Continuing Education Sessions

Session 18 | Infection Prevention and Control Updates

Day: Monday, July 24
Time: 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Type/Topic: Assisted Living

Session Summary

To build a successful infection prevention program in an assisted living facility, leadership needs to have knowledge of the regulations impacting this care environment, what policies and procedures are needed to support the program and strategies for how to implement the program. This session will review each of these topics and discuss the role of the risk assessment, infection prevention plan, and a culture of safety to support an effective infection prevention program.

Presenters

A.C. Burke

VP of Healthcare Quality | RB Health Partners, Inc.

About the Presenter

A.C. Burke, MA, CIC, is the Vice President for Healthcare Quality for RB Health Partners, Inc. and is the primary author for the Nursing Home Infection Prevention Program (NIPP©), NIPPing Infections in the Bud. She holds a master’s degree in health management and is Board Certified in Infection Control (CIC) by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology. Her 20 years of experience includes creating, implementing, and managing programs that have achieved national recognition, partnership building, meeting facilitation, consensus building, and developing competency- based training curricula for healthcare workers across the continuum of care. AC has worked in public health preparedness and response roles, served as the manager of the Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention Program for the Florida Department of Health as well as the Director of Infection Prevention for Mayo Clinic Florida.