Resources
HQIC Infection Prevention Chats | July 26, 2023
Our Office Hours-IP Chats are quarterly networking events to build knowledge, share experience and provide support for hospital infection preventionists. Have questions or ideas for content, please contact Amy Ward at Amy.Ward@Allianthealth.org.
Nursing Home Patient Safety Series: HAI Affinity Group – Community-Acquired Pneumonia Update
SUMMARY: This session will review pertinent definitions and categorizations of pneumonia. We will also discuss updates to the guidelines and review an example case. 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 prevention of facility associated infections including […]
Nursing Home Readmission Affinity Group Session 4: Managing Readmission Risk
SUMMARY: In this session, participants will learn how to use Alliant Health Solution’s Rehospitalization Risk Assessment Tool to identify patients’ risk factors for readmission. We will also review interventions and care planning for these risks. In addition, we will provide tips for implementation and discuss the impact of social determinants of health and implicit bias […]
Leveraging Technology to Support Safer Transitions of Care
SUMMARY: Post-hospital contact with a primary care team is an established pillar of safe transitions. The prevailing model of telephone outreach is usually limited in scope and operationally burdensome. In this session, Eric Bressman, MD, MSHP, Fellow, National Clinician Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center will share learnings […]
Connecting Your Hospital Culture of Safety to Patient Harm Reduction | Jan. 17, 2023
According to the New England Journal of Medicine in February 2022, the strides made toward improving patient safety were quickly and severely reversed amid the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that swept the nation indicating that the healthcare system lacks a sufficient resilient safety culture and infrastructure. This has brought to light an opportunity and obligation to […]
C. difficile Infection Reduction in Long Term Care: Session Five – Early Detection, Isolation and Recommendations for Testing
SUMMARY: Did you know more than 100,000 C. difficile infections developed among residents of U.S. nursing homes? Join us for the fifth 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 […]
March 2023 Shop Talk
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). **NOW ON ZOOM** *ANCC Contact Hours & NAB Credits Awarded*
February 2023 Shop Talk
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). **NOW ON ZOOM** *ANCC Contact Hours & NAB Credits Awarded*
Georgia Department of Public Health Strike & Support Team Office Hours (PCH/ALF)
Join us for the Georgia Department of Public Health Strike & Support Team Office Hours. This session 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 ideas for new tools and resources. This is your chance […]