Summary - Public Health and Long Term Care: Better Together

Join NCHCFA and Megan Davies, MD, Medical Director for the SHARPPS Program in the North Carolina Division of Public Health, for a webinar on partnering with public health to protect our long term care communities from infectious diseases.

This webinar will provide updates on common infectious diseases and emerging multidrug resistant organisms that can impact residents in long term care facilities. It will also provide tips and strategies for preventing and responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases, emphasizing practical infection prevention practices in the long term care setting.

At the end of the presentation, attendees will be able to:

Describe the impact of infectious diseases on long term care facility residents
Describe the public health resources for infection prevention in healthcare facilities
List the key components of an infection prevention plan
Describe the benefits of infection prevention training and observational audits

COST

Members: $65
Non-Member Price: $195

CEU INFORMATION

NC Nursing Home Administrators can earn up to 1.0 hour of continuing education. The North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association is a Registered Sponsor of continuing education with the NC State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators. Comments regarding the Registered Sponsor Course may be addressed to: NCBENHA, 3733 National Drive, Suite 110, Raleigh, NC 27612.