Throughout the pandemic, congregate care settings experienced significant rates of infection and mortality because of limited access to essential clinical resources.
Upcoming sessions to help VA to be best prepared in infection control
Virginia IMPACT is focused on infection control preparedness through technology. We want to hear your thoughts on the use of Telehealth. Please complete this brief survey before 7/22/23 and be entered in a raffle for a $100 Amazon gift card!
Virtual Learning Series Topics
Virginia IMPACT is focused on Telehealth use and optimization in congregate care. Please complete this brief telehealth use survey. Contact us at VirginiaIMPACT@uvahealth.org for a free on-site telehealth consultation!
IMPACT areas of focus: Infection Control Learning Series and Telehealth Optimization in Congregate Care
The Virginia IMPACT team believes that optimal use of telehealth technology strengthens a community’s overall emergency preparedness. More specifically, this technology, when done right, becomes part of infectious disease management infrastructure, improves access to and delivery of care, and contributes to fiscal responsibility.
The End of the Public Health Emergency: Now What? -Virginia IMPACT May 2023 Project ECHO
It’s been a long three years since January 31, 2020, when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a federal Public Health Emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A leader in the response, Amy Mathers MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology at the University of Virginia, discusses where we go from […]
Long Covid – Medical Implications
Kyle Enfield MD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care/Long COVID Clinic at the University of Virginia, presents the latest information on the identification and treatment of Long COVID, a syndrome about which we learn more every day.
Telehealth Use During the Public Health Emergency and Beyond
Join the Virginia IMPACT team for a discussion of Age-Inclusive Telehealth, the relationship between telehealth use and infectious disease preparedness infrastructure, and facility-level telehealth optimization.
The Functional Implications of Post-COVID conditions
In this session, Dr. Pollok discusses general post intensive care/post viral syndromes, and more specifically, Long COVID, from the standpoint of a rehabilitative therapist. Learn more about the functional presentation, assessment, measures, and progression of patients with these debilitating conditions.
Primary Care Perspective on Hepatitis C and HIV
Dr. David Callendar leads off this 3 part series on the management of chronic infections with a discussion of Hepatitis C and HIV from the standpoint of a primary care practitioner. He considers the importance of the relationship between the patient and physician, evidence-based screening recommendations and therapies, and when to refer to subspecialists for […]
Working Together: Partners in Infection Control – Virginia IMPACT November 2023 Project ECHO
Care recipients in congregate settings benefit from a healthcare team which works well together. Dallas Nelson MD, CMD, FACP, Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Aging at the University of Rochester, addresses clinical decision making and interdisciplinary team dynamics and relationships as applicable to sound infection control practice.
The Birds and the Bees…with Artificial Knees? Virginia IMPACT October 2023 Project ECHO
A topic sometimes avoided, Aval Na’Ree Green MD, CMD, MHA, Assistant Professor of Texas A&M Health Science Center and Laurie Archbald-Pannone MD, MPH, AGSF, FACP, Associate Professor of Geriatrics and Infectious Disease at the University of Virginia, discuss the medical and psychosocial aspects of sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases among elders in long-term care settings.
It’s OK to have a Dirty Urine – Virginia IMPACT ECHO September 2023
Robin Jump MD, PhD, Associate Director of the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center at the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, presents a holistic approach to the management of elders in long-term care settings with urinary signs and symptoms, with special consideration given to antimicrobial stewardship and education of the residents, caregivers, and family members.
Dealing with Diarrhea: It’s everyone’s responsibility! Virginia IMPACT ECHO August 2023
Diarrhea presents a particular challenge and requires vigilant infection control practice in long-term care facilities. Cirle Warren MD of the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health at the University of Virginia, discusses its management across the interdisciplinary team.
Wound Healing Innovations – Virginia IMPACT ECHO June 2023
Elizabeth Gochenour MSN, ACNP-BC, CWON, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia, presents the latest in wound care innovations in the context of long-term care.