NETEC has you Covered: PPE in Long-Term Care

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To meet the growing needs of the Long-Term Care community, NETEC has developed a Personal Protective Equipment educational resource for Long-Term Care Facilities. Targeted toward all professionals in Long-Term Care, from administration to frontline workers, this resource will allow facilities to learn or refresh their knowledge on critical concepts of PPE management and use. Join NETEC host Jill Morgan, RN, Emory Healthcare, and special guest, Carly Snider, LPN, of House of Hope Alzheimer's Care, in Omaha, Nebraska, as they discuss the timeliness and importance of this PPE resource and its impact on the LTC communities Carly represents.

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Guest

Carly Snider, LPN, House of Hope Alzheimer's Care

Carly is the Community Nurse at House of Hope Alzheimer’s Care in Omaha, Nebraska. There she directs and oversees daily operations encompassing resident care, health, and well-being, as well as care staff management, training, education, and scheduling.

Host

Jill Morgan, RN

Jill Morgan is an RN and subject matter expert in PPE for NETEC. Member APIC, ASTM, AAMI. For 35 years Jill has been an emergency department and critical care nurse, and now splits her time between education for NETEC and clinical research, most of it centering around Infection Prevention and Personal Protective Equipment.

Resources

NETEC: Long-Term Care: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Education: https://repository.netecweb.org/exhibits/show/ncov/item/1617

Evaluating the national PPE guidance for NHS healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7354042/

Personal protective equipment (PPE) and infection among healthcare workers – What is the evidence?: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ijcp.13617?casa_token=f6BkRzYA1YAAAAAA%3AQxATzu-MQdGzNUGacsnFE_RqcEFJ19UodAIYlrpfU_WlXJJDxWIu9S8P6CLV-qSV5mhhkjvX2RNonA

Burden of Occupationally Acquired Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Healthcare Workers in the USA: A Risk Analysis: https://academic.oup.com/annweh/article/61/2/141/2765104

Health Care–Acquired Viral Respiratory Diseases: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4170875/

(PDF) Prevention and Control of Outbreaks of Seasonal Influenza in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Review of the Evidence and Best Practice Guidance: https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/330225/LTCF-best-practice-guidance.pdf

Respiratory viruses on personal protective equipment and bodies of healthcare workers: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/abs/respiratory-viruses-on-personal-protective-equipment-and-bodies-of-healthcare-workers/9CD2BF2811A9C861E73C160EBE3C2783

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

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