[caption id="attachment_10563" align="alignright" width="425"] Janelle Shearer, Kristi Wergin, Kathie Nichols[/caption]
Earle Brown Heritage Center 6155 Earle Brown Drive Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Lake Superior QIN, as part of the Minnesota Collaborative Healthcare-Associated Infection Network (CHAIN) presents the 2018 CHAIN Fall Conference. Join us to learn about the latest evidence-based approaches for reducing and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antibiotic resistance in Minnesota.
Learn about CDI precautions and resources, including the Minnesota Department of Health's CDI Toolkit for Long Term Care Facilities.
Lake Superior QIN, as part of the Minnesota Collaborative Healthcare-Associated Infection Network (CHAIN) presents the 2018 CHAIN Fall Conference. Join us to learn about the latest evidence-based approaches for reducing and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antibiotic resistance in Minnesota.
[caption id="attachment_6933" align="alignright" width="189"] Christopher Crnich, MD, PHD, MS[/caption]
Long term care experts will describe the etiology (cause) of C. difficile and when to test. Then they will define treatment and discuss prevention strategies. This is the second of four sessions in Learning Session 4 for nursing home staff. To prepare for session 2, review: NNHQIC's Infections - Probing Questions document.
Sue Burns, medical science liaison for PDI Healthcare, will be discussing Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) bacteria and why it's a concern within healthcare today. Participants will learn methods of prevention and avoiding transmission.
This webinar is the third of a three-part series for participants in the C. difficile Initiative. Webinar 3 of 3 focuses on tools, protocol, and data documentation. As members of this initiative, long term care facilities will help to establish a national baseline for C. difficile in nursing homes, while gaining valuable skills and resources related to quality reporting and improvement.
Preventing Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) takes a community.
This webinar is the second of a three-part series for participants in the C. difficile Initiative. Webinar 2 of 3 focuses on steps 4-5 of the NHSN enrollment process. As members of this initiative, long term care facilities will help to establish a national baseline for C. difficile in nursing homes, while gaining valuable skills and resources related to quality reporting and improvement.