How prepared is your organization to handle a pandemic? Have you conducted a risk assessment on patients and staff to prepare for COVID-19?

The world is facing a possible pandemic. Now is the time to strategically prepare – not panic. Can your organization handle a pandemic? More specifically, COVID-19? This webinar will address people who have and haven’t contracted the virus, including patients, family, staff, caregivers, communities, and facilities, with an emphasis on hospice patients in long-term care.

Start preparing by learning what the novel COVID-19 is and how to:

• Prevent the spread
• Assess staff and patients for risk
• Educate staff, patients, and your community

 You’ll learn how to review your agency’s EPP for pandemic preparedness. A tabletop exercise will be provided to help you conduct a gap analysis and identify required updates to maintain CMS compliance. Participants will also receive the latest recommendations to optimize EPP and policies regarding infection control and prevention.

Learning Objectives:-

• Define what COVID-19 is, how it spreads, and how to prevent the virus and infection
• Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) for COVID-19
• Assess your high-risk patient population, staff, and healthcare facilities using tools recommended by leading healthcare organizations
• Explain your organization’s responsibilities during a pandemic to patients, staff, and the public
• Immediately prepare for this current public health crisis and strategically assess ongoing actions to handle it.

Areas Covered:-

• Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) COVID-19 Healthcare Planning Checklist
• CDC’s Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators
• The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Critical Preparedness, Readiness and Response Actions for COVID-19
• WHO simulation tabletop exercise which includes participant and facilitator guidelines and a feedback form for agencies who want to conduct a tabletop drill in their communities
• WHO documents regarding infection control and prevention, PPE, and home care for patients suspected with COVID-19
• Website links to the latest documents, education, and daily novel COVID-19 updates
• Interactive quiz

Who Should Attend?

This timely webinar will benefit:

• All Agency Administration
• Management
• Clinical Managers
• Quality Assurance And Infection Control (QAPI) Staff
• Human Resources Staff
• Educators
• Board Members
• Medical Directors
• Community Liaisons
• Marketers
• Admission Team Nurses
• IDG/IDT Members
• All Healthcare Personnel Who Provide Patient Care.