Training Course: Preventing Transmission of COVID-19 in the Long-Term Care Setting

Thursday, July 15, 2021, 12:00 PM - Monday, July 15, 2024, 1:00 PM


This training provides a refresher on infection prevention practices and specific guidance on COVID-19 for long-term care settings. The course content is aimed at healthcare workers who enter long-term care facilities and who do not receive regular in-service trainings from facilities. It should take approximately one (1) hour to complete and you may leave the course and return where you left off, if needed. You can take this course on a computer or mobile device. Non-graded self-checks in the training let you assess your knowledge. A certificate of completion will appear in your TRAIN learner account after viewing the course in its entirety and completing a course evaluation. The course was developed by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH), in collaboration the New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC) at the Yale School of Public Health. Content in this course is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, commonly called the CDC, and from trainings developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

1. Explain why preventing infectious disease transmission is so important in the long-term care setting.
2. Describe the types of precautions healthcare professionals must take on and off the job to protect themselves and others.
3. Describe how and when to practice hand hygiene
4. Describe proper use of PPE for COVID-19 prevention.
5. Identify where to find additional resources and facility-level infection prevention policies.

Complimentary

The Yale School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
The Yale School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy
It is the policy of Yale School of Medicine, Continuing Medical Education (CME), to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs.  All individuals involved in the development and presentation of Accredited Continuing Education activities are required to disclose all financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies that has occurred within the past 24 months; and the opportunity to affect the content of CME about the products or services of the commercial interests. This information is disclosed to all activity participants prior to the commencement of the educational activity.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)