Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare I encourage you to register and attend this important webinar (if you can’t attend, you’ll be able to log onto the on-demand recording – I’ll provide that link in a couple of days in a blog).  This webinar is sponsored by ezPBJ and SimpleLTC – both…… Continue reading Free Webinar: Navigating the PBJ Chaos

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Overall, nursing homes in the U.S. have done well at keeping COVID-19 out of their facilities but we still have lots of work to do in terms of infection prevention and control in our facilities.  The statistics are sobering – to date, approximately 26,000 residents and…… Continue reading [Free Webinar] Infection Prevention – What Your SNF Needs to Do NOW

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare SimpleLTC, a Briggs company, is hosting a great webinar at 2pm (CT) on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Telehealth: What it is and what it’s not during the COVID-19 PHE is a must-see webinar! Telehealth or Telecommunications? What is permissible during the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency?…… Continue reading Upcoming Telehealth Webinar

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare SimpleLTC – a Briggs family member is presenting this webinar on Thursday, April 16th at 1pm (CT)/2pm (ET).  Register here to reserve your seat.  As COVID-19 began to spread, the focus was on hospitals in the scramble to ensure adequate staffing, beds, equipment, and resources…… Continue reading COVID-19: Strategy and Perspectives from the Front Lines (Free Webinar)

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Joint Commission has posted Preventing Coronavirus Transmission in Nursing Care Centers.  This specific website provides: 1 hour, 30-minute video 1 hour abridged version of the recording above focusing specifically on practical interventions Slide deck “This pre-recorded webinar will provide an overview of the spectrum…… Continue reading Preventing Coronavirus Transmission in Nursing Care Centers (Webinar and Slide Deck)

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Feeling confused and overloaded with information about COVID-19? Telligen, the QIN-QIO for Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, and Oklahoma is hosting a Webinar and question and answer session for nursing home providers with guest speaker Dr. Gregory Gahm, MD. Practical information will be shared about COVID-19 that…… Continue reading COVID-19 Prevention and Preparedness in LTC Webinar – Telligen

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare I’m forwarding information about this upcoming webinar as it addresses an element that I haven’t seen yet in other webinars – recommendations for food regulators.  I encourage you to share this webinar and its information with your food service directors/anyone needing this information. Join AFDO…… Continue reading COVID-19 Webinar with CDC and AFDO

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Date: Friday, March 13, 2020 Time: 2:00 P.M. – 3:00P.M. (Eastern Time) During this COCA call, presenters will focus on current information about COVID-19 and provide clinicians with updated information on implementing infection prevention and control measures, assessing risks for exposures, and optimizing the use of personal…… Continue reading COVID-19 Update/Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations Call – March 13, 2020

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Thursday, March 12, 2020…Washington (State) Society for PALTC (Post-Acute & LTC) Medicine – Medical Directors Our Facility has COVID -19: What You Should Do Now & How to Best Prepare for a COVID Outbreak Time: 9:00 PM (ET) Link to webinar (via Zoom): https://zoom.us/j/157856340 There’s…… Continue reading Upcoming and Recorded COVID-19 Webinars; Sample Letters

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Yesterday, I blogged on this webinar and provided a link to the handout when the AHCA/NCAL conferencing system was overwhelmed and crashed. Today, I’m happy to report that AHCA/NCAL has made the webinar available at https://educate.ahcancal.org/p/COVID19. “This resource is free and open to AHCA/NCAL members…… Continue reading AHCA/NCAL COVID-19 Webinar Available for Viewing