Infection Prevention and Control in Long Term Care

AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE, CD OR AUDIO ARCHIVE

Sponsored by Infection Control for Nursing Homes: A Guide to Government Standards

presented on September 13, 2007

You will have an infectious outbreak in your nursing home.
How you deal with it will be critical for your residents’ safety.

Disease outbreaks in long-term care facilities and their surrounding communities are common—and can be fatal to some of your frail, elderly population. A proactive infection prevention and control program is the key to stopping any outbreak in its tracks, and part of that strategy is being ready for an outbreak when it occurs.

Simple strategies to manage Clostridium difficile and Norovirus outbreaks
Listen to infection control experts James Marx, RN, MS, CIC, and Shannon Oriola, RN, CIC, COHN, for a lively and informative discussion on the prevention and management of C. diff and Norovirus. We will equip you with straightforward solutions to keep these infectious diseases under control

Purchase this 90-minute audioconference to learn the following:

• How Norovirus and C. diff spread in nursing homes
• Proactive steps to keeping high-exposure areas such as dining halls under control
• Proper hand-washing techniques to keep these infections at bay
• Staff training techniques by department—housekeeping, nursing, dietary, etc.
• How to put a comprehensive infection control program in place that complies with CMS regulations and CDC guidance

The bottom line is that infection outbreaks put your residents in danger as well as open your facility to surveyor scrutiny under more than one F-tag. Now is the time to implement the proper infection prevention and control methods to recognize and curb potential outbreaks.

At the conclusion of this program, listeners will be able to:

• Identify the ways in which these diseases make their way into your facility
• Use key strategies to stop an outbreak
• Evaluate disinfectants to prevent transmission of enteric bacteria
• Identify when it is necessary to enlist help to control serious outbreaks

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA

1. C. Diff and Norovirus
1. What they have in common and how they differ
2. Why each has gained prominence as a nursing home IC problem
2. C. Diff
1. Causes of C. difficile associated disease
2. Who is mostsusceptible
3. Determining severity of the outcomes
4. Outbreak identification
1. Proper surveillance
2. Identify when and whether there is a problem
3. How to deal with an outbreak
4. How to examine your facility’s policy 
5. Prevention strategies
6. What surveyors will look for after an outbreak has occurred
3. Norovirus
1. Causes of Norovirus
2. Who is most susceptible
3. Determining severity of the outcomes
4. Outbreak identification
1. Proper surveillance
2. Identify when and whether there is a problem
3. How to deal with an outbreak
4. How to examine your facility’s policy 
5. Prevention strategies
6. What surveyors will look for after an outbreak has occurred
4. Where to turn for help
1. CDC Resources
2. Staff training recommendations
3. Other resources
5. Q & A

BONUS MATERIALS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIAL PACKET!

In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive this helpful “take-away” provided within your materials pack:

1. Gastroenteritis outbreak  intervention checklist

These materials are provided with PDF links.

MEET THE SPEAKERS

James Marx, RN, MS, CIC, Infection Control and Epidemiology Consultant, Broad Street Solutions and the University of Phoenix. James has been a nurse consultant working in long-term care since 1989.  He began consulting in 1991 and now provides infection control support to more than 25 skilled nursing facilities and acute care hospitals through Broad Street Solutions based in San Diego, CA.

Shannon Oriola, RN, CIC, COHN, is the lead Infection Control Practitioner for the Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus in San Diego, CA.  She is currently serving a two-year term as a Board of Director for APIC.  In 2006, she was chair of the APIC Public Policy Committee and Co-Chair of the Mandatory Reporting Taskforce while serving a second term as President of the San Diego/Imperial Counties APIC Chapter.  She also serves on the California APIC Coordinating Council’s (CACC) Public Policy Committee, and on the GERM Commission of the San Diego County Medical Society.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

Director of nursing, staff trainer, medical director, infection control coordinator, charge/unit nurse, Therapist and administrators

Purchase a tape, CD or audio archive of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.

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