Managing Infection Control in LTC Facilities CD-ROM Training Program

Managing Infection Control in LTC Facilities CD-ROM Training Program	WEB-061906CD
CD including full audio and presentation of webinar on what LTC facilities can do to improve infection control

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Detailed Description

Infection control has always been an important concern for long-term care facilities, but never more so than today. Residents are admitted sicker, frailer, and more vulnerable to infection, while treatment is encountering increasingly drug-resistant microbial strains. Some experts have speculated the battle has been lost in some facilities to MRSA. Futhermore, external threats are growing and now include the much-anticipated bird flu. Facility staff must be trained and coordinated to meet these new life-threatening challenges. In this presentation, award-winning infection control educator Linda Spaulding, RNC, CIC and associate Jolaine Hao, RN, review the modern requirements for infection control in the long-term care setting.

Training Objectives

After this presentation, participants will be able to:

Understand the changing role of infection control in long-term care.
Identify the difference between colonization and infection and its relevance to management.
List various old and new antibiotic-resistant organisms being seen in long-term care.
Maintain accurate infection control statistics and report them appropriately.
Discuss how avian influenza (bird flu) may impact the long-term care facility.

Who Can Use This Program?

Administrators
Directors of Nursing
Medical Directors
Nurse Supervisors
Dietary Managers
Housekeeping Managers

About the Speakers

Linda Spaulding RNC, CIC has had a long career as an RN in acute care hospital settings. Her interest in the area of infection control began in 1992 and for the past 8 years she has run her own International Infection Control consulting business, InCo and Associates, LLC. She serves as a nurse consultant to hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, physician's offices, prisons, airlines, fire departments and a variety of other local state and private businesses and industries. Her areas of expertise include all aspects of infection control, licensing mandatory requirements (Department of Health, JCAHO, OSHA etc). Outbreak investigations and in some cases 24 hour/7day a week coverage for blood borne pathogen/TB exposure events. She enjoys working with clients to implement strong infection control programs into their facility. Her job often includes teaching both on an informal and formal basis. Most recently she has expanded her services outside of the state of Hawaii to the Pacific Rim, the continental US and Japan. Her expertise has earned her many honors. She has been interviewed frequently on local Honolulu TV for such subjects as flu outbreaks, infection control practices and most recently the threats of biological terrorism. The Wall Street Journal also interviewed Mr. Spaulding in 1997 during a local influenza outbreak. In January she was awarded the 2003 National Educator of the Year Award from the magazine Infection Control Today. While keeping busy with her consulting base she also has found time to teach. She has developed and lectured in a variety of educational programs, including offering a 2-day seminar (Basic Infection Control Training Program) designed for healthcare staff. This is now offered on an annual basis. She has also created self-learning modules on a variety of IC subjects. Ms Spaulding works closely with the Hawaii State Department of Health and the CDC on current local issues and still finds time to be actively involved in the Hawaii and national APIC group. She has served as President, Vice-President, Secretary and Education Chairperson for APIC-Hawaii.

Jolaine Hao is a RN with experience in numerous areas of nursing. Ms Hao has worked in both Long-Term Care and Acute Nursing settings. Most recently Ms Hao has worked as an Infection Control Coordinator and Employee Health Nurse with responsibility of a 192 bed Long-Term Care/Sub-Acute Hospital with >300 employees.

Jolaine has worked closely with administration in developing and implementing Quality Assurance Programs, Risk Management issues and hospital-wide education programs. She has also worked on special projects with Corporate Compliance, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement and sentinel events.

Ms. Hao is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She is currently completing her master's degree in organizational management.

What Is Included?

The CD includes the audio of the presentation, the slides prepared by the speaker and a .pdf file of the slides for printing. Your computer does need an audio component to use this CD.