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Printable and Shareable Valentine’s Day Vaccination Posters
Great Plains QIN has created four unique Valentines Day Posters that were developed for use in your organization to promote the COVID vaccination with a Valentine’s Day theme. Please print and post in your lobby, break room or hallways. Thank you for all you do to...
2024 Webinar Series – Rural to Urban Partners: Working Together on Antimicrobial Stewardship
View Lynde Monson, PharmD, BCPS, as she navigates us through the latest immunization updates and details how immunizations prevent antibiotic use. The recording is available to be viewed on the CAP Center website and there is CE available! [symple_button...
Using Pharmacy Technicians as VaxChamps
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 serve...
Reducing Accidents For Dementia Residents
Did you know that a wood frog can hold its urine for up to 8 months? Don't let your residents be wood frogs! Emptying the bladder often helps prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). Sometimes it's difficult for residents living with dementia to express their needs...
How Insomnia Symptoms Can Lead To Cardiovascular Disease In Women
Insomnia is not unusual in women, especially during midlife. But how does that relate to increase cardiovascular risk over time? According to a research article recently published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal, persistent insomnia symptoms and...
CMS Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports
In October 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Stratified Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports for post-acute care providers, including skilled nursing facilities, to identify individuals in their patient populations who are at...
Making Naloxone Rescue Part of Basic Life Support Training
As opioid overdose deaths in the United States continue to climb, we should all have the knowledge of and be prepared to administer naloxone in the event of an overdose. The risk of being unprepared can result in loss of life. The administration of naloxone is an...
Accessible Vaccination: A First Step Towards Health Equity | February 13, 2024
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...
Emergency Preparedness – Is Your Nursing Home Prepared?
In November 2016, CMS issued an Emergency Preparedness Rule for all Medicare and Medicaid participating providers and suppliers. The purpose of this rule was to ensure providers and suppliers had the planning, the resources, and the community backing they needed to...
CDC COCA Call: Diagnostic Testing and Treatment Guidelines for COVID-19 and Influenza | February 1, 2024
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....