Infection Control in Long-term Care Facilities
November 2–4, 2009
Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology
UNC School of Medicine
UNC Health Care System
The Friday Center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
This two and a half day program is designed to provide participants with current and practical information for the recognition and management of common infection control problems in non-acute care facilities. This course has been approved as meeting the requirements of the North Carolina Infection Control law 10A NCAC 41A.0206 (formerly 15A NCAC 19A.0206).
Registration for this program is closed.
Program
Times are tentative and subject to change.
Monday, November 2
| 7:45 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Introductory Remarks |
| 8:15 am | Development of an Infection Control Program—Part 1 |
| 9:30 am | Development of an Infection Control Program—Part 2 |
| 10:30 am | Surveillance Strategies for Infection Control |
| 11:40 am | Lunch, the Friday Center |
| 12:40 pm | OSHA Final Rule and CDC Guidelines on TB |
| 1:50 pm | Sources of Infections in the Long-term Care Facility: Environmental Issues |
| 3:00 pm | Occupational Health Update |
| 4:30 pm | Sessions end |
Tuesday, November 3
| 8:00 am | Respiratory Infections in the Elderly |
| 9:15 am | Disaster Planning |
| 10:30 am | CDC Guidelines—Best Practices (Flue Prep and Glucometers) |
| 11:30 am | Lunch, the Friday Center |
| 12:30 pm | HIPAC Isolation Guideline Review |
| 2:00 pm | HIPAC MDRO Guideline Review |
| 3:15 pm | Wound Management in the Elderly |
| 4:30 pm | Sessions end |
Wednesday, November 4
| 8:00 am | Urinary Tract Infections in the Elderly |
| 9:15 am | Frequently Asked Questions |
| 11:15 am | Review of Pertinent North Carolina Laws Concerning Infection Control * |
| 12:00 pm | Sessions end |
*You must be present for this lecture on NC laws to meet the requirements of NC.0206.
Faculty
Anthony J. Caprio, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and the Program on Aging
UNC School of Medicine
Mary Kimberly Clarke, RNC, MSN
Carolina Meadows Health Center
Karen K. Hoffmann, RN, MS, CIC
Clinical Instructor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Associate Director, Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology
UNC School of Medicine
William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH, CIC
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
UNC School of Medicine
Director, Epidemiology, Occupational Health and Safety Program
UNC Health Care System
Dalton C. Sawyer
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
UNC Health Care System
David J. Weber, MD, MPH
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
UNC Schools of Medicine and Public Health
Medical Director, Epidemiology, Occupational Health and Safety Program
UNC Health Care System
Stephanie Yates, MSN, RN, CWOCN
Duke Wound Management Clinic
Duke University Health System
Registration
Registration for this program is closed.
Refunds
A refund, less a $100 administrative fee, will be made to individuals who cancel by October 19. Cancellations must be received in writing. We regret that no refunds can be made after October 19. Substitutions can be made at any time.
Housing
Blocks of rooms have been reserved at three area hotels. Call to make your own reservation, using the group name “Infection Control.”
Hampton Inn and Suites. $89 plus 12.75 percent tax for standard king or two double beds. Call 919-403-8700 before October 5 to make your reservation. The hotel is located at 5121 Farrington Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, about two miles from the Friday Center. The hotel provides continental breakfast, van transportation to and from the Friday Center upon request, plus evening transportation to The Streets at Southpoint shopping center.
Holiday Inn Express. $84 plus 12.75 percent tax for standard king or two double beds. Call 919-489-7555 before October 5 to make your reservation. The hotel is located at 6119 Farrington Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, about two miles from the Friday Center. The hotel provides continental breakfast, van transportation to and from the Friday Center upon request, and evening transportation to The Streets at Southpoint shopping center.
Marriot Courtyard Chapel Hill. $129 plus 12 percent tax for a double room with two queen beds. Call 919-883-0700 before October 11 to make your reservation. The hotel is located off Friday Center Drive at 100 Marriott Way, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, within walking distance of the Friday Center. The hotel restaurant is open for breakfast.
For More Information
About registration for the program, contact:
Darline Millett
Professional Development and Enrichment Programs
The Friday Center
800-845-8640 or 919-962-2643
About the content of the program, contact:
Debby Pyatt, Program Coordinator
Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology
919-966-3242