PPT-Long-Term Care: Infection Prevention Updates and Best Practices

Carol Jamerson RN BSN CIC Nurse Epidemiologist Virginia Department of Health Dottie Torrey RN Regional Nurse Consultant American Healthcare Objectives By the end of the presentation the attendees will better understand. THANK YOU!!. Preconference Workshop. Advanced Practice . Workshop. Making the Pitch to Executive Row. Potential revenue. ROI (return on investment). New technology. Potential decrease in HAI. Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel . Infection Prevention Updates and Best Practices . Carol Jamerson, RN, BSN, CIC. Nurse Epidemiologist. Virginia Department of Health. Dottie Torrey, RN. Regional Nurse Consultant. American Healthcare. November 17th, 2016. Jennifer Han, MD, MSCE. Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology. Division of Infectious Diseases. Associate Healthcare Epidemiologist. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. THANK YOU!!. Preconference Workshop. Advanced Practice . Workshop. Making the Pitch to Executive Row. Potential revenue. ROI (return on investment). New technology. Potential decrease in HAI. Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel . -Resistant . Enterobacteriaceae. : . Detect and Protect. VDH . Healthcare-Associated Infections Program . Team. April 2013. Background . Carbapenem. antibiotics (. ertapenem. , . imipenem. , . meropenem. 1. Presented by:. Phenelle Segal, RN CIC. President, Infection Control Consulting Services, LLC. E-mail: . info@iccs-home.com. Website: . www.iccs-home.com. Tel #: 215-859-6954. 2. OBJECTIVES. Describe the challenges of isolation precautions and how it affects resident movement within the long term care environment. Top 5 fears of those. 65 . Source: . PRWeb. .. Long-term care stats. 70% will need LTC. 40% will need . nursing home care. 40% of patients are . younger than 64. Risk factors: age, . family history & health habits. Preconference Workshop. Advanced Practice . Workshop. Making the Pitch to Executive Row. Potential revenue. ROI (return on investment). New technology. Potential decrease in HAI. Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel . November 17th, 2016. Jennifer Han, MD, MSCE. Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology. Division of Infectious Diseases. Associate Healthcare Epidemiologist. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, bathing, and using the bathroom. . . Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the often multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. . is a health policy consultant. This brief is drawn from his paper, Long-Term Care Financing:, which is available in its entirety on NASI Jessica Ng, MSc., CIC. Manager, Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C). Women’s College Hospital. Hosted by Paul Webber. paul@webbertraining.com. www.webbertraining.com. April 16, 2015. Objectives. Office of Public Health. Louisiana Dept of Health & Hospitals. 800-256-2748. www.infectiousdisease.dhh.louisiana.gov. Infection Control Basics: Healthcare-Associated Infections . (HAI) in . Long Term Care . Shira Doron, MD. Assistant Professor of Medicine. Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Tufts Medical Center. Boston, MA. Consultant to Massachusetts Partnership Collaborative:.  Improving Antibiotic Stewardship for UTI.