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October 30, 2024 Reminder - Register Now For FOCUS 2024 - Registration Cost Increases After November 11, 2024

October 28, 2024 Sign up for November Workshops Now!

October 25, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, November 1, at 7 a.m.

October 22, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: October 24; Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices

October 21, 2024 Nursing Home Quarterly Regional Office/Provider Forums: October

October 13, 2024 International Infection Prevention Week

October 8, 2024 Register Now For FOCUS 2024 - Registration Cost Increases After November 11, 2024

October 7, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: October 8

October 4, 2024 REVISED: Updates to Nursing Home Care Compare Staffing and Quality Measures

October 1, 2024 October Workshops Available to Meet your Training Needs!

September 30, 2024 Save the Date: Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours

September 27, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, October 4, at 7 a.m.

September 26, 2024 Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote

September 24, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: September 26; Environmental Services in Long-Term Care

September 24, 2024 Wisconsin Agencies Invited to Apply for No-Cost COVID Surplus Items from DHS

September 24, 2024 Wisconsin health care and EMS invited to order ventilators from DHS

September 23, 2024 HAI Happenings: 2024 Quarter Three Newsletter

September 16, 2024 Reminder: Wisconsin health care and EMS invited to order ventilators from DHS

September 16, 2024 Wisconsin Agencies Invited to Apply for No-Cost COVID Surplus Items from DHS

September 16, 2024 Fungal Disease Awareness Week: Take Action to Protect Patients and Residents Against Candida auris

September 12, 2024 Registration Now Open - FOCUS 2024

September 10, 2024 Register for Virtual Workshops in September!

September 9, 2024 Wisconsin Agencies Invited to Apply for No-Cost COVID Surplus Items from DHS

September 9, 2024 Updated with New Survey Link: Wisconsin Health Care and EMS Invited to Order Ventilators from DHS

September 9, 2024 Wisconsin Health Care and EMS Invited to Order Ventilators from DHS

September 9, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: September 10

September 5, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, September 13, at 7 a.m.

September 3, 2024 Fall is in the air! Register now for Caregiver Training Project Workshops

August 29, 2024 FREE COVID Test Kit Available from Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)

August 28, 2024 Recommendations for Preventing Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Health Care Settings

August 26, 2024 Revisions and clarifications for survey and certification activities for the Outpatient Physical Therapy (OPT)/ Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Programs

August 20, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: August 22; Sexually Transmitted Infections in Long-Term Care

August 16, 2024 RAI/MDS Educational Forum - Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 1p.m.

August 16, 2024 What to Know About CMS’ Unannounced Nursing Home Visits

August 12, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: August 13

July 30, 2024 New Program from Superior Health Quality Alliance

July 26, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, August 2, at 7 a.m.

July 19, 2024 Fee Adjustment - Caregiver Background Checks

July 18, 2024 Webinar: Voters Living in Residential Settings - Making a Plan to Vote and Knowing Your Rights

July 17, 2024 Webinar: Voters Living in Residential Settings - Making a Plan to Vote and Knowing Your Rights

July 5, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers

July 1, 2024 News Release: Wisconsinites Urged Not to Eat Diamond Shruumz-brand Products

June 25, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: June 27; Dialysis in Long-Term Care

June 19, 2024 Revised Guidance for Long-Term Care Facility Assessment Requirements

June 12, 2024 2024 Legionellosis Testing and Public Health Recommendations

June 11,2024 Wisconsinites and Communities Benefiting from ARPA Grant Funds Projects

June 11, 2024 New Student Nurse/ Graduate Nurse Procedure for the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry

June 10, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series

June 4, 2024 Heat Awareness

May 31, 2024 Long-Term Care Webinar – Nursing Home

May 31, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers

May 28, 2024 Virtual Training Opportunities in June!

May 23, 2024 Livanta will continue to serve as the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care-Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO)

May 23, 2024 RAI/MDS Educational Forum - Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 1 p.m.

May 21, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: May 23; Hepatitis C and Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plans

May 21, 2024 Connect with health care workers by joining WisCaregiver Connections!

