Staff Resiliency in Long Term Care

Dr. Natalie Manley, assistant professor in the Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, joins NETEC’s Dr. Vanessa Raabe to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staff resiliency in long-term care settings. What challenges have long-term care staff and facilities faced during the pandemic? What new challenges have come about since the pandemic began? How is staff burnout affecting long-term care organizations? What can long-term care institutions do to help bolster resiliency on both an institutional and personal level? Join us for these topics and more on this episode of Transmission Interrupted.

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Guests

Natalie Manley, MD, MPH, CMD, HMDCB

Dr. Manley is board-certified in both internal and geriatric medicine and holds certifications for medical direction in long-term and hospice care. She received her medical and masters of philosophy degrees in public health from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Manley completed her residency training and geriatric fellowship at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. She completed an advanced geriatric fellowship at the VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Dr. Manley is a member of the American Medical Directors Association, American Geriatrics Society and American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She has done hospice work since 2017 and loves being able to work to help people find joy and peace during all the days of their life.

Host

Vanessa N. Raabe, MD

Adult and Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Resources

AHRQ Evidenced Based Team Training: https://www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/longtermcare/index.html

AHRQ TeamSTEPPS: https://www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/index.html

AMDA Statement Responding to President Biden’s Nursing Home Reform Proposals https://paltc.org/sites/default/files/AMDA%20Response%20to%20SOTU%20Final.pdf

AMDA Healing Together Resources: https://paltc.org/?q=HealingTogether

Health in Aging General Nursing Home Information: https://www.healthinaging.org/age-friendly-healthcare-you/care-settings/nursing-homes

Ithaca College Stress First Aid Toolkit for Long-Term Care Staff: https://wwwcdn.ithaca.edu/file-download/download/public/30440

Nebraska ICAP: https://icap.nebraskamed.com/

Pioneer Network: https://www.pioneernetwork.net/about-us/mission-vision-values/

Society for Certified Nursing Assistants: https://www.nahcacna.org/

NETEC COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus Resources: https://repository.netecweb.org/exhibits/show/ncov/ncov

NETEC COVID-19 Webinar Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5JyGXQ8MP0TZXU2Ldy-jzjLuUNfFX8JZ

NETEC Resource Library: https://repository.netecweb.org

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