The satellite courses come in two varieties, audio seminars and web seminars. To participate in an audio seminar, you simply dial a telephone number (toll-free from the USA or Canada) and listen to the instructor's live presentation while following along in the manual you receive after registering for the course.

Web seminars are similar, except that you watch a live slide presentation on the Internet while listening to the instructor. It's interactive: Participants can ask questions, and the instructor can use a pointer, mark on a whiteboard, and poll the audience. No special equipment is required, just a telephone line and a computer with an Internet connection of 56k or faster.

"Waterborne Pathogens: Illness, Prevalence, and Risk Reduction Strategies," will be taught by Kelly Reynolds, Ph.D., an environmental science researcher and public health educator at the University of Arizona. Janet Stout, Ph.D., Director of the Special Pathogens Laboratory at the VA Medical Center in Pittsburgh (USA) and a research assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, will give an overview of Legionnaires' disease in "Legionnaires' Disease: Update on Diagnosis, Treatment, Microbiology, Environmental Monitoring, Guidelines, and Disinfection."

One of the courses, "Minimizing Conditions for Legionella and Other Bacteria in Domestic Water Systems," is designed specifically for plumbing engineers, contractors, inspectors, and code officials. Matt Freije, author of Legionellae Control in Health Care Facilities: A Guide for Minimizing Risk, will be the instructor. Freije will also teach four other courses: "Legionnaires' Disease: Guidelines, Litigation, and Risk Management," "Reducing the Risk of Legionella in Cooling Towers," "How to Sample Water Systems for Legionella," and "Disinfecting Potable Water Systems."

The cost of each course, audio or web, is US$159, which includes toll-free telephone audio service from the U.S. and most of Canada. Participants located outside North America will be given a telephone number to dial at their own expense, or can arrange a seminar that utilizes Internet-audio rather than telephone-audio to eliminate long distance telephone expense.

Discounts may be available for corporations, hospital networks, public agencies, or professional societies that wish to arrange private training for their employees or members.

Courses are scheduled for June and September. For a list of dates and times and other information, visit www.hcinfo.com, telephone 1-800-801-8050, or e-mail seminars@hcinfo.com.

Feel free to call if you have questions.

Matt Freije
President
HC Information Resources Inc.
PO Box 2109, Fallbrook CA 92088, USA
Tel 760-451-1050, Fax 619-839-3166
mf@hcinfo.com
http://hcinfo.com