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 Infection Prevention and Control: Preparing for a Focused Survey 

With the number of COVID cases decreasing and vaccinations underway, survey activities are increasing, and home health agencies and hospices need to know what to expect. Being prepared for a focused review of infection prevention and control activities, both administratively and during home visits, is paramount…not just for “passing a survey,” but for keeping your patients and staff safe. Join Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI®, a Home Care and Hospice Consultant and Infection Preventionist, as she walks you through what surveyors are focusing on and how you can avoid the common infection prevention and control citations.

1. Describe what surveyors are focusing on during focused infection control surveys.

2. Identify how to avoid common infection control survey citations.

3. More effectively prepare for a home health and hospice focused infection control survey.

About the Speaker:

Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI® has been a pioneer in infection prevention and control in home care and hospice for over 25 years, with seminal works published on infection prevention and control for the home health and hospice industries. Mary began her home care career more than 40 years ago as a home health aide. Since that time, she has served in a myriad of home care clinical, management, and executive-level positions, including a hospice volunteer. Additionally, she served as a home care and hospice surveyor for The Joint Commission for 12 years and as a subject matter expert on infection prevention and control in home care to the CDC-HICPAC, APIC, and other international organizations. Mary is an author of more than a hundred articles and several books, chapters, and manuals on topics related to infection prevention and control in home care and hospice, including the first and second editions of the APIC book on Infection Control in Home Care and Hospice and the Home Care Infection Prevention and Control Program manual.

Fee:
Member: $89
Non-Member: $159

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