AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network
Supported by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ),
and in collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Project
ECHO is launching a National Nursing
Home COVID-19 Action Network.
Our team at Dakota Geriatrics in collaboration with Center for Rural Health is participating in the Network as an official training center for nursing homes.
Curriculum Resources and Recorded Sessions
Introduction: Characteristics of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
Week 1: Program Introduction; Preventing and Limiting Spread
- COVID-19: Stopping the Spread
Video | Slides - COVID-19 Case Study
- Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) for Nursing Homes
Video | Slides - QAPI Case Study
- Additional Resources
- Recorded Session
Week 2: Personal Protective Equipment
- Introduction
- Case Study
- Breakout Room Topics
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Video | Slides - Additional Resources
- Recorded Session
Week 3: Approaches to Cohorting
- Introduction
- Cohorting and Critical Infection Prevention Strategies
Video | Slides - Case Study
- QI Content: Conversations to Prepare for Improvement
- Summary
- Additional Resources
- Recorded Session
Week 4: Safe Environment
- Introduction
- A ‘Farewell to Harms’; Ensuring a Safe Environment for All!
Video | Slides - Case Study
- QI Content: Psychological PPE
- Summary
- Additional Resources
- Recorded Session
Week 5: Cleaning and Disinfecting
- Introduction
- Cleaning and Disinfection
Video Part 1 | Video Part 2 - Case Study and QI Content
- Summary
- Additional Resources
- Recorded Session
Week 6: Testing
- Revised COVID Testing
- Case Study
- QI Content
- Summary
- Additional Resources
- Recorded Session
Week 7: Community Transmission and Screening
- Introduction
- Case Study
- QI Content: High Level Flow Charts for Reliable Design
- Summary
- Transmission and Screening
Video | Clip 1 | Clip 2 | Slides - Additional Resources
Week 8: Staff Returning to Work Safely
- Case Study
- QI Case Study
- Summary
- Returning to Work
Video | Slides - Additional Resources