Outreach and Partnerships

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Quarterly Long-Term Care Infection Prevention Call dates will be listed for 2025 as soon as the schedule is finalized.

Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms
- December 5^th, 2024, Department of Health and partners presented a webinar for all long-term care settings on multi-drug resistant organisms.
- View the webinar recording
Introduction to Candida Auris for Home Health Agencies
- September 25^th, 2024, Department of Health and Public Health – Seattle & King County presented a webinar for home health agencies about C. auris.
- View the webinar recording
Respiratory Virus Preparedness
- September 5^th, 2024, Department of Health and partners provided a webinar for all long-term care settings about preparedness for respiratory virus season.
- View the webinar recording
Washington State Long-term Care Training for Local Health Jurisdictions
June 22, 2023, The Department of Social and Health Services and the Department of Health, in collaboration with the State Office of the Long-term Care Ombuds and representatives of long-term care facilities, have developed training materials to educate the leadership and staff of local health jurisdictions on the state's long-term care system.
- View the slides from the Presentation (PDF)
- LTC in Washington Toolkit (PDF)

Enhanced Barrier Precautions for Skilled Nursing Facilities
October 25, 2022, the DOH and RCS hosted an hour-long webinar on the recently updated CDC recommendations for use of Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) in nursing facilities. EBP is an important tool to prevent the spread of multi-drug-resistant organisms in facilities.
- View the slides from the presentation (PDF)
- Nursing Facilities: Enhanced Barrier Precautions Recommendations (PDF)
October 25, 2022, the DOH and RCS hosted an hour-long webinar on the recently updated CDC recommendations for use of Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) in nursing facilities. EBP is an important tool to prevent the spread of multi-drug-resistant organisms in facilities. View the slides from the presentation (PDF)
- Nursing Facilities: Enhanced Barrier Precautions Recommendations (PDF)
Templates to assist hospitals in implementing HB1739