Sustaining strong infection prevention and control (IPC) programs in long-term care requires collaboration, workforce development, and practical strategies that can adapt to ongoing staffing and resource challenges.
Join NACCHO and APIC on August 21, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET for Sustaining Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care: Partnerships, Workforce, and Practical Solutions, a webinar featuring infection prevention leaders from local health departments and healthcare. Panelists will discuss the challenges facing long-term care IPC programs, highlight successful partnerships between local health departments and long-term care facilities, and share practical approaches to strengthening workforce capacity, onboarding new staff, succession planning, and sustaining infection prevention efforts over time.
Participants will gain insights into:
Current challenges affecting infection prevention programs in long-term care settings;
Effective partnership models between local health departments and long-term care; facilities;
Strategies to support workforce development, onboarding, succession planning, and long-term program sustainability; and
Resources available through APIC and CDC’s Project Firstline to strengthen infection prevention capacity.
Featured Speakers:
Deb Burdsall, PhD, MSN, RN, LTC-CIC, CIC – Infection Preventionist and APIC President-Elect
Geraldine Hidalgo, MPH, LPN, CIC – Biological Scientist IV, Polk County Health Department (FL)
Megan Westcott, MPH – Community Health Coordinator/Epidemiologist, West Hartford-Bloomfield Health Department (CT)
Register for the webinar: https://naccho.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xkf4kM6wQhSbm75PI5LhFg
Join the IPC Living Learning Network Virtual Community to access webinar recordings, resources, and ongoing peer learning opportunities: https://virtualcommunities.naccho.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=02de12bb-a233-4984-94df-442ba0d7be34
