This free, one-day course features information on infectious disease trends and emerging threats, transmission routes, personal protective equipment (PPE) recommendations, infectious disease profiles, hand hygiene, PPE donning and doffing, and integration with community partners. This course is also approved for six hours of NAB continuing education credit for LTC Administrators.
Our mission is to provide CMS certified long term care facilities with critical knowledge, skills, and abilities related to infectious disease precautions, prevention, protection, and disinfection. Anyone from a certified LTC facility is encouraged to attend, including:
Attendees receive valuable educational resources at no cost, including biannual e-newsletters, online resource portals, comprehensive informational handouts, and educational videos for conducting facility level training in infectious disease.
Due to the program’s funding source, these courses are open to professionals representing CMS certified long term care facilities only (i.e. nursing homes), NOT personal care homes, assisted living facilities, hospice, or memory care centers.
Additional courses are offered in other regions – click here for a full schedule.