Washington County Public Health’s Disease Control and Prevention Program (DCAP) works with long-term care facilities to prevent the start and spread of infectious diseases among health care personnel and residents. For more information about any of the resources below, call 503-846-3594.
An overview of intestine related illnesses, outbreaks and updates
April 2025's Learning Collaborative goes over enterics, otherwise known as anything to do with intestines. This includes any circulating illnesses, how it can impact your residents and staff and how to contain the spread. This also goes over updates on outbreaks reported by long term care facilities and regional data sharing.
Trends for upcoming outbreak season, how you can recover from burnout, compassion fatigue and moral distress
In December’s Learning Collaborative, take a look at about what we can expect with the respiratory and gastrointestinal (GI) outbreak season ahead. Communicable Disease Epidemiologist Siobhan Burns goes over past and current trends on diseases like influenza and RSV, while addressing recommendations on how you can prepare and protect yourself.
December’s recording also goes over mental health, as Older Adult Behavioral Health Specialist Kera Magarill goes over what burnout, compassion fatigue and moral distress look like and how people can move forward to a place of rest, recovery and resiliency.
Preparing for outbreaks and respiratory viruses in Fall and Winter
Learn about the latest trends and data on different respiratory viruses like influenza, best practices for preparing ahead for and responding to respiratory outbreaks, as well as guidance on how long-term care facilities can connect with local public health during an outbreak.
Reporting Legionellosis – Symptoms, risks, and preventable steps
The bacterial infection with Legionella can kill! Learn more about exposures, risks, signs and symptoms, as well as how to prevent and manage related illness in your facility.
Protect the residents in your facility
Therese Phin, Region 1 Infection Preventionist for OHA’s Healthcare-Associated Infections Program, provides information about the risk and prevention of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Candida auris in the long-term care setting.
Burnout, moral distress and compassion fatigue
A career spent helping and caring for others can be fulfilling and meaningful, but the wear and tear of the daily challenges working in long-term care facilities can add up. We are often asked to step in to extreme and traumatic situations, provide help to our most vulnerable, and navigate through unsympathetic systems. We all want to provide the best possible service for our clients, but at what cost? Learn about burnout, moral distress and compassion fatigue. This session will help you learn the difference between the three, how to recognize symptoms, and how we know when it’s time to make a change.