Infection Protection
News reports about superbugs and pandemic flu have raised public awareness about infection control. Along with public and media awareness, enforcement focus and surveyor scrutiny has also increased.
OBRA F-441 requires long-term care facilities to have “an infection control program which is effective for investigating, controlling, and preventing infections.” With the emergence of superbugs, this requirement takes on even more importance.
Facilities must protect the residents under their care from Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDRO) such as MRSA and VRE, as well as other problematic pathogens such as HIV, TB, scabies, influenza and norovirus. With the emergence of pandemic flu, facilities have yet another infection control challenge ahead.
Facilities are now required to have disaster plans that include the possibility of an outbreak of pandemic flu. Is your facility prepared for this enormous infection control challenge? Words such as “quarantine”, and “workplace/social distancing” will become part of the facility's infection control program.
Illinois recently passed legislation regulating screening for MRSA in hospitals. What do these these regulations entail and how will they affect nursing homes? How can facilities keep community-acquired infections out of the nursing home? What types of infections do these organisms cause?
This seminar will provide answers to the above questions, as well as how infections are transmitted and isolated; regulatory requirements for infection control; and what surveyors will look for in the facility's infection control program.
This seminar is relevant to owners, administrators, DONs, infection control nurses and anyone involved in the facility infection control program.
Thursday, April 24, 2008 - Crowne Plaza , Springfield
Medicare in an SNF: Building on the Basics
As we continue to learn about the new regulations and requirements of the ever-challenging Medicare program in a SNF…are you ever worried that you have missed something?
This session will review the basic Medicare information that seldom changes, pertaining to SNF operations and clinical coverage, as well as some of the areas that are often misunderstood. No-pay and benefit exhaust claims, admitting an Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) resident and what Medicare considers to be routine versus billable items and services, will also be discussed.
In addition, the full procedure regarding the issuance of Medicare notices including Expedited Appeals, Notice of Non-Coverage and Notice of Exclusion from Medicare Benefits will be covered highlighting the requirements under both Medicare Parts A and B. We will also review the current status of the SNF Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) and how it will impact SNF operations once the draft is finalized.
This session is going to take a more intermediate approach to the Medicare program in a SNF and assist in building on the basic knowledge that so many experienced SNF staff possess.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - Northfield Inn, Suites and Conference Center , Springfield Thursday, May 15, 2008 - Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon
Monday, May 19, 2008 - Hilton, Lisle
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11th Annual Resources for Success Conference & Trade Show
May 6-7, 2008
Northfield Inn & Suites- Springfield , Illinois
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License Review Course by John Cirn, Ph.D
DAY ONE
May 10 and May 21 will be devoted to reviewing material covered by the national portion of the exam. The session will cover federal laws and regulations, and present basic principles of leadership and management, human resources, finance, physical environment, and resident care and quality of life.
Study materials you will receive:
“Practice Questions and Answers on Nursing Home Administration” by John T. Cirn, Ph.D. written in the same multiple-choice format used in the licensure exam.
“Review Manual for the National Part of the Licensure Examination” by John T. Cirn, Ph.D. contains glossary of patient care terms; overviews of personnel management issues and accounting procedures in the nursing home; outlines of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, federal employment laws, and the Life Safety Code; principles of marketing; and materials on numerous other topics addressed by the NAB Exam. Federal materials include the certification standards and interpretive guidelines, the survey protocol, MDS glossary, and Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPs).
DAY TWO
May 17 and May 22 will focus on materials covered by the state supplemental part of the exam, primarily the Illinois Minimum Standards. BRING A CALCULATOR for the practice exercises on calculation of minimum nurse staffing.
Saturday, May 10 and Saturday, May 17, 2008- Hilton, Lisle/Naperville
Wednesday, May 21 and Thursday, May 22, 2008- Northfield Inn, Suites and Conference Center , Springfield
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Road to Excellence: Wound Management
Targeting pressure ulcers high risk is one of the two clinical goals of the long term care statewide quality initiative, Road to Excellence. The goal of the Road to Excellence initiative is to focus facility efforts in reducing the facility individual pressure ulcer rates.
Having an effective wound management program is also critical to protecting a facility from serious certification and licensure violations and lawsuits. The greatest reason for both Immediate Jeopardy violations and lawsuits against a facility is inadequately treated pressure ulcers. Both the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) have announced that pressure ulcers are their Number One enforcement priority. Facilities are expected by CMS and IDPH to have identified every resident at risk, evaluated the risk factors, and implemented individualized interventions, and monitored and modified interventions as appropriate.
The identification, management, and treatment of pressure ulcers require a coordinated, facility-wide management protocol. This seminar will include a proven wound management protocol that incorporates guidelines from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) and the Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society (WOCN). It contains policies, procedures, documentation forms, care plan suggestions, quality assurance forms, training materials, as well as suggested treatment protocols.
May 7- Hilton, Oak Lawn Registration form
May 13- Holiday Inn City Center, Peoria
May 14- Bobak's Signature Events & Conference Center at Seven Bridges, Woodridge
May 15- Holiday Inn, Skokie Registration form
May 28- Northfield Inn & Suites, Springfield
May 29- Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon
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