While you’re at your desk trying to catch up on a myriad of issues, jump on the IPRO QIN-QIO Office Hours call to hear what people are experiencing, share ideas, […]
August is Immunization Awareness Month. Make sure your team is armed with tools and strategies to launch an effective vaccine campaign. This session will help you: Recognize the disease burden of influenza, pneumonia and COVID-19 Review strategies to help increase vaccination rates Identify vaccine recommendations for the adult population
Speaker: Ghinwa Dumyati, MD, Director Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Prevention Program, University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. Dumyati has expertise in the prevention of healthcare associated infections and antibiotic stewardship. She collaborates […]
From the Anticoagulation Forum Please join lead guideline authors Drs. James Douketis and Alex Spyropoulos as they discuss the supporting evidence for and the practice implications of the recently released publication, Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline. IPRO’s Management of Anticoagulation in the Peri-Procedural Period mobile app is […]
In reaction to concerns for the most vulnerable, the White House expressed increased urgency to improve care provided to the nation’s nursing home residents. In response, the Centers for Medicare […]
Live replay of September 21 webinar, including Q & A with presenters. In reaction to concerns for the most vulnerable, the White House expressed increased urgency to improve care provided […]
In this interactive session, IPRO's Infection Preventionists will share a PowerPoint presentation that you may use with Resident and Family Advisory Councils in your facility to help support and enhance COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. The PowerPoint with speakers' notes will be available for facilities to customize and use to provide education to families, staff, and residents.
Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 Start Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET); Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. This call will be Conference Call Only. To participate by phone: Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Conference Passcode: 5109694 Persons participating by phone do not need to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services […]
In the US an estimated 12,800 people died from Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) in 2017, and the CDC Threat Report lists the infection as an urgent health issue. Unfortunately, C. […]
Please join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call. They will be joined by Thomas Tsai, MD, […]
Antibiotic Stewardship (AS) remains a national priority aimed at optimizing antibiotic use to effectively treat infections, protect patients from harms caused by unnecessary use and combat antibiotic resistance. This […]
Join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including leaders from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Food and Drug Administration, on November 14 as they recommit to the advancement of patient and healthcare […]