by Keri McDermott | Feb 2, 2024 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
North Dakota State University’s Center for Collaboration and Advancement in Pharmacy (CAP) has implemented vaccine champions, or “VaxChamps”, which have been successful at increasing vaccination rates in North Dakota. This model identifies and trains a nurse to...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 29, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Join Immunize South Dakota for the next Online & in-the-know session. The presenter will share the Autism Society’s practical tips to improve vaccine confidence by employing strategies to reduce stress when vaccinating neurodiverse patients. From this...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 29, 2024 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses can guide clinical management, including appropriate antiviral treatment, particularly in persons at higher risk for progression to severe disease from COVID-19 and influenza, regardless of vaccination status....
by Kelsey Olson | Jan 23, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
The Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RM-PHTC), which is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is offering a total of $60,000 in funding to up to 12 organizations to offer leadership learning opportunities to professionals...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 18, 2024 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Join this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) webinar to hear directly from nursing home teams that have developed successful strategies to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and fatigue,...
by Kelsey Olson | Jan 16, 2024 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety
Join the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Department of Public Health for the webinar, Vaccination Perceptions and Behaviors Among Older Adults in North Dakota. Everyone is welcome to attend! This Webinar is part of the NDSU Public Health Seminar Series. Tuesday,...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 5, 2023 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Immunizations, Quality Care Coalition
The North Dakota Center for Immunization Research and Education (CIRE) recently hosted a Webinar, New Products for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prevention. Monday, December 11, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CT Access the Recording Webinar objectives: Describe...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 5, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
COVID-19 cases are rising across the country as health officials prepare for another winter season of fighting respiratory diseases. Kudos to nursing homes in South Dakota and North Dakota for having the highest and second highest rate, respectively, of COVID-19...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 28, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Quality Care Coalition
A recent CDC State of Vaccine Confidence Insights Report focusing on rural America highlighted the ongoing concerns about vaccine safety that may impact vaccine confidence and demand. This holiday season, help keep your community safe by providing information and...
by Kelsey Olson | Nov 27, 2023 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Pneumonia is the second most common cause of infection in nursing facilities. A seasonal increase in pneumonia occurs due to influenza and unfortunately, many nursing home residents do not survive. The most common pneumonia pathogens in the nursing facility are...