May 13, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: May 14

May 9, 2024 Save the Date: Long-Term Care Townhall

May 6, 2024 Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapter 10 –Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) and Enforcement Procedures for Home Health Agencies and Hospice Programs

May 2, 2024 Last Chance for 2024 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit

April 30, 2024 Last Chance to Register for Naloxone Action Planning Meeting

April 29, 2024 Save the Dates - FOCUS 2024 Conference: November 20-21, 2024

April 29, 2024 Cost-Effective Training for Healthcare, Home Care & Residential Care Providers

April 26, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, May 3, at 7 a.m.

April 25, 2024 Final Rule - Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Proficiency Testing-Analytes and Acceptable Performance Final Rule (CMS-3355-F)

April 24, 2024 Don't Miss Out on the 2024 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit

April 19, 2024 EXTENDED DUE DATE: Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by April 26

April 19, 2024 Presenting the 2024 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit

April 17, 2024 Reminder regarding Mandatory Reporting of Abuse and Neglect to State and Local Authorities

April 16, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: April 18; Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Wisconsin

April 15, 2024 Nursing Home Quarterly Regional Office/Provider Forums: April and May

April 12, 2024 REMINDER: Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by April 19

April 11, 2024 Secure Your Spot Now for the 2024 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit

April 8, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: April 9

April 4, 2024 Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes

April 3, 2024 Reporting of Client/Patient/Resident Death

April 3, 2024 For Your Information: DHS Submits Plan to Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance on How to Use $36 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds

April 2, 2024 Revisions and Clarifications to Hospital Interpretive Guidelines for Informed Consent

April 1, 2024 Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by April 19

March 29, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, April 5, at 7 a.m.

March 28, 2024 Clarification on Release of 60-Day Quality Improvement Organization Reports by CMS

March 26, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: March 28; Wound Care

March 26, 2024 Act Fast: Register for the 2024 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit

March 25, 2024 Join Us for a Naloxone Action Planning Meeting

March 25, 2024 Sign up for Virtual Workshops in March and April Now

March 14, 2024 Call for Presenters! 2024 FOCUS Conference

March 13, 2024 BEOH: FDA Alert—Elevated levels of lead in certain cinnamon products

March 11, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series

March 7, 2024 Registration Open for the 2024 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit

February 28, 2024 RAI/MDS Educational Forum - March 20, 2024, at 1 p.m.

February 26, 2024 Workshops and On-Demand Courses Available Now

February 23, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, March 1, at 7 a.m.

February 22, 2024 New Data Dashboard for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

February 20, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: February 22; Antimicrobial Stewardship

February 15, 2024 CMS issues QSO-24-05-Hospital/CAH – Texting Patient Information and Orders

February 14, 2024 REMINDER: DQA Forum for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Providers

February 12, 2024 New Resource for Assisted Living Facilities: Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Targeted Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

February 12, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: February 13

February 9, 2024 Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #58: Increasing Cases of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Wisconsin

February 6, 2024 DCTS: Call for Applications - Wisconsin Zero Suicide Training

January 29, 2024 Register for Spring 2024 Caregiver Training Project Workshops

January 26, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, February 2, at 7 a.m.

January 26, 2024 DQA Pilot Program Expanding Immediate Jeopardy

January 23, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: January 25; Tuberculosis Screening for Long-Term Care Staff and Residents

January 22, 2024 CMS issues QSO-24-04-OPO - Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Conditions for Coverage – Definition Clarification

January 22, 2024 DQA Issues Memo 24-001: Behavioral Health Providers Non-Expiring Certificates

January 17, 2024 REMINDER: DQA Forums for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Providers

January 8, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: January 9

January 5, 2024 Nursing Home Quarterly Regional Office/Provider Forums: January

January 3, 2024 Final Rule - Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Fees, Histocompatibility, Personnel, and Alternative Sanctions for Certificate of Waiver Laboratories (CMS-3326-F)

December 29, 2023 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, January 5, at 7 a.m.

