Resources
Nursing Home Patient Safety Series: Reducing facility-associated infections and hospitalizations related to UTI, Sepsis, Pneumonia and COVID-19
SUMMARY: This session will discuss the burden of pneumonia in nursing home facilities, steps to prevent pneumonia in nursing home residents, and infection prevention and control tools for pneumonia surveillance. TARGET AUDIENCE: Infection Preventionists (IP), Nursing Home leadership, Clinical leadership. IN THIS SERIES, ATTENDEES WILL LEARN: New knowledge and tools surrounding the diagnosis, treatment, and […]
C. difficile Infection Reduction in Long Term Care: Session Four – Surveillance, Data Tracking, and Reporting
SUMMARY: Did you know more than 100,000 C. difficile infections developed among residents of U.S. nursing homes? Join us for the fourth in a series of six sessions to learn how to implement a plan to reduce the risk of C. difficile infections among residents at your nursing home. Throughout the series, we will provide […]
Urine Specimen Collection
This resource is intended to support infection prevention and control initiatives for urinary tract infections. Infection preventionists, nursing administrators and clinicians can use this tool to support urine culture stewardship in their facilities.
What Am I Sick With?
This tool can help patients understand what may be causing their symptoms and prompts them to seek medical care.
Georgia Department of Public Health Strike & Support Team Office Hours (SNF) | 8.18.23
Join us for the Georgia Department of Public Health Strike (& Support) Team Office Hours. These sessions will consist of a regularly scheduled monthly webinar for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) as well as SNF medical directors. Office hours are your opportunity to come and learn, share, vent and more! Each month we will have updates […]
Georgia Department of Public Health Strike & Support Team Office Hours (Non-SNF) | 8.25.23
Join us for the Georgia Department of Public Health Strike & Support Team Office Hours. This series is held on the fourth Friday of each month and is for non-skilled nursing facilities (non-SNFs). Office hours are your opportunity to come and learn, share, vent and more! Find out updates on infection prevention, clinical protocols and […]