activities in hospitals, in-home care, and long-term care. Aimee is a Quality ... received her Master's Degree in Public
WHCA WEBINAR
ADVANCING INFECTION PREVENTION PRACTICE IN SKILLED NURSING MARCH 23, 2017 | 9 AM | SKILLED NURSING
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SPEAKERS Aimee Ford, RN, MS, is a Registered Nurse with 25 years of experience providing direct care, nursing oversight, clinical consultation, case management, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance activities in hospitals, in-home care, and long-term care. Aimee is a Quality Improvement Consultant for Qualis Health, the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization in Washington State, where she helps skilled nursing facilities improve the quality of care and life for their residents. Patricia Montgomery, RN, MPH, CIC, is a Nurse Consultant in the Healthcare Associated Infections program in the Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology at Washington State Department of Health. In this role she provides consultative assessments of infection prevention programs in hospitals, long term care facilities, outpatient clinics and dialysis centers. Patricia has worked the majority of her career at Harborview Medical Center. She received her Master’s Degree in Public Health at the University of Washington in 2016, and is a Certified Infection Control practitioner. Marisa D’Angeli, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist with the Washington State Department of Health Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology. She works with the Healthcare Associated Infections Program on outbreak investigations, coordinates surveillance for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, and leads the Combating Antibiotic Resistance Initiative for the department. Areas of particular interest are emerging infections, and preventing healthcare associated infections, including surveillance for emerging mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance and promoting antimicrobial stewardship.
COURSE OVERVIEW CMS's Final Rule mandates that nursing homes will strengthen their infection prevention systems and implement an effective antimicrobial stewardship program. In this presentation, we will review the Final Rule on infection prevention and introduce participants to the Education, Quality Improvement, and Infection Prevention (EQuIP) program, which is designed to address educational needs and to provide mentorship to the novice Infection Preventionists in long term care. We will discuss key features of this program, and how you can prepare to develop and implement a robust infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship program in your setting. The webinar will focus on the following: Defining the implications of HHS rule changes for nursing homes and the timeline for implementation. Providing guidance and tools to assist achieving requirements such as appointing an Infection Control Officer, developing an antimicrobial stewardship program, and developing emergency preparedness plans. Defining steps to successful implementation of a robust infection prevention program
CEUS, FEES, AND REGISTRATION Registration is $39 per facility for WHCA members and $78 per facility for nonWHCA members; you may have as many people join in as you would like—one phone/computer may log in per registration! Please only register one person for the webinar unless a second individual plans to log in from a separate location. Two CEUs will be granted if you complete this presentation (instructions will be given at the end of the webinar on how to obtain your certificate). You must attend the live session in order to qualify for CEU credit. To register, visit www.whca.org/registration. There, you can select the Infection Prevention webinar and complete your registration. Once you are registered, you will receive an invoice. Login and dialing instructions will be emailed on the day prior to the webinar. Online registration allows members to select a “bill me” option. Registrants may also select to pay with a credit card with the online registration tool. If you have any questions or if you need assistance to complete the online registration process, please contact the WHCA office at (800) 562-6170.
