Infection Control & Prevention: Successfully Integrate a Comprehensive Surveillance Program

Clinical Management Compliance Executive Leadership

On-Demand Webinar

StreamedMay 4, 2022Duration90 minutes

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two business days after live stream
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Take-away toolkit
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Does your agency have a comprehensive surveillance program for infection control and prevention?

Applying lessons learned from the pandemic, your agency can use this webinar to begin implementation or improve your current program.

AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

Describe the benefits of a comprehensive surveillance program
Understand how to establish and implement a comprehensive surveillance program
Identify key elements of an effective infection control and prevention program
Determine which assessment tools to incorporate into your surveillance program
Integrate infection control surveillance data into your QAPI report

WEBINAR DETAILS

Preventing infection is a critical aspect of delivering quality care and improving patient outcomes. In an environment of value-based reimbursement, transparency, and compare scores, it is essential for a healthcare agency’s financial performance to integrate a comprehensive surveillance program within the infection control and prevention plan. This webinar will take a deep dive into what is required, the process, which trends, data, and observations to watch, and implementation actions. Learn the key elements of effectiveness and how to integrate that data into your agency’s QAPI program.

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:

Hospice
Home Health
Home Care
Palliative Care

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This informative session is intended for clinical leadership and management with a focus on quality assurance and education. Medical directors, administrators, nurse directors, IT staff, clinical liaisons, and anyone who works in skilled-nursing facilities and supports the infection preventionist staff will also benefit from attending.

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

CDC: Infection Control Assessment Tool Outpatient Settings
CDC: Infection Control Assessment Tool for Long-term Care Facilities
CDC: Standard Precautions: Observations of Hand Hygiene Provision of Supplies
CDC: Urinary Catheter: Observations
CMS Memo: Revised COVID-19 Focused Infection Control Survey Tool for Acute and Continuing Care
CMS Memo: COVID-19 Focused Infection Control Survey Tool for Acute and Continuing Care Providers and Suppliers (REVISED)
Valuable resource links including:

A Guide to Building a High-Performing and Resilient Infection Prevention & Control Program
Infection prevention and control action plan template

PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
Attendance certificate provided, however there are no pre-approved CEs associated with this webinar

NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to otheragencies or those not employed by your agency is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.