December 22, 2023 DHS Encourages Long-Term Care Facilities to Plan for Potential Outbreaks

December 18, 2023 CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory: Urgent Need to Increase Immunization Coverage for Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV Immunizations and Use of Authorized/Approved Therapeutics

December 18, 2023 New Resources Available

December 15, 2023 DHS Continues to Make COVID-19 Treatment Easily Available as Cases Climb

December 11, 2023 Reminder of Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Guidance for Hospitals in a Disaster

December 11, 2023 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: December 12

December 5, 2023 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series *UPDATED ZOOM LINK*: December 7; Water Management Programs

December 5, 2023 Cantaloupes Linked to Salmonella Infections Sold in Wisconsin - Some of Wisconsin's illnesses have occurred in residential care facilities

December 5, 2023 New Online, On-demand Caregiver Courses Available Now

December 5, 2023 National Handwashing Awareness Week: December 5–11

December 4, 2023 New Report Describes Wisconsin Trends in Antibiotic Prescribing

November 30, 2023 CMS announces new procedures for receiving electronic CLIA certificates, fee coupons, and Loss of Accreditation warning letters

November 29, 2023 Reminder: Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, December 1, at 7 a.m.

November 22, 2023 OASIS Educational Forum to be held Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 1 p.m.

November 22, 2023 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, December 1, at 7 a.m.

November 22, 2023 REMINDER: DQA Forums for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Providers

November 21, 2023 Press Release: Salmonella Infections Linked to Cantaloupes Sold in Wisconsin

November 21, 2023 Press Release: Salmonella Infections Linked to Cantaloupes Sold in Wisconsin

November 21, 2023 Reminder: Nov. 28 Webinar Briefing on Medicaid HCBS Grant Awards

November 16, 2023 Register Now For Fall 2023 Virtual Caregiver Workshops

November 14, 2023 Upcoming Webinar: Medicaid HCBS Grant Awards Briefing on Nov. 28 at 9:30 a.m.

November 13, 2023 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: November 14

November 10, 2023 DQA Training and Educational Resources for Assisted Living Providers

November 9, 2023 DQA Training and Educational Resources for Nursing Home Providers

November 6, 2023 Last Chance to Register - FOCUS 2023

November 1, 2023 RAI/MDS Educational Forum - December 20, 2023, at 1 p.m.

October 31, 2024 Initial Licensing Live Q & A Session - Bureau of Assisted Living – November 5, 2024

October 30, 2024 Reminder - Register Now For FOCUS 2024 - Registration Cost Increases After November 11, 2024

October 28, 2024 Sign up for November Workshops Now!

October 25, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, November 1, at 7 a.m.

October 22, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: October 24; Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices

October 13, 2024 International Infection Prevention Week

October 8, 2024 Assisted Living Forum: October 15, 2024

October 8, 2024 Register Now For FOCUS 2024 - Registration Cost Increases After November 11, 2024

October 1, 2024 October Workshops Available to Meet your Training Needs!

September 30, 2024 Save the Date: Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours

September 27, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, October 4, at 7 a.m.

September 24, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: September 26; Environmental Services in Long-Term Care

September 24, 2024 Wisconsin Agencies Invited to Apply for No-Cost COVID Surplus Items from DHS

September 24, 2024 Wisconsin health care and EMS invited to order ventilators from DHS

September 16, 2024 Reminder: Wisconsin health care and EMS invited to order ventilators from DHS

September 16, 2024 Wisconsin Agencies Invited to Apply for No-Cost COVID Surplus Items from DHS

September 12, 2024 Registration Now Open - FOCUS 2024

September 10, 2024 Register for Virtual Workshops in September!

September 9, 2024 Wisconsin Agencies Invited to Apply for No-Cost COVID Surplus Items from DHS

September 9, 2024 Updated with New Survey Link: Wisconsin Health Care and EMS Invited to Order Ventilators from DHS

September 9, 2024 Wisconsin Health Care and EMS Invited to Order Ventilators from DHS

September 5, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, September 13, at 7 a.m.

September 3, 2024 Fall is in the air! Register now for Caregiver Training Project Workshops

August 29, 2024 FREE COVID Test Kit Available from Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)

August 28, 2024 Recommendations for Preventing Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Health Care Settings

August 20, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: August 22; Sexually Transmitted Infections in Long-Term Care

August 15, 2024 Assisted Living Forum: August 20, 2024

August 8, 2024 Initial Licensing Live Q & A Session - Bureau of Assisted Living – August 13, 2024

July 30, 2024 New Program from Superior Health Quality Alliance

July 26, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, August 2, at 7 a.m.

