QIO News Posts
NDSU CIRE Webinar: The Crucial Role of Nurses in Vaccine Decisions I July 13, 2022
Bringing the Experts to You: A Webinar Series on Vaccines Join the NDSU Center for Immunization Research and Education (CIRE) for a free webinar on why nurses play a crucial role in patients’ vaccine decisions and how they can be vaccine champions in their community....
Keeping Our Team and Workplaces Safe: National Safety Month
June is National Safety Month, an annual observance to help keep each other safe from the workplace to anyplace. For more than 25 years, the National Safety Council (NSC) has provided resources to highlight leading causes of preventable injury and death so people can...
The CMS National Quality Strategy: A Person-Centered Approach to Improving Quality
The CMS National Quality Strategy: A Person-Centered Approach to Improving Quality explores the role of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in improving health outcomes and healthcare quality, and the challenges that have been exacerbated due to the...
Great Plains QIN Webinar: Infection Control in Respiratory Therapy Practices I June 21, 2022
Infection Control in Respiratory Therapy Practices June 21, 2022 | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. CT [symple_button url="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6984494106536037132" color="blue" size="default" border_radius="3px" target="blank" rel="" icon_left=""...
The HERO Program: Affordable Healthcare Equipment for All
We recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Josh Deutsch, Development Coordinator with the HERO Program in Fargo, ND. HERO’s mission is to provide access to affordable healthcare equipment and supplies for all, through the collection and distribution of...
APIC Toolkit for Infection Preventionists in Rural and Isolated Settings: You Are Not Alone
It is not uncommon, even for the most experienced Infection Preventionists (IPs), within larger urban acute care settings, to share that they felt isolated when starting in the IP role. Many simply landed into the IP role, yet quickly learned to love it and make it...
National Commitment to Quality Awards; Three South Dakota Homes Recognized
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) recently announced the names of the 180 recipients of the 2022 Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award. Three South Dakota homes received the honor. Avantara Arlington, Avantara...
North Dakota Immunization Conference I June 21 & 22, 2022
Tuesday, June 21 & Wednesday, June 22 Bismarck Event Center | Bismarck, ND The 2022 North Dakota Immunization Conference is designed to enhance provider knowledge about vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases, and explore strategies and best practices to...
Using Personalized Music | Music & Memory Results
Long-term care residents suffering from memory problems often feel isolated and lonely. Offering music chosen just for them, and played through headsets, has been shown to improve their mood, bringing smiles and even singing. Music unlocks an opportunity for everyone...
Infection Control Best Practices: Donning and Doffing Paper Doll Exercise
Education and training around proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential. We know knowledge gaps exist and proper techniques are not always implemented, especially when it comes to donning and doffing. If the appropriate protocol is not followed,...