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Long-Term Care Administrator’s Week | March 14 -18, 2022
The American College of Health Care Administration (ACHCA) this week is celebrating National Long-Term Care Administrator’s Week; a great time to express how appreciative you are of the services, sacrifices and efforts of your Long-Term Care Administrator. For nearly...
Together We are Patient Safety | #PSAW2022
This week, March 13 – 19, we celebrate Patient Safety Awareness Week, an annual recognition event intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety. During this week, important discussions locally and globally are happening to inspire action to...
Patient Safety Awareness Week | March 13 – 19, 2022
Together we are better, stronger, safer. Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual recognition event to grow awareness about patient safety and to recognize the work being done to reduce harm. Properly engaging patients, caregivers, and providers; integrating quality...
Antibiotics, Immunizations and Sepsis: Connecting the Dots | Great Plains QIN Webinar and Resources
What do antibiotics, immunizations and sepsis have in common and why is it important to “Connect the Dots”? Antibiotics - According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance is one of the top 10 global public health threats¹ facing humanity. Every...
Honoring Choices® North Dakota Advance Care Planning Facilitator Training | 4 Free CEs Offered
Your help is needed! Honoring Choices® North Dakota (HCND) is still in need of educating and implementing additional Advance Care Planning (ACP) facilitators throughout North Dakota. Under a grant from the ND Cancer Coalition, this ACP training is designed to help...
Behind The Scenes: Project Firstline South Dakota
Cheri Fast, RN, BSN, CIC | South Dakota Project FirstLine Infection prevention and control is fundamental to safer care, improved health outcomes and a reduction in costs. Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (Great Plains QIN) and Project Firstline Leads in South...
Be On Alert: Diabetes Alert Day | Making Healthy Changes to Reverse Diabetes
Diabetes Alert Day is recognized every fourth Tuesday of March. In the United States, approximately 96 million adults have prediabetes, yet most people are unaware they have it. The good news is prediabetes is reversible! Without making healthy changes, a person with...
Updated List of High-Risk Medical Conditions for Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the list of certain underlying medical conditions that are associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes. Additional disabilities included within this list are primary immunodeficiency and...
Virtual ECHO Series – Building Resilience: Maintaining Quality Care in Nursing Homes During COVID
Passing along information on a wonderful learning opportunity hosted by the Great Plains – Mountain GWEP Consortium. This virtual ECHO Series, Building Resilience: Maintaining Quality Care in Nursing Homes During COVID, will be held on Wednesdays from March 2 – May 18...
Project Firstline Event for Healthcare Workers: New Educational Materials | March 16, 2022
To celebrate healthcare workers and to present Project Firstline’s new infection control educational materials, CDC is hosting a special launch event for the healthcare workforce. March 16, 2022 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT [button...