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Patient Safety

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 4 million Americans are admitted to or reside in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities each year, and nearly one million persons reside in assisted living facilities. Common healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) that affect nursing home residents include urinary tract infections, diarrheal diseases, antibiotic-resistant infections, among others. These HAIs are a major cause of hospitalization and death among nursing home residents.

In light of these issues facing nursing home residents, it is important for all staff in long term care facilities to work together to reduce or prevent infections using QAPI principles in the pursuit of providing a safe care environment for all. This webpage provides resources to build and expand Infection Prevention and Control programs in Long Term Care Facilities. These resources can assist Infection Preventionists, clinicians, administrators, and other support staff prevent the spread of infectious pathogens in their facilities and reduce the burden of HAI’s among nursing home residents.

Preventing Adverse Drug Effects (ADE)

Assessing and Reducing Opioid Prescribing in Long Term Care

Join us on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 2pm ET/ 1pm CT for the Nursing Home Learning & Action Network webinar, Assessing and Reducing Opioid Prescribing in Long Term Care. Together, we’ll learn from expert safety pharmacist, Dr. Tanya Vadala, about the current CMS regulations, guidelines and policies to assess and reduce Opioid prescribing in […]

Opioid Utilization and Misuse
Training

Shop Talks

A shop talk is a webinar hosted by Alliant to share information and resources. Updates and support for surveillance, tracking and infection prevention in nursing homes using National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). This WebEx is focused on submitting COVID-19 data but may include other components such as C. Diff, UTIs and hand hygiene

June 2023 Shop Talk

June 15, 2023, 2pm ET | 1pm CT

Shop Talk is a monthly webinar series hosted by Alliant Health Solutions. You will be provided with information, resources, updates and support for surveillance, tracking and infection prevention in nursing homes using National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). ANCC and NAB credit is available for these sessions!

Training

May 2023 Shop Talk

May 18, 2023, 2pm ET | 1pm CT

Shop Talk is a monthly webinar series hosted by Alliant Health Solutions. You will be provided with information, resources, updates and support for surveillance, tracking and infection prevention in nursing homes using National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). ANCC and NAB credit is available for these sessions!

Patient Safety
Training

April 2023 Shop Talk

April 20, 2023, 2pm ET | 1pm CT

NHSN Shop Talk: The End of the Public Health Emergency & What it Means for NHSN Reporting This month, we will discuss the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency and what it means for NHSN reporting, influenza vaccination reporting and NHSN updates. *ANCC Contact Hours & NAB Credits Awarded*

Patient Safety
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Upcoming Events

Patient Safety Resources

Infection Control

Medication Safety

Shop Talks (NHSN)

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Order My Medication Bag to Prevent Adverse Drug Events

Adverse drug events (ADEs) account for millions of physician office and emergency room visits every year. The My Medication Bag helps to prevent those events by giving patients a simple way to keep all their medications in one place, and all of their physicians on the same page.