Mini Infection Prevention Bootcamp for Shelby County, Alabama Regional Long-Term Care Facilities
Date: December 6, 2023
Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Parnell Memorial Library
Address: Parnell Memorial Library 277 Park Dr. Montevallo, 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 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 following seminars for continuing education credit for licensed nursing home administrators in the State of Alabama for 3.5 hours.
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 November 29, 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, and when to report Reportable Diseases and Conditions.
- Discuss the impact of MDROs in Long-Term Care Nursing Facilities and how Enhanced Barrier Precautions can be implemented to decrease the spread of MDROs
- Demonstrate proper hand hygiene
- Identify the role of preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) through environmental surface disinfection
Course Purpose: This course aims 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, and 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 |
| Registration | 25 min | 12:45 -1:10 | Karen Watkins- Smith, BSN, RN Lakeisha Jones, EdD, MPH |
| Opening Comments | 15min | 1:10 – 1:25 | Tameka Hines, DNP Anne Osuji, RN, MSN, CIC |
| Detect Test Report | 60 min | 1:25 – 2:25 | ADPH |
| Transmission Based Precautions/Enhanced Barrier Precautions | 60 min | 2:25 – 3:25 | Rebecca McKinney, BSN, RN |
| BREAK | 5 min | 3:25-3:30 | |
| Hand Washing | 30 min | 3:30 – 4:00 | LaKeisha Jones, EdD, MPH |
| Environmental Services | 60 min | 4:00 – 5:00 | Tameka Hines, DNP Karen Watkins-Smith, BSN, RN |
| Closing Remarks and Evaluations | 5:00 | Tameka Hines, DNP Anne Osuji, MSN, RN CIC |
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