In this webinar, presenters discuss the data on COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised people, the role of additional doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, patients who should be considered to receive these additional COVID-19 vaccine doses, results from the August 13, 2021, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) guidance on additional COVID-19 doses in immunocompromised people.
This overview video webinar helps all long-term care staff prepare for and respond to COVID-19 by applying infection prevention and control guidance.
This short video will teach you how to wear a face mask correctly.
This short video teaches correct PPE use for healthcare personnel.
This presentation discusses the importance of recognizing new or worsening infections quickly in long-term care facilities and nursing homes.
This video explains key concepts in preventing the spread of COVID 19, including what healthcare staff, vendors, and consultants should do to protect residents.
This video introduces a new COVID-19 response module for long-term care facilities as part of the National Healthcare Safety Network's Long-term Care Facility component.
This module contains enrollment refresher information about the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Long-term Care Facility Component.
This presentation defines the National Healthcare Safety Network and describe the different Components and Modules within the National Healthcare Safety Network. The session will also describe how the National Healthcare Safety Networks support long-term care facilities and infection surveillance activities.
This presentation reviews the Prevention Process Measures for Hand Hygiene and Gown and Glove Use Event Reporting in long-term care facilities.
This training presentation will discuss in detail the protocol and manual used in reporting C. difficile and multi-drug resistant organisms LabID Events for long-term care facilities.
This presentation discusses in detail the methodology, protocols, and definitions used in monitoring urinary tract infection events in long-term care facilities.
This webinar describes a new approach developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called Enhanced Barrier Precautions, which can help nursing homes to implement the contact isolation precautions used in hospitals when caring for patients with multi-drug resistant organisms.
This 30-minute course reviews best practices for effective COVID-19 vaccine administration and addresses recent COVID-19 recommendations presented by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This video provides guidance on how nursing homes can enter point of care (POC) SARS-CoV-2 laboratory test data into the National Healthcare Safety Net application.
During this webinar, presenters discuss the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) role in issuing Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for certain monoclonal antibodies, options for compassionate use, the process for ordering and distributing monoclonal antibodies, and current data on using monoclonal antibodies for both non-hospitalized and immunocompromised patients. Presenters also cover preventing, diagnosing, and treating COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients, including the role of monoclonal antibodies, serologic testing, and potential third dose of COVID-19 vaccinations.
This video demonstrates what personal protective equipment should be used in long-term care facilities and nursing homes, and when and how to use it correctly to help protect staff and residents from COVID-19.