Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: September 22; Infection Prevention Programs

Wisconsin Department of Health Services sent this bulletin at 09/20/2022 02:55 PM CDT
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Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Prevention Program

Wisconsin Long-Term Care (LTC) Education Series 

Date: Thursday, September 22, 10:30 a.m.

Topics: Infection Prevention Programs 

This presentation will cover key aspects of developing and maintaining an effective infection prevention program. The presentation will provide an understanding of the regulatory considerations for infection prevention programs from the Division of Quality Assurance, surveillance reporting requirements in the National Healthcare Safety Network, and other components for a successful infection prevention program. 

Access via Zoom or dial 1 669 254 5252

Webinar ID: 161 543 4498

Passcode: 712690

Presenters 

Vicky Griffin, Infection Preventionist, Division of Quality Assurance, Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Ashley O’Keefe, Infection Preventionist, Healthcare-Associated Infections Prevention Program, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Nancy Eberle, Surveillance and Education Coordinator, Healthcare-Associated Infections Prevention Program, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Upcoming LTC Education Series sessions

The LTC Education Series is held on the fourth Thursday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. via Zoom. 

Next Session: October 27, 2022

Topics: Norovirus, COVID-19 vaccines, and pneumococcal vaccines

Send us your topic suggestions!

Please feel free to send suggested topics for this series to the HAI Program.

­­­­­­LTC Education Series recordings

Access recordings of previous LTC Education Series sessions on our HAI Infection Prevention Education webpage.