Upcoming Coronavirus Disease 2019 Webinars/Teleconferences

Register to attend this National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) event, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23, from 1-2 p.m. CT. The NHSN team will introduce and provide training for a new NHSN Long-term Care Facility COVID-19 Pathway laboratory data reporting option. This training a rebroadcast of the recorded training on Oct. 22. This training will be followed by a live Q & A session. The new NHSN option will enable nursing homes to enter point of care (POC) SARS-CoV-2 laboratory test data into the NHSN application. NHSN, in turn, will report the nursing home POC laboratory test data electronically to the public health agency, state or local, that has jurisdictional authority and responsibility to receive and use the nursing home’s data. Deidentified nursing home POC laboratory also will be reported via existing public health reporting mechanisms to the US Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with the U.S. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act requirements.

Register to attend this National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) event, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 22, from 10-11 a.m. CT. This is one of two events that will provide the same content. The NHSN team will introduce and provide training for a new NHSN Long-term Care Facility COVID-19 Pathway laboratory data reporting option. This training will be live and allow for submission of audience questions. The new NHSN option will enable nursing homes to enter point of care (POC) SARS-CoV-2 laboratory test data into the NHSN application. NHSN, in turn, will report the nursing home POC laboratory test data electronically to the public health agency, state or local, that has jurisdictional authority and responsibility to receive and use the nursing home’s data. Deidentified nursing home POC laboratory also will be reported via existing public health reporting mechanisms to the US Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with the U.S. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act requirements.

Register to attend this event scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 22, from 3-4 p.m. CT. This live Q&A series is open to clinical and administrative nursing home staff members and others who have completed the self-paced, on-demand Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CMS-CDC) Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Home Management training.

Register to attend this National Learning and Action Network (LAN) event on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 from 1-2 p.m. CT. This presentation will focus on solutions to nursing home staffing challenges during the current public health emergency, including the use of section 1135 waivers, new staff recruitment, and staff retention and engagement plans.

John Hopkins University offers a new, free e-learning course to help people understand the COVID-19 pandemic. The course is set up as a series of short modules to explore the pandemic and specifics about the virus, including discussion of the virus that causes COVID-19 and the pandemic’s broader implications for society.

Register to attend one or all sessions between Aug. 27, 2020, and Jan. 7, 2021, hosted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This training series will include 13 topics that your nursing home partners must know to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. These trainings will be recorded and housed on QIOProgram.org for 24/7 access.

The American College of Medical Toxicology provides a collaborative web series on emerging COVID-19 topics featuring voices from the front lines.