Open any newspaper or watch the daily news and you will find the next infectious disease scare. Infectious diseases have been called the terrorists of the natural world. As a healthcare provider you play a critical role in preventing the spread of infection.
Patients and families depend on you to provide them with the most up-to-date information and the best possible care. Controlling infectious disease is one of the most fundamentally important aspects of healthcare. Join nationally-recognized expert, author and epidemiologist, William “Barry” Inman, for this cutting-edge seminar.
Barry regularly works with the CDC and will share his first-hand knowledge of infectious disease, prevention strategies, and the newest treatment break-throughs. Barry will teach you essential strategies to protect patients and staff from resistant microorganisms, reemerging vaccine-preventable diseases, and new infectious threats. You will leave this seminar knowing proper precautions, disease management and the new required reporting guidelines.
OUTLINE
National Healthcare Safety Network
Compendium Strategies: Critical Updates
CDC, APIC, SHEA, IDSA Guidelines to Control Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms
EBOLA: What’s New, What’s True & What’s Next
Emerging Infectious Diseases: Exotic to the Common
Managing Foodborne Illnesses
Vaccine Preventable Diseases are Back!
Influenza Information
Pneumococcal Disease
Updates & New Protocols for Bloodborne Pathogens
OBJECTIVES
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Target Audience
Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physician Assistants, Respiratory Therapists
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We would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at 1-800-844-8260.
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Your satisfaction is our goal and our guarantee. Concerns should be addressed to: PO Box 1000, Eau Claire, WI 54702-1000 or call 1-800-844-8260.
NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after completing the on-line post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation).
Continuing Education Information: Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self-study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.
PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #: 17118 for 6.0 self-study contact hours.
** You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 6.0 self-study contact hours.
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 7.2 self-study contact hours. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the title, speaker name and date. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.
PESI, Inc. provider identification number IC128, is an approved provider who has been authorized to offer the mandated course work in barrier precautions and infection control measures. This entire self-study course qualifies for credit under this requirement.
This self-study activity qualifies for 6.0 continuing education clock hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.
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| Webcast Manual (324 pages) (43.78 MB) | 324 Pages | Available after Purchase |
William "Barry" Inman has 40 years of experience as an epidemiologist, working for a busy health department in Florida. In his current role, Barry is responsible for control of communicable diseases through surveillance and investigation methods, working directly with the infection control personnel in hospitals, long-term care, acute long-term care, and NASA. He advises concerning appropriate precautions/management strategies and assists infectious disease physicians in the diagnosis of uncommon or exotic diseases by working as a liaison between the Department of Health in Florida and the CDC.
Barry has vast experience in outbreak mitigation and prevention, whether within a healthcare facility, in the community or on a cruise ship. His expertise has been sought for a variety of outbreaks, including: rubella, influenza, legionnaire's disease, measles, pertussis, norovirus and multi-drug resistant microorganism (MRSA, CRE, ESBL). Numerous awards have been bestowed upon Barry for his contributions to minimize the effects of constantly evolving infectious diseases.
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Infection Control Challenges: Real Risks for Patients and Staff
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Satisfaction Guarantee
Your satisfaction is our goal and our guarantee. Concerns should be addressed to: PO Box 1000, Eau Claire, WI 54702-1000 or call 1-800-844-8260.
ADA Needs
We would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at 1-800-844-8260.
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