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Preparing for flu season during a pandemic:
What you need to know
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Preparing for flu season during a pandemic: What you need to know
Sherry Thomas, BS, RN, QCP, IPCO - Consultant at LeaderStat
Every fall, healthcare providers prepare for the challenges associated with the “flu season.” This year providers will face unique challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Healthcare providers must understand the similarities and differences between the two viruses. With this understanding, providers can better protect those they serve.
In this timely and important tip sheet, experienced healthcare expert Sherry Thomas, RN, provides insight on the commonalities and differences between the symptoms of COVID-19 and the flu. She also provides essential information on this year’s flu vaccines.
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Recorded Oct 23, 2018
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Sherry Thomas, BS, RN, QCP, IPCO, has more than 34 years of experience working in healthcare. Sherry’s experience includes the entire continuum of care from acute care to many aspects of post-acute care such as sub-acute, skilled nursing, assisted living, hospice/palliative care, legal nurse consulting, and risk management. Sherry has a proven record of achieving excellent survey outcomes as well as Joint Commission accreditation in skilled nursing centers. As an RN Consultant at LeaderStat, her consulting work includes assisting nursing facilities in managing their day-to-day operations in regulatory compliance, developing plans of correction, guidance in facility preparation for resurvey, education and training, survey recovery, and clinical documentation requirements.
Melissa Tabor LPN, has nearly 12 years of experience working in health care, primarily in long-term care. Melissa has devoted her nursing career to educating and training nurses to use evidence-based practice. Melissa currently holds a multi-state license, and is a CPR instructor, level-one Medication Aid Instructor, and has certifications in diabetic/nutrition, Intravenous (IV) therapy, and wound care.
As a product manager for WellSky, Melissa provides clinician-based knowledge to the product development team to ensure WellSky Long-Term Care products adhere to industry best-practices, ensuring the best possible outcomes for residents.
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People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.
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