Mini Infection Prevention Bootcamp for West Central Alabama Regional Long-Term Care Facilities in West Central, Alabama, and Jefferson County, Alabama and Surrounding Areas
Date: November 7, 2023
Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: The University of Alabama, Gorgas Library (Camellia Room)
Address: 711 Capstone Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
CEUs: The Deep South Center for OH&S is an approved provider of continuing education units for nurses by the AL Board of Nursing (Provider ABNP0420 Expiration Date 12/16/2026) and has awarded this program 4.5 CEUs. All other professionals awarded .38 CEU’S.
The Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators has reviewed and approved the seminar entitled “Mini IP Bootcamp for West Central and Jefferson Alabama Regional LTC Facilities” for 3 hours of continuing education credit for licensed nursing home administrators in the State of Alabama.
Cost: Free, but seating is limited and registration is required. Seats are available on a first come first serve basis.
Registration: Registration is required by October 31, 2023.
Questions: Please contact Tessa Graham, tessaegr@uab.edu, (205) 934-6953.
Course Objectives
- Describe the role of Infection Prevention and Control in Long-Term Care settings.
- Verbalize who should report, how to report, and when to report Reportable Diseases and Conditions.
- Discuss impact of MDRO’s in Long-Term Care Nursing Facilities and how Enhanced Barrier Precautions can be implemented to decrease the spread of MDROs.
- Discuss proper hand hygiene and hand hygiene exercise.
- Identify the role of preventing healthcare associated infections (HAIs) through environmental surface disinfection.
- Understand the various assessment modules of CDC’s Infection Control Assessment and Response tool.
Course Purpose: This course is aimed towards infection prevention and control healthcare professionals in the Long-Term Care Facility setting, located in West Central and Jefferson Alabama Region (includes the following Alabama counties: Bibb, Chilton, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa). The purpose of this course is to provide healthcare professionals in LTCFs with the knowledge and tools to run a competent and inclusive infection control program within their facility. The attendees will learn about the importance of hand hygiene, environmental services, enhanced barrier precautions, as well as source control. The attendees will also be equipped with a better understanding of the General Infection Control Assessment Response and how this can benefit their facilities.
AGENDA
| TOPIC | Length | Time | Speakers |
| Check-In | 10 min | 1:00 – 1:10 | Rafeal Norton, RN, MSN, Th.D Karen Watkins-Smith BSN, RN, ETN |
| Opening Comments | 10 min | 1:10 – 1:20 | Kei Jones, EdD, MPH Tameka Hines, DNP |
| Detect, Test, Reporting | 60 min | 1:20 – 2:20 | Mark Nuismer, BM Disease Intervention Specialist |
| Transmission Based Precautions/Enhanced Barrier Precautions | 60 min | 2:20 – 3:20 | Becky McKinney, RN, BSN |
| Hand Hygiene/Hand Hygiene Exercise | 15 | 3:20 – 3:35 | Kei Jones EdD, MPH |
| Environmental Services | 60 min | 3:35 – 4:35 | Tameka Hines, DNP |
| Review of General ICAR | 20 min | 4:35 – 4:55 | Karen Watkins-Smith BSN, RN, ETN |
| Closing Remarks and Evaluations | 4:55 |
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