Keeping Nursing Home Residents and Staff Safe in the Era of COVID-19.

Meeting/Conference Proceedings

Keeping Nursing Home Residents and Staff Safe in the Era of COVID-19.

June 3, 2020

National Academy of Medicine. April-June 2020.

Nursing homes are care environments that are particularly challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar series covered topics such as keeping nursing home residents and the staff that care for them safe, practice integration in skilled nursing facilities, communication and collaboration in times of crisis, testing and SARS-CoV-2 transmission prevention tactics.

Webinar #1: Keeping Nursing Home Residents and Staff Safe in the Era of COVID-19

Webinar #2: Effective Testing and Cohorting to Minimize Risk of Transmission

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