Description
Parts:
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (A: Vaccines & Other Evidence Based Prevention)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (B: This Decade’s Emerging Trend – Infections by Zoonotic Transmission)
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 (C: Food Borne Illnesses & Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 (D: Healthcare Acquired Infections, STBB, & Antibiotic Stewardship)
Same start time for each:
0900 PT | 1000 MT | 1100 CT/SK | 1200 ET | 1300 AT
Duration:
4 webinars x 120 minutes including a Q&A
Includes (for each webinar):
• The live webinar event if registering prior to commencement
• The on-demand recording to watch later at your convenience
• A handout in PDF format for viewing or self-printing
• A certificate of completion
Topics:
Please refer to each individual webinar for a list of topics.
Description:
Few areas in healthcare are changing as rapidly as infectious diseases. This four part webinar provides an up-to-the minute update on current issues in infectious diseases. Major infectious disease trends will be reviewed, including: COVID-19, impact of global warming, food-borne illnesses, infectious agents and their relationship to acute and chronic disease. New vaccines, like for COVID-19, HPV and other diseases, will be reviewed, along with the status of older vaccines. Superbugs, healthcare acquired infections and antibiotic stewardship will also be discussed. Join us for this very timely topic!
Who Should Attend?:
• RNs, NPs, RPNs, & LPNs in public health, acute, community, primary & long term care settings
• Infection Control Practitioners, Occupational Health Nurses;
• Physician Assistants, Dietitians, Chiropractors, Pharmacy Technicians
• Nurse Practitioners, Tele-Health Nurses, Educators, Managers
Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP
Barb Bancroft is a widely acclaimed nursing teacher who has taught courses on Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Physical Assessment to both graduate and undergraduate students. Also certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, she has held faculty positions at the University of Virginia, the University of Arkansas, Loyola University of Chicago, and St. Xavier University of Chicago. Barb is known for her extensive knowledge of pathophysiology and as one of the most dynamic nursing speakers in North America today. Delivering her material with equal parts of evidence based practise, practical application, and humour, she has taught numerous seminars on clinical and health maintenance topics to healthcare professionals, including the Association for Practitioners for Infection Control, The Emergency Nurses’ Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and more.
