QIO Weekly Webinar: Is Your Nursing Home Ready to Handle the Demands of the COVID-19 Pandemic? Assessing Readiness: Advice from the CDC * July 23rd
QIO Weekly Webinar – Nursing Homes
Topic: Is Your Nursing Home Ready to Handle the Demands of the COVID-19 Pandemic? Assessing Readiness: Advice from the CDC
Date: Thursday, July 23, 2020
Time: 1 – 2 pm PT (4 – 5 pm ET)
Registration Required: Register here.
Objectives: In this session, CDC staff will discuss the COVID-19 Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) tool that was developed to support nursing homes preparing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Health departments, QIN-QIOs and other partners can use this tool to help assess infection prevention practices and guide quality improvement activities through technical assistance to providers. During the discussion, the CDC will share examples of ways that providers and partners have worked together to identify opportunities and strategies to improve Infection Prevention Control (IPC) implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Session objectives include:
- Review key COVID-19 Prevention Strategies for nursing homes
- Describe frequently identified concerns and challenges identified during implementation of IPC practices
- Discuss opportunities to strengthen prevention activities based on provider feedback and experiences
Speaker: Nimalie Stone, MD, MS
Questions?
Contact:
Laura Hofmann, MSN, RN – Director of Clinical and Nursing Facility Regulatory Services
c: 425-231-4804