Best Practices in Infection Control for COVID Prevention

KAHCF Webinar:  Ho ho ho! The germs have got to GO!! Best Practices in Infection Control for COVID Prevention!  From residents skedaddling out on holiday leave to handling the inevitable post-holiday co-horting as a result, join this training to go over the fundamental expectations surveyors’ have with regard to Infection Control.

 

 

 

 

KAHCF Webinar:  Ho ho ho! The germs have got to GO!! Best Practices in Infection Control for COVID Prevention 

Wednesday-December 9, 2020 10:00am-11:30am (est)

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Learning Objectives:

  • How to manage the Enforcement of basic infection control (wearing mask properly, PPE usage, social distancing, and hand washing)
  • Cohorting (Know your zone, stay in your zone, what happens in your zone)
  • Lessons learned in infection Control-share stories and or case studies 
  • Return to Work
  • Holiday Leave guidance 
  • How to handle flu vs. COVID (treatment, isolation)
  • Q & A 

Target Audience: Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, Nurse Managers, Nursing Home Administrators, Nursing staff and leaders, Quality Assurance Director, Social Services, Rehabilitation service,  Infection Preventionist, Activity Directors

Instructional Level: Intermediate Contact Hours: 1.0

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Presenter:

A.C. Burke, MA, CIC, is the Vice President for Healthcare Quality for RB Health Partners, Inc. and is the primary author for the Nursing Home Infection Prevention Program (NIPP©), NIPPing Infections in the Bud. She holds a master’s degree in health management and is Board Certified in Infection Control (CIC) by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology. Her 20 years of experience includes creating, implementing, and managing programs that have achieved national recognition, partnership building, meeting facilitation, consensus building, and developing competency- based training curricula for healthcare workers across the continuum of care.  AC has worked in public health preparedness and response roles, served as the manager of the Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention Program for the Florida Department of Health as well as the Director of Infection Prevention for Mayo Clinic Florida

Registration fee:

Members: $55 per person

Nonmember: $110 per person

Sponsored by:     

Continuing Education

The Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities is an approved provider of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing, #5-0002.  To receive the 1.15 contact hours, you must complete the entire program. Certificates may be printed once the program evaluation is submitted. Disclaimer Statement: The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual continuing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be made in writing and emailed to [email protected]  Cancellations by phone will not be accepted. Cancellations received no later than December 3 will receive a full refund. Cancellations received between December 2  to December 8  will receive a refund of 1/2. Registrants who do not attend or who do not complete the full seminar will not receive a refund unless prior written notice is given to the KAHCF office. 

When
12/9/2020 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Eastern Standard Time
Where
Webinar
Online registration not available.