January 8, 2025

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Attention Infection Preventionists

Do you have questions about infection prevention topics? Join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Project Firstline, along with the National Infection Prevention Forum (NIPF) for monthly Open Office Hours beginning January 16, 2025. The CDC and NIPF's NIPF Subject Matter Experts (SME's) review submitted questions along with live Q&A. While these sessions are open to all, they are geared for Infection Preventionists (IPs), giving them an opportunity to ask questions and connect with other IPs.

Submit questions here by Thursday 1/9/25 at 3pm CST. You may also email questions to cciolek@ahca.org

Please note - these are not recorded sessions.

January Open Office Hour Details:

Topic: NIPF Office Hours
Time: Jan 16, 2025, 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting ahca.zoom.us/j/...
Meeting ID: 852 0305 0856
Passcode: 767620

Future dates and links will be posted on the NIPF Connect Community, which is open to all. If you are not a member, you may join here.

TOMORROW! Upcoming Education Offering with Interim Healthcare Topeka: Long-term Care Medicaid and Division of Assets

This will be on ZOOM or in-person on January 9th at 12:00PM

Emily Donaldson, CELA with Stevens and Brand L.L.P.

Will speak on: Long-term Care Medicaid and Division of Assets.

This will be 1.0 CEU.

Link for ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtc-CuqTkpHtel6Z7VwY2RgQ87uaoBEqsm

In-person RSVP to: ajpatterson@interimhealthcare.com

Quality Award Application Resources for Success

Is your long term and post-acute care center or community dedicated to providing quality care and improving residents’ lives? The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program is here to support your commitment! Apply now and use these essential resources as you get started. READ MORE

In Case You Missed It

Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar

As you no doubt have heard, but hopefully not experienced either personally or in your facility, Norovirus is on the increase again this year. This week, Cathy Ciolek, from AHCA sent out some important information to the AHCA State Affiliates. The tools sent out have both clinical “best practices” but also really good educational information. There are also Clinical Scenarios to use in education of staff. READ MORE

AHCA Clinical Scenario Acute Outbreak

AHCA/NCAL Infection Preventionist Tips for Outbreak Management

Call for presentations

An essential service to our association is offering high quality training and education to our members. We invite you to join us in our commitment to delivering timely, relevant, and engaging information as we prepare for our 2025 Education Calendar.

We are looking for topics that fit skilled nursing, assisted living, home plus and residential health care communities.

Click here to learn more on our needs and how you can submit a proposal.

Education Spotlight

Webinar: Survey Trends in Assisted Living

January 23, 2025 at 1:00PM

This webinar will focus on KDADS most recent survey statistics reports for Assisted Living Facilities, Residential Health Care Facilities and Home Plus. In addition to these statistics Joan Hudson, LNHA, RN-BC will review the top 10 deficiencies cited and discuss what is required to meet the regulation and/or avoid the citation. You won’t want to miss this 75 minute webinar packed full of information! There will be time during this webinar for questions. LEARN MORE

Upcoming Education