Preventing Non-Ventilator Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia

This on-demand webinar is free to FHCA members only and is designed to support facility nursing staff with increasing their knowledge of infection control and prevention, with a focus on decreasing rehospitalizations related to non-ventilator healthcare-associated pneumonia. Presented by FHCA Infection Prevention Council Chair A.C. Burke of RB Health Partners, Inc. this 25-minute training program will support facilities with understanding risk factors and implementing targeted interventions that can help with improving quality care to minimize rehospitalization rates.

After viewing this program, participants will learn how to:

Identify four potential causes of non-ventilator healthcare-associated pneumonia
Discuss the role of oral care in preventing non-ventilator healthcare-associated pneumonia

No CEUs are offered for this on-demand program.

COST: FREE to FHCA Members

A.C. Burke, MA, CIC

Vice President of Healthcare Quality

RB Health Partners, Inc.

A.C. Burke, MA, CIC, is the Vice President for Healthcare Quality for RB Health Partners, Inc. and is the primary author for the Nursing Home Infection Prevention Program (NIPP©), NIPPing Infections in the Bud. She holds a master’s degree in health management and is Board Certified in Infection Control (CIC) by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology. Her 20 years of experience includes creating, implementing, and managing programs that have achieved national recognition, partnership building, meeting facilitation, consensus building, and developing competency- based training curricula for healthcare workers across the continuum of care. AC has worked in public health preparedness and response roles, served as the manager of the Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention Program for the Florida Department of Health as well as the Director of Infection Prevention for Mayo Clinic Florida.