July 19, 2024 Fee Adjustment - Caregiver Background Checks

July 5, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers

July 1, 2024 News Release: Wisconsinites Urged Not to Eat Diamond Shruumz-brand Products

June 25, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: June 27; Dialysis in Long-Term Care

June 12, 2024 Assisted Living Forum: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

June 12, 2024 2024 Legionellosis Testing and Public Health Recommendations

June 11,2024 Wisconsinites and Communities Benefiting from ARPA Grant Funds Projects

June 11, 2024 New Student Nurse/ Graduate Nurse Procedure for the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry

June 4, 2024 Heat Awareness

May 31, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers

May 28, 2024 Virtual Training Opportunities in June!

May 21, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: May 23; Hepatitis C and Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plans

May 21, 2024 Connect with health care workers by joining WisCaregiver Connections!

April 29, 2024 Save the Dates - FOCUS 2024 Conference: November 20-21, 2024

April 29, 2024 Cost-Effective Training for Healthcare, Home Care & Residential Care Providers

April 26, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, May 3, at 7 a.m.

April 19, 2024 EXTENDED DUE DATE: Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by April 26

April 16, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: April 18; Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Wisconsin

April 12, 2024 REMINDER: Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by April 19

April 3, 2024 Reporting of Client/Patient/Resident Death

April 1, 2024 Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by April 19

March 29, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, April 5, at 7 a.m.

March 26, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: March 28; Wound Care

March 25, 2024 Sign up for Virtual Workshops in March and April Now

March 14, 2024 Call for Presenters! 2024 FOCUS Conference

March 13, 2024 BEOH: FDA Alert—Elevated levels of lead in certain cinnamon products

February 26, 2024 Workshops and On-Demand Courses Available Now

February 23, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, March 1, at 7 a.m.

February 22, 2024 New Data Dashboard for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

February 20, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: February 22; Antimicrobial Stewardship

February 12, 2024 New Resource for Assisted Living Facilities: Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Targeted Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

February 8, 2024 Assisted Living Forum: February 13, 2024

February 6, 2024 DCTS: Call for Applications - Wisconsin Zero Suicide Training

January 29, 2024 Register for Spring 2024 Caregiver Training Project Workshops

January 26, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, February 2, at 7 a.m.

January 23, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: January 25; Tuberculosis Screening for Long-Term Care Staff and Residents

December 29, 2023 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, January 5, at 7 a.m.

December 22, 2023 DHS Encourages Long-Term Care Facilities to Plan for Potential Outbreaks

December 18, 2023 CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory: Urgent Need to Increase Immunization Coverage for Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV Immunizations and Use of Authorized/Approved Therapeutics

December 15, 2023 DHS Continues to Make COVID-19 Treatment Easily Available as Cases Climb

December 5, 2023 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series *UPDATED ZOOM LINK*: December 7; Water Management Programs

December 5, 2023 Cantaloupes Linked to Salmonella Infections Sold in Wisconsin - Some of Wisconsin's illnesses have occurred in residential care facilities

December 5, 2023 New Online, On-demand Caregiver Courses Available Now

December 5, 2023 National Handwashing Awareness Week: December 5–11

November 29, 2023 Reminder: Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, December 1, at 7 a.m.

November 22, 2023 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, December 1, at 7 a.m.

November 21, 2023 Press Release: Salmonella Infections Linked to Cantaloupes Sold in Wisconsin

November 21, 2023 Reminder: Nov. 28 Webinar Briefing on Medicaid HCBS Grant Awards

November 16, 2023 Register Now For Fall 2023 Virtual Caregiver Workshops

November 14, 2023 Upcoming Webinar: Medicaid HCBS Grant Awards Briefing on Nov. 28 at 9:30 a.m.

November 10, 2023 DQA Training and Educational Resources

November 6, 2023 Last Chance to Register - FOCUS 2023

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Last revised November 1, 2024