Sustaining Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care: Partnerships, Workforce, and Practical Solutions

Title:
Sustaining Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care: Partnerships, Workforce, and Practical Solutions
Presenter(s):
Deb Burdsall, Geraldine Hidalgo, Megan Westcott
Length:
57:20
Added:
Monday, August 24, 2026
Description:

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.

Watch a webinar recording from NACCHO and APIC 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)

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