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Infection Prevention & Control

IPC - COVID-19 Update with Stories from the Front Lines

Thursday, October 15, 2020

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

Speaker(s)

April Diaz, RN, BS

Vice President of Clinical Services
Marquis Companies

Disclosure: Disclosure information not submitted.
Linda Estes, RN,BS,NHA

Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs
Tennessee Health Care Organization

Disclosure: Disclosure information not submitted.

Session will cover the role of the Asymptomatic positive employee – COVID outbreak story; to “ test or not to test”; role of baseline/serial testing of staff and residents; looking ahead…how facility infection prevention and control plans have changed due to COVID-19; acknowledging and understanding staff impact from COVID and addressing grief.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the critical impact of asymptomatic positive staff within facilities.
Discuss the role of baseline serial testing within your facility.
Identify three leading COVID outbreak action steps that may significantly reduce and slow the spread of COVID-19 within a facility.
Discuss the impact of stress and grief related to COVID-19 amongst your staff.