of your facility's laser safety program ensures your compliance with the regulations set forth by these agencies.

The Focal Points: Interactive Training for Medical Laser Safety© CD-ROM (Pub #318) is available for $495 ($450 for LIA members) through LIA's online store at laserinstitute.org/store/TRAIN/318 or by calling the LIA office at 1.800.34.LASER.

About LIA
Laser Institute of America (LIA) is the professional society for laser applications and safety serving the industrial, educational, medical, research and government communities throughout the world since 1968. LIA is the secretariat and publisher of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z136 series of laser safety standards. For more information, visit www.laserinstitute.org.

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