Mini Infection Prevention Bootcamp for Central Alabama Regional Long-Term Care Facilities in Shelby County, AL and Surrounding Areas
Date: November 18, 2024
Time: 10:00AM – 1:15 PM
Location: Parnell Memorial Library
Address: 227 Park Dr. Montevallo, AL 35115
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 7/10/2025) and has awarded this program 3.6 ABN CEUs. All other professionals awarded .3 CEUs.
The Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators has reviewed and approved the seminar entitled “Mini Infection Prevention Bootcamp for Central district Alabama Regional Long-Term Care Facilities” for 3 hours of continuing education credit for licensed nursing home administrators in the State of Alabama.
Cost: Free, but seating is limited to 25 participants and registration is required. Seats are available on a first come first serve basis.
Registration: Please register by November 11, 2024.
Questions: Please contact Riley Blum, reblum@uab.edu, 205-996-6610.
Course Purpose: The training program is designed for infection prevention and control professionals working in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) in Alabama. The aim of the course is designed to educate LTCF personnel on the regulations surrounding detection, testing and reporting, in line with ADPH guidance. Secondly, to equip healthcare staff with the essential knowledge and resources necessary to establish and maintain an effective and comprehensive respiratory protection program in their facility. Participants will explore the significance of a respiratory protection program, gain insights into OSHA regulations regarding both initial and annual N-95 fit testing, as well as the necessary documentation procedures for staff members. Each licensed facility that registers to attend before November 4th will receive one free N-95 Test Kit for use in their facility.
Course Objectives:
- Verbalize who should report, how to report, and when to report Reportable Diseases and Conditions.
- Describe the purpose of fit test training and review regulatory fit test requirements in LTCF settings
- Define Qualitative N-95 Respirator Fit Testing, which persons can be fit tested, and note the limitations of testing
- Discuss the supplies needed for fit testing; Review NIOSH-approved respirators and understand how they work, are properly donned and doffed, and how to effectively use them
- Review the qualitative fit test procedure and perform a return demonstration
- Discuss the documentation needed for fit testing and how to store and maintain records
Agenda
| TOPIC | Length | Time | Speakers |
| Check-In | 10 min | 10:00 – 10:10 | Anne Osuji, RN, MSN, CIC |
| Opening Comments | 10 min | 10:10 – 10:20 | Tameka M. Hines, DNP |
| Detect, Test, Reporting | 50 min | 10:20 – 11:10 | Connie L. Hendon, BSN, RN Infectious Disease and Outbreaks Nurse Coordinator |
| Train the Trainer – Qualitative Fit-Testing with NIOSH Approved N-95 Respirator with Demonstration | 120 min | 11:10 – 1:10 | Tameka M. Hines, DNP Anne Osuji, RN, MSN, CIC Karen Watkins-Smith, BSN, RN, ETN Kei Jones, EdD, MPH Shoshannah Anderson, BSN, RN, CIC |
| Closing | 1:10 | Tameka M. Hines, DNP |
Presentations (All combined, please click on the linked header below to download the PDF document).
