Infection Prevention and Control “101” for Assisted Living

COVID-19 shed a spotlight on the need to improve infection prevention and control (IPC) programs in long term care. With emerging communicable diseases, including multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs), it is important for assisted living team members to understand standard, contact, and airborne precautions. This session reviews what an effective assisted living IPC program should include, the role quality improvement plays in assisted living IPC, the importance of understanding IPC precautions, and identifies the key stakeholders to engage in an IPC program.

Objectives:

After attending this session, participants will be able to:

Describe the significance of infections.
Explain the chain of infection and how infection spreads.
Discuss how to prevent the spread of infections.
Identify elements to include in a written infection prevention and control program.
Recognize themes and underlying causes of deficient infection prevention and control practices.

Speaker:

Pamela Truscott, DNP/HSL, MSN/Ed, C-AL, DNS-CT, QCP, RAC-CT, CDP

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Members: $25 | Non-Members: $65

A certificate of completion is available (no CEs) upon successful completion.

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