Infection Prevention: Dealing with Real Issues in the Healthcare Environment
Webinar Descriptions
Join us for this 6-part webinar series as we look at infection prevention in healthcare settings.
All live webinars are from 10:00 - 11:00 am HST. Each session will be recorded and made available to registrants on-demand.
March 24: Healthcare Associated Pathogens and Diseases
In this webinar, we will discuss how to address and treat the following:
Clostridium Difficile and Pseudomembranous Colitis
Coronavirus
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Central Nervous System function
Fungi
Diarrheal Diseases
Herpes Virus
Influenza
April 21: Using Data to Make a Difference
Integrating CDC’s National Health Safety Network (NHSN), learn how to use data to assess and monitor the implementation of evidence-based practices, analyze and evaluate outcomes of care, and communicate information to various stakeholders throughout the facility.
May 26: Construction and Renovation
This webinar reviews the important role the infection preventionist plays during any facility construction or renovation.
June 9: Understanding the Basic Microbes in Your Community
Let’s take a closer look at bugs and drugs! Understanding the microbes and common pathogens in your community can make a difference. We’ll examine how to use this valuable information, what you can do to make an impact, and the effect of medications.
July 21: Unmasking Occupational Health
This session will focus on keeping our employees, visitors, contractors and patients safe. We’ll examine employee health, immunization, bloodborne pathogens, and strategies to minimize exposure.
August 17: Infection Prevention for Support Services and the Care Environment
This webinar will focus on:
Sterile processing
Environmental Services
Laboratory Services
Nutrition Services
Pharmacy Services
Healthcare Textile Services
Maintenance and Engineering
Waste Management
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
Water Systems Issues and the Prevention of Waterborne Infectious Diseases in Healthcare Facilities
Speaker
Pam Duchene, PhD, APRN-BC, NEA, FACHE
Senior VP of Education and Training
Harmony Healthcare International, Inc.
Pamela Duchene, PhD, APRN-BC, NEA, FACHE, is the Senior Vice President of Education and Training for Harmony Healthcare International, Inc. (HHI), a nationally recognized, premier Healthcare Consulting firm specializing in C.A.R.E.S. Compliance, Analysis, Audits, Regulatory, Rehabilitation, Reimbursement, Education, Efficiency and Survey.
Pam oversees the National Educational Curriculum and National Program Development. She trains healthcare professionals across the country on Compliance, Infection Control, QAPI, Regulatory, Rehabilitation and Survey. Pam has published and presented nationally on nursing leadership, recruitment, shared governance, pain, and rehabilitation.
Pam has over 35 years of experience in the healthcare industry spanning the Acute and Post-Acute Care Setting including 25 years in the Chief Nursing Officer role within acute care systems, holding positions of leadership of inpatient and outpatient nursing centers, rehabilitation, ambulance services, diagnostic imaging, and laboratory services, as well as occupational health services.
She continues clinical practice as a geriatric nurse practitioner and has published and presented nationally on nursing leadership, recruitment, shared governance, pain, and rehabilitation.
Pam received a PhD in nursing from Rush University (Chicago), and a nurse practitioner post-graduate degree from the University of Massachusetts/Boston. Pam maintains certifications in NEA, Pain Management, FACHE, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Pam is an adjunct professor at Regis college, her Alma Mater.
Continuing Education
To receive a nursing (ANCC) CE Certificate, each individual must pay the registration fee (if applicable), click on the unique webinar link issued to them via email and attend the session(s), and complete the designated post-test and speaker evaluation for each session. Please allow 30 days for processing of certificates.
Attendees must click on the webinar link issued in the confirmation email from customercare@gotowebinar.com for their attendance to be recorded, a requirement to earn continuing education contact hours. Registrants who dial in by phone only will not be eligible for continuing education credit.
For Webinars 1-3, CEs are issued through Harmony Healthcare International, Inc. Valid for the live and on-demand webinars through 3/24/2024: Harmony Healthcare International (HHI) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Participants can earn one (1) contact hour per webinar.
For Webinars 4-5, CEs are issued through Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. Valid for the live and on-demand webinars through 3/16/2024: Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Participants can earn one (1) contact hour per webinar.
For Webinar 6, CEs are issued through KrisBHarmony, LLC. KrisBHarmony, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
State licensure boards have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses. The planners and presenters of this educational activity have no relationship with commercial entities or conflicts of interest to disclose.
Cost
Registration includes access to the entire series of live webinars and/or on-demand webinars, including presentation materials.
HAH Members: FREE
Non-Members: $210 per person
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No cancellations or refunds as registrants will have access to on-demand content.
Registration
Content is available on-demand.