Outreach and Partnerships

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Long-term care partners in WA from all settings are invited to join us at a Q&A call about infection prevention topics. This call is for adult family homes, assisted living settings, nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities. It will be focused on answering YOUR questions about all aspects of infection prevention, including personal protective equipment (PPE), antimicrobial stewardship, multi-drug resistant organisms, respiratory protection, hand hygiene, isolation, transmission-based precautions and other topics. This call will include panelists from local health jurisdictions, Department of Health and DSHS Residential Care Services.

The purpose of this call is the answer questions and talk through issues so you can provide a safer environment for staff and residents. To promote open discussion, the call will not be recorded. We are asking you to submit at least one question when you register to help us ensure we will have the panelists available on the call to address the areas you are wanting to learn more about.

When: Apr 7, 2025 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Topic: Long-Term Care Q&A Call - April 2025

Past training opportunities

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