Virtual Infection Prevention Mini-Bootcamp for Alabama Long-Term Care Facilities
Day 1: August 28, 2024, 10:00am – 12:15pm CT
Day 2: August 29, 2024, 10:00am – 12:15pm CT
Location: Virtual via Zoom
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 08/29/2025) and has awarded this program 3.0 nursing CEUs, .25 general CEUs, and 2.5 SW CEUs, each day. Nursing Home Administrator CEs pending.
Cost: Free, but registration is limited to 300 participants.
Questions: Please contact Riley Blum reblum@uab.edu, (205) 996-6610.
Course Purpose: This course is aimed towards infection prevention and control healthcare professionals in the Long-Term Care Facility settings located in Alabama. 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, and preventing infections in wound management and laundry services.
Course Objectives:
- Describe the role of Infection Prevention and Control in Long-Term Care Settings
- Discuss the impact of Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDRO’s) in Long-Term Care Nursing Facilities and how Enhanced Barrier Precautions can be implemented to decrease the spread of MDROs
- Discuss the role of Standard and Transmission-based Precautions highlighting Enhanced Barrier Precautions
- Identify the role of preventing healthcare associated infections (HAIs) through Environmental Surface Disinfection
- Describe the process of Disease Surveillance and Auditing
- Understand the various assessment tools for Surveillance and the Importance of Auditing
- Identify the role of preventing healthcare associated infections (HAIs) in Laundry Services
Agenda – Day 1
| TOPIC | Length | Time | Speakers |
| Opening Comments | 15 min | 10:00 – 10:15 | Wade Menefee, MSN, RN, LNHA |
| Transmission Based Precautions with a Focus on Enhanced Barrier Precautions | 45 min | 10:15 – 11:00 | Shoshannah Anderson, BSN, RN, CIC |
| Hand Hygiene with Residents | 30 min | 11:00 – 11:30 | Wade Menefee, MSN, RN, LNHA |
| Environmental Hygiene | 45 min | 11:30 – 12:15 | Shoshannah Anderson, BSN, RN, CIC |
Agenda – Day 2
| TOPIC | Length | Time | Speakers |
| Opening Comments | 15 min | 10:00 – 10:15 | Wade Menefee, MSN, RN, LNHA |
| Wound Care Management | 45 min | 10:15 – 11:00 | Natalie Baker, DNP, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN |
| Surveillance and Auditing | 30 min | 11:00 – 11:30 | Wade Menefee, MSN, RN, LNHA |
| Infection Prevention in Laundry Services | 45 min | 11:30 – 12:15 | Shoshannah Anderson, BSN, RN, CIC |
Registration
There are separate registration links for Day 1 and Day 2, you must register for both meetings!
