VACCINE NEWS
Vaccines and Vaccinations: Legal and Operational Issues
Join LeadingAge on January 21st at 1 PM Central for a webinar to hear about how members are handling the legal and operational issues surrounding vaccines and vaccinations from general counsel from LeadingAge members as well as an outside legal expert. Register today.
January 6th | 2:30 PM Coronavirus Policy Update
Dr. Robin Jump, an infectious diseases physician at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center will discuss ways to address staff vaccine hesitancy, dealing with side effects, and the interaction of the new COVID strains with vaccines. Register now.
TESTING NEWS
January 12th | Noon CST: Abbott Training on BinaxNOW Testing Cards
Abbott will cover the Abbott BinaxNOW rapid testing cards, the affiliated NAVICA App, and the new at-home option for utilizing these tests. Register for the training here.
STATE NEWS
KDHE COVID-19 Update
The next weekly KDHE COVID 19 update for Local Partners will take place Thursday, January 7, 2021, at 10:00 AM CST. Register here. Password: KDHECOVID.
FEDERAL NEWS
LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS
Our Weekly Webinars are Back this Friday at 10 AM
Join us for a whole new year of weekly webinars and updates about the coronavirus each Friday at 10 AM. Register here.
Don’t Forget About Our COVID-19 Resources Developed for LeadingAge Kansas Members
- Pre/During/Post Outbreak Checklist
- Emergency Staffing Checklist
- Pulmonary Assessment Skills for Nurses (video and competency checklist)
Take 50 Minutes to Boost Your Mental Health with Coping with COVID Weekly Calls
We are gaining momentum with our Coping with COVID group meetings. This week we talked about Compassion Fatigue and how that is affecting our work after 10 months of the virus. Any member’s employees can participate each Monday at Noon by registering here.
Next week we will be launching an additional time/date to catch additional callers.
