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Infection Prevention in the COVID Era
SNF/LTC
This session, led by an infectious diseases epidemiologist, will discuss various aspects of COVID prevention with a panel of administrators, managers and dietary managers. To offer a fresh perspective in this discussion, the panel interviews are from providers outside of Iowa. A series of themes will be discussed including testing, isolation, best practices, and community support. Participants will hear directly from peers in the field about various approaches, solutions and challenges in conducting safe practices in the COVID era.
- Discuss the challenges of and solutions for managing employees and establishing new workplace routines.
- List ways of making infection prevention practices more tolerable for residents and staff.
- Identify implications of communication with other facilities, agencies, community, families and staff.
Dr. Mark Stibich, PhD, Epidemiologist, Forefront Healthcare Services, LLC
Dr. Mark Stibich is an infectious diseases epidemiologist who specializes in creating interventions to reduce the spread of infections. Dr. Stibich has designed and deployed programs in multiple countries and is an inventor on more than 80 patents. Dr. Stibich received his PhD from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He has been a principal investor on NIH grants and has received funding from the Global Fund, the Ford Foundation, the European Union, and other organizations to reduce the spread of infection. Dr. Stibich is chief epidemiologist for Forefront Healthcare and is working to design programs and use technology to reduce the risk of infection in long-term care. He is a Fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America.
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