Series details
Feb. 7
1 – 1:05 p.m.
Introduction and opening remarks
Lauren Ashley, RN, MSN, MBA, CPHQ, Senior Director, Quality Advocacy, Research and Innovation, HANYS
Charlene J. Ludlow, RN, BSN, MHA, CIC, Senior Vice President, Nursing, Erie County Medical Center
1:05 – 1:20 p.m.
What’s next? An infection prevention and control update for long-term care
Ernest J. Clement, MSN, RN, CIC, Director, Bureau of Healthcare Associated Infections, New York State Department of Health
COVID-19 continues to impact healthcare across the globe, especially in long-term care settings. What’s next? We’ll review some historical pandemics and provide a snapshot of future initiatives. We’ll also solicit feedback from the audience on how DOH can help improve infection control and prevention in the long-term care setting.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- describe how the pandemic has affected infection control and prevention in the long-term care setting;
- outline current and future long-term care infection control and prevention efforts; and
- outline approaches to provide feedback to DOH regarding the future of infection control and prevention in long-term care.
1:20 – 1:50 p.m.
Leveraging the medical director
Dallas Nelson, MD, CMD, FACP, President, New York Medical Directors Association; President, American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
Learn about the resources and tools available to long-term care facility medical directors and teams. This session will help participants understand the standard of care in the treatment and control of COVID-19 in nursing homes.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- explain how to treat and control COVID-19 in nursing homes; and
- describe the standard of care for COVID-19 treatment of nursing home patients.
1:50 – 3:55 p.m.
*This session will include a 15-minute break.
Developing an infection prevention work plan and conducting surveillance
Amanda Bacon, RN, BSN, Manager, Infection Prevention, A.O. Fox Hospital
Russell Grant, BS, SLS(ASCP), CIC, LTC-CIP, System Director, Infection Prevention, Bassett Healthcare Network
Explore methods for performing an infection control risk assessment, developing goals and an infection control plan based on that risk assessment, and creating an infection control surveillance program.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- use various tools to complete their own infection prevention risk assessment;
- design a work plan and write infection control goals;
- explain the difference between McGeer and NHSN definitions; and
- summarize the importance of surveillance and demonstrate how data collection relates to measurable goals.
3:55 – 4 p.m.
Closing remarks
Rodolfo Simons, CIC, Past President, NYSACC; Assistant Director, Infection Prevention, Mount Sinai Hospital