COVID Vaccine boosters for > 65 recommended by CDC.
Special situation for people ages 65 years and older: People ages 65 years and older should receive 1 additional dose of any updated (2023–2024 Formula) COVID-19 vaccine (i.e., Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer-BioNTech) at least 4 months following the previous dose of updated (2023–2024 Formula) COVID-19 vaccine.
Clinical Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccination | CDC
Substance Use Disorder, Narcan, Protocol, Drug Screening
- Increasing scrutiny on care for residents with SUD
- Do you have a process for an overdose situation?
- Has your staff been trained on this process?
- Has the process been reviewed in QAPI?
- Does staff know how to use Narcan?
- Do you get resident permission to send a drug screen before you send it?
- See CHCA slides below…..
Antibiotic Stewardship “Tag Busters” Learning Series: (Optional) Pre-Learning Session | Telligen QI Connect
- 40% of antibiotic stewardship deficiency tags are related to tracking.
- Antibiotics are often prescribed in nursing homes with 70% of residents receiving antibiotics in a single year.
- Up to 75% of antibiotics prescribed in nursing homes may be unnecessary.
- Inappropriate antibiotic use may result in adverse side effects, including Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections, resistant organisms and increased healthcare costs.
Each session of this learning series will feature a new topic during which experts will share key information, tools and resources to support success with improving antibiotic stewardship practices, resident safety and quality of care. This series occurs at 12 p.m. MT/1 p.m. CT on the first Friday of each month. Below are the session dates and topics:
Antibiotic Stewardship “Tag Busters” Learning Series: (Optional) Pre-Learning Session | Telligen QI Connect
- (Optional) Pre-Learning Series Training: Friday, March 31, 2023 – Let’s PDSA!
- Session 1: Friday, April 7, 2023 – Introductions, Foundations of Antibiotic Stewardship
- Session 2: Friday, May 5, 2023 – Measuring and Tracking Antibiotic Use in Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Session 3: Friday, June 2, 2023 – Advancing Stewardship through Data Analysis
- Session 4: Friday, July 7, 2023 – Quality Improvement Project Design
- Session 5: Friday, August 4, 2023 – Utilizing and Reporting Antibiotic Use Data for Patient Care
- Session 6: Friday, September 1, 2023 – Let’s Celebrate Successes!
