QIO News Posts
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...
Great Plains QIN Webinar: Connecting the Dots | March 15, 2022
What do antibiotics, immunizations and sepsis have in common and why is it important to “Connect the Dots”? March 15, 2022 | 3:00 p.m. CT ...
Resiliency: Challenge to Take ACTION
Over the past couple of months, our team has provided education and resources for building relationships and resilience within healthcare organizations. We have gotten positive feedback and will continue to share topics and resources we believe are of value. We...
2022 Recommended Immunization Schedules Now Online
The 2022 ACIP Recommended Immunization Schedules were released this week. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated versions of the recommended U.S. immunization schedules for children, teens and adults. Several additional formats of the...
Palliative Care: An Extra Layer of Support
Individuals and family members faced with a serious health prognosis quickly find themselves in a complex world of appointments, medications, specialty care referrals and courses of treatment; often feeling overwhelmed, anxious and inept. This was the scenario for...