Mini Infection Prevention Bootcamp for West Central Alabama Regional Long-Term Care Facilities in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and Surrounding Areas
Date: October 4, 2024
Time: 9:00am-12:30pm
Location:
The University of Alabama, North Lawn Hall— 221 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
CEUs: Alabama Nursing and NHA CEUs pending.
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 Friday, September 27, 2024.
Questions: Please contact Tessa Graham, tessaegr@uab.edu, (205) 934-6953.
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 laundry, medication passing and carts, and UTI prevention.
Course Objectives:
- Describe the role of Infection Prevention and Control in Long-Term Care settings.
- Learn best infection prevention practices for laundry care in long-term care settings.
- Learn best infection prevention practices for medication carts in long-term care settings.
- Understand how to prevent UTI’s in Long-Term Care settings.
- Describe the role of Infection Prevention and Control in Long-Term Care settings.
- Review processes used in healthcare laundry services on premises or offsite.
- Identify steps to minimize the spread of infections during linen transport.
- Describe how improper personnel handling, laundering, and storage of soiled linen can pose a risk of exposure to infectious materials.
- Identify the functions and responsibilities of the nurse/medication tech during medication pass as related to infection control procedures.
- Describe strategies for assessing the adherence to infection control procedures during medication administration.
- 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.
- Recognize the best practices for antibiotic stewardship in residents with suspected UTIs and identify the consequences of overuse of antibiotics.
Agenda
| Topic | Length | Time | Presenter(s) |
| Check-In | 15 minutes | 8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Tamika Allen, BS Karen Watkins-Smith, BSN, RN, ETN |
| Opening Remarks | 5 minutes | 9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. | Kei Jones, EdD, MPH |
| Laundry Services- A General Infection Prevention | 1 hour | 9:05 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. | April Davis, MSW |
| Urinary Tract Infection Prevention | 45 minutes | 10:05 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Shoshannah Anderson, BSN, RN, CIC |
| Break | 10 minutes | 10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | |
| Infection Prevention During Medication Administration | 1 hour | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | R. Rafeal Norton, RN, MSN, Th.D |
| Closing and Evaluations | 10 minutes | 12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. | Kei Jones, EdD, MPH |
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