Mini Infection Prevention Bootcamp for Cullman Long-Term Care Facilities in Cullman County, AL 

Date:  March 6, 2025

Time: 08:15 AM – 12:30 PM

Location: Wallace State Community College Room Nursing/Biology BLDG Rm CNS 220

Address: 801 Main Street Northwest, Hanceville, AL 35077

CEUs: Nursing CEs pending.

The Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators has reviewed and approved the seminar entitled “Cullman County Infection Prevention Mini Boot Camp for Alabama LTC Facilities” for 4 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 come first-serve basis. 

Registration:  Please register by Friday, February 28, 2025.

Questions: Please contact Riley Blum, reblum@uab.edu, 205-996-6610.

Course Purpose: 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 infection prevention practices and recommendations for detecting, testing, and reporting reportable diseases and conditions in Alabama, environmental hygiene, prevention of urinary tract infections in LTCF residents, and overall general infection prevention in LTCFs.

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.
  • Identify the role of preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) through environmental surface disinfection
  • Define urinary tract infection (UTI) and describe the different types of UTIs.
  • Identify the risk factors, signs and symptoms, and infection prevention strategies related to UTI.
  • Define Standard precautions and discuss the indications on when they are utilized
  • Discuss the types of Transmission-Based precautions and when and how they are implemented 

Agenda

TOPICLengthTimeSpeakers
Check-In15 min08:00 am – 08:15 amJessica Vanhoozer, RN, BSN
Opening Remarks10 min08:15 am – 08:25 amAnne Osuji, RN, MSN, CIC
Detect, Test, and Reporting50 min with 10min
Q&A
08:25 am – 09:25 amDana Garrison, RN
Infection Prevention and
Environmental Hygiene
50 min with 10min
Q&A
09:25 am -10:25 amTameka M. Hines, DNP
Urinary Tract Infection Prevention
in LTCF
50 min with 10min
Q&A
10:25 am – 11:25 amRoslyn Richardson, RN, BSN, CIC
General Infection Prevention in
LTCF
50 minutes with10 min
Q&A
11:25 am – 12:25 pmShoshannah Anderson RN, BSN, CIC
Closing and Evaluations5 minutes12:25 pm – 12:30 pmAnne Osuji, RN, MSN, CIC

Cullman County (March 6, 2025) IP Bootcamp LTC Registration Form
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If you would like to receive Nursing or Nursing Home Administrator CEUs for this event, please check the boxes below. A certificate of participation will be provided to all participants.
Help us save time at registration by sending us your nursing license number before the bootcamp. If you do not have it now, please email arcipc@uab.edu with the information prior to the boot camp or bring your nursing license number with you. Nursing CEUs will be added by our CEU provider.
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