DOH Webinar: Legionnaires’ Disease: Nursing Home Guidance on August 20

Karen Morris in Education

TITLE:  DOH Webinar:  Legionnaires’ Disease: Nursing Home Guidance on August 20

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

  • HANYS, NYSHFA, and LeadingAgeNY will host a webinar with the New York State Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, August 20, from 3 to 4 p.m. to present Legionnaires’ Disease guidance for nursing homes.
  • DOH will present guidance for nursing home staff on the prevention and control of Legionnaires’ Disease to protect residents, patients, staff, and families.  At the end of the formal presentation, DOH staff will field questions from web conference participants.


PRESENTERS:

Emily Lutterloh, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Bureau of Healthcare Associated Infections
New York State Department of Health

Ernest Clement, M.S.N., R.N., C.I.C.
Infection Preventionist
Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control Program
New York State Department of Health

This webinar is free to all association members and non-members

Register Online

NYSHFA CONTACT
Karen Morris
Director, Clinical & Quality Services
518-462-4800, ext. 15