NHSN Oct 9 and 16 Webinars: NHSN Person-Level Vaccination Forms: Q4 2024 Updates; LTCF Respiratory Pathogens Module Updates

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NHSN LTCF Respiratory Pathogens and Vaccination Module: Updates to Resident Data Collection Form and Up to Date Definition for Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting of Healthcare Personnel and Residents (Replay)  When: Oct 9, 2024 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this webinar: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Ed-FwIvxSYCawvm5qGxL_Q After registering, you will …

CDC NHSN LTCF COVID-19/Respiratory Pathogens Vaccination Module Page UPDATED

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Long-term care facilities can track weekly vaccination data for residents and healthcare personnel (HCP) through NHSN. September 2024 Updates Weekly RPV Summary – Data Collection Forms and Instructions LTCF Resident LTCF Weekly RPV Summary Protocol for Residents [PDF – 300 KB]  LTCF Resident Weekly Respiratory Pathogen and Vaccination Summary for …

CDC NHSN HCP & Resident Vaccination Module

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Long-term care facilities can track weekly vaccination data for residents and healthcare personnel (HCP) through NHSN. August 2024 Updates Resources Influenza/RSV July 2024 Updates Timestamps in NHSN Beginning August 8, 2024, timestamps in the NHSN application (such as “date created” and “date last modified” fields) will display in Coordinated Universal …

CMS COVID-19 Training for Frontline Nursing Home Staff and Managers Updated

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Modules 2 and 10 in the Targeted COVID-19 Training for Frontline Nursing Home Staff and Managers at the Quality, Safety & Education Portal (QSEP) online training from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have been updated. Modules 3, 5, 6, and 8 were updated earlier in 2024. Module 2: Screening and …

CDC NHSN LTCF State Veterans Homes COVID-19 Tool

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The NHSN Long-term Care Facility Component supports the nation’s COVID-19 response through the LTCF COVID-19 Module. Facilities eligible to report data to NHSN’s COVID-19 Module include nursing homes/skilled nursing, long-term care for the developmentally disabled, and assisted living. In response to H.R. 7105 – Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, …

APIC Infection Preventionist Career Development and Advancement Guide

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The Infection Preventionist Career Development and Advancement Guide was developed by the APIC Professional Development Committee as a comprehensive resource to facilitate recruitment, retention, and promotion of infection preventionists (IPs) in the changing field of infection prevention and control (IPC). The full guide is available free to members here: https://apic.org/professional-practice/infection-preventionist-career-development-and-advancement-guide/ …

CDC: COVID-19 Vaccination of Nursing Home Residents, and Rates of SARS-CoV-2 Infection/Hospitalization

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COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, and Rates of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Among Residents in Nursing Homes — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, October 2023–February 2024 Weekly / April 18, 2024 / 73(15);339–344 Summary What is already known about this topic? Nursing home residents are at increased risk for severe COVID-19. …

CMS QSO Memo: Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of MDROs

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Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs) Memo #QSO-24-08-NH Posting Date 2024-03-20 Fiscal Year 2024 Memorandum Summary • CMS is issuing new guidance for State Survey Agencies and long term care (LTC) facilities on the use of enhanced barrier precautions (EBP) to align with nationally accepted …

NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines: Final Version

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In response to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the National Institutes of Health assembled a panel of experts to provide practical recommendations for health care providers. For close to 4 years, the COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel (the Panel) has critically reviewed the growing body of research data on COVID-19 and …