The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a web-based training that provides an overview of the general and key clinical considerations important for conducting standardized cognitive and mood assessments. This training is part of a four-course series designed for providers in the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) setting.

Are you looking to learn about the latest research in the field of infection prevention and control? Join us as we speak to Dr. Stella Hines, MD, MSPH, an occupational medicine physician and pulmonologist, about her study on user acceptance and preference for a novel reusable respirator among healthcare workers. Find out the different types of reusable respiratory protective devices and why user comfort and tolerability is important for increasing compliance with respiratory protection programs. Don’t miss this episode to learn and apply this new information to your work!

Does longer treatment of C. difficile infection lead to fewer recurrences in patients taking concurrent antibiotics? Join us as we interview Irina Rajakumar on her research into the impact of CDI length of treatment on recurrent rates. Hear her discuss the study design and the impact of demographics such as age, clinical services, and concurrent antibiotics, and analyze if an infectious disease consultation influenced the outcome. Tune in to learn more about her work and how it can be applied to practice.

Do you want to know how to improve infection prevention in your hospital? Join us as we speak to those in the field of infection prevention and control, like us, as well as other experts to learn about the latest research in the field and how you can implement it. We are talking to Casey Lewis and Victoria Crowell, two senior infection preventionists at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, to discuss their quality improvement initiative strategies for deploying ultraviolet disinfection in an acute care facility.

If you work in a care profession, you likely use person-centered approaches every day. This guide will help you discover even more ways to help every person in your care thrive.

Even though people all over the world are living longer and healthier lives, our health can change over time because of the different conditions and concerns we may face. Many of us, especially as we reach our mid-70s and beyond, may develop different combinations of diseases, health conditions, and disabilities. Our health needs become more complex as we get older, and what matters most to us may vary also.

The World Health Organization has put together a helpful infographic to remind Health Care Workers when they should practice hand hygiene.

A falls education packet containing resources and ways to roll out your program; while keeping the families, residents and staff involved and educated!

Ludi is a health care technology company making it easier for hospitals to pay physicians. Our DocTime® Suite automates the payment process for any type of physician arrangement, from a signed contract all the way through to payment.

Psychotropic stewardship takes a team, and everyone has a role to play. The consultant pharmacist actually has multiple roles, including teacher, advocate, investigator, and advisor. “The consultant pharmacist has to be somewhat aggressive and confident in dealing with these medications,” said Jeffrey Herr, PharmD, manager of clinical operations at PharMerica, adding, “We have to be ready to act as soon as we see someone on a psychotropic.”