2109 - Improving the Reporting of Vaccination Coverage

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM

Location: W308 A-D; Orange County Convention Center

CE: 1

CNE Credits: 1
IPU Credits: 1
AEU Credits: 1
IPCH Credits: 1
CME Credits: 1

Presenter(s)

Hannah E. Reses, MPH (she/her/hers)

Epidemiologist / NHSN Vaccination Unit Lead
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

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Co-Presenter(s)

Heather Dubendris, MSPH

Public Health Analyst
Lantana Consulting Group | Contractor for CDC
North Charleston, South Carolina

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Moderator(s)

Carissa McGinnis, MSN, RN, CIC

Infection Prevention RN
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Dallas, North Carolina

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Co-Moderator(s)

Anieca Ashley, RN, BSN, CIC, LTC-CIP (she/her/hers)

RN3, Infection Preventionist
Lakeland Village DSHS DDA
Cheney, Washington

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Session Description: This presentation will walk users through a new tool that is available for reporting weekly resident and staff COVID-19 vaccination data in long-term care facilities. The person-level reporting tool takes the person-level data reported and calculates and enters the facility-level totals for every week. This session will include an informational overview, interactive demonstration, and Q&A.

Learning Objectives:

Improve NHSN user awareness and reduce barriers to using the person-level vaccination tool for submitting weekly COVID-19 vaccinaiton data.
Describe the person-level vaccinaiton tool including an overview and key advantages to using the tool.
Provide an interactive demonstration of how to get started using the person-level vaccinaiton tool, how to enter data, how to submit data, how to confirm data have been submitted.