Ask an Expert

Join us every Thursday for this live Q&A series 

Designed to accommodate your busy schedule, this come-and-go-as-you-need series with Telligen’s Pharmacist and Infection Preventionist is the perfect opportunity for open discussion, including 15 minutes of Q&A. Ask an Expert is ideal for nurses and frontline staff that may be educating others about COVID-19 vaccinations, as well as staff that are not vaccinated or are uncertain about getting vaccinated. Join us every Thursday at 11 a.m. CT.

Below are recordings and supporting materials from previous sessions.

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Ask an Expert: COVID-19 and Sepsis

30 minutes and 41 seconds

 

This episode of Ask an Expert with Jaime Zapata, Certified Infection Preventionist, addresses COVID-19 and the risk of sepsis. Jaime outlines preventative measures including a case summary and an open discussion.  

Ask an Expert: Emergency Preparedness Planning – Risk Assessment (Part 2)

28 minutes and 39 seconds

This episode of Ask an Expert with Brian Feist, BSN, RN, introduces and outlines the Telligen Emergency Preparedness Plan Tool and how it can support institutional goals.

    Ask an Expert: How to Do an Outbreak Investigation

    31 minutes and 23 seconds

     

    This episode of Ask an Expert with Jaime Zapata, Certified Infection Preventionist, is designed for individuals who are completing an outbreak investigation process. This presentation is beginner-level.  

    Ask an Expert: Emergency Preparedness Planning – Risk Assessment (Part 1)

    30 minutes and 9 seconds

    This episode of Ask an Expert with Brian Feist, BSN, RN, introduces and outlines the Telligen Emergency Preparedness Plan Tool and how it can support institutional goals.

      Ask an Expert: Reduce Legionella Growth and Spread

      31 minutes and 30 seconds

       

      This episode of Ask an Expert with Jaime Zapata, Certified Infection Preventionist, addresses why controlling Legionella is important and how using a water management tool can make that easier.

      Ask an Expert: Transmission-Based Precautions 

      31 minutes and 10 seconds

      This episode of Ask an Expert with Jaime Zapata, Certified Infection Preventionist, covers standard precautions, transmission-based precautions, enhanced barrier precautions and reviews a case study.

        Ask an Expert: COVID-19 Bivalent Boosters

        17 minutes and 37 seconds

         

        This episode of Ask an Expert with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers COVID-19 bivalent boosters, breakthrough infections and when to receive a booster. 

        Ask an Expert: Infection Control Risk Assessment 

        31 minutes and 51 seconds

        This episode of Ask an Expert with Jaime Zapata, Certified Infection Preventionist, covers the Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) as it pertains to ensuring safety during construction and renovation.

          Ask an Expert: Antimicrobial Stewardship

          30 minutes and 28 seconds

           

          This episode of Ask an Expert with Jaime Zapata, Certified Infection Preventionist, covers core elements of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program through discussion and case studies.

          Ask an Expert: Flu Vaccines

          31 minutes and 46 seconds

          This episode of Ask an Expert with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers recommendations for the 2023 influenza vaccine. 

          Event Fact Sheet

          Ask an Expert: Sepsis and Immunization

          30 minutes and 7 seconds

           

          This episode of Ask an Expert with Jaime Zapata, Certified Infection Preventionist, covers facts about sepsis, a case study, how to prevent infection and open discussion.

          Ask an Expert: Transmission-Based Precautions 

          31 minutes and 10 seconds

          This episode of Ask an Expert with Jaime Zapata, Certified Infection Preventionist, covers standard precautions, transmission-based precautions, enhanced barrier precautions and reviews a case study.

            Ask an Expert: Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

            30 minutes and 49 seconds

             

            This episode of Ask an Expert with Jaime Zapata, Certified Infection Preventionist, covers multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), antibiotic resistant threats, a case study and open discussion.

            Ask an Expert: Novavax

            25 minutes and 31 seconds

            This episode of Ask an Expert with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers the Novavax vaccine, its administration and effectiveness.

            Event Fact Sheet

            Ask an Expert: Environmental Cleaning & Disinfection

            30 minutes and 15 seconds

             

            This episode of Ask an Expert with Jaime Zapata, Certified Infection Preventionist, covers what environmental surfaces refers to, the survival and transfer of pathogens, proper use of cleaners and disinfectants and standardized processes for tracking.

            Ask an Expert: Pressure Injuries

            29 minutes and 49 seconds

            This episode of Ask an Expert with Jaime Zapata, Certified Infection Preventionist, covers pressure injuries including risk factors for developing a pressure injury and a case study.

            Ask an Expert: Urinary Tract Infections

            30 minutes and 38 seconds

             

            This episode of Ask an Expert with Jaime Zapata, Certified Infection Preventionist, covers urinary tract infections through examining a case study and open conversation with participants.

             

            Ask an Expert: Influenza

            29 minutes and 32 seconds

            This episode of Ask an Expert with Jaime Zapata, Certified Infection Preventionist, covers influenza outbreaks and vaccination efforts. Jaime also spoke with participants to address what is being done to prevent outbreaks in their own facilities and provided them with Telligen’s tools to assist them with their goals. 

            Ask an Expert: Pneumonia Case Scenario

            26 minutes and 55 seconds

            This episode of Ask an Expert with Jaime Zapata, Certified Infection Preventionist, covers a case study with a patient who has a history of diabetes and begins developing concerning symptoms. Watch as her plan of care is discussed.

            Event Fact Sheet

            Ask an Expert: COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation

            30 minutes and 2 seconds

            This episode of Ask an Expert with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers COVID-19 vaccine misinformation including the difference between misinformation and disinformation, the information vacuum in the early days of the vaccine and steps to effectively address misinformation. 

            Event Fact Sheet

            Ask an Expert: COVID-19 Waiting Periods

            16 minutes and 38 seconds

            This episode of Ask an Expert with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers waiting periods for COVID-19 including CDC recommendations for completing the COVID-19 vaccination series following an infection.

            Event Fact Sheet

            Ask a Pharmacist: COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions

            20 minutes and 24 seconds

            This episode of Ask a Pharmacist with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers COVID-19 exemptions including criteria (which can vary by organization), medical exemptions, religious exemptions and more. 

            Event Fact Sheet

            Ask a Pharmacist: Pneumococcal Vaccine

            22 minutes and 42 seconds

            This episode of Ask a Pharmacist with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers various topics around the pneumococcal vaccine including what it does, who is eligible and more. 

            Event Fact Sheet (updated)

            Ask a Pharmacist: Second Booster

            28 minutes and 26 seconds

            This episode of Ask a Pharmacist with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers COVID-19 second boosters, including elibility criteria,  factors to consider and and information for those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised.

            Event Fact Sheet

            Ask a Pharmacist: Partnering with Pharmacies

            30 minutes and 41 seconds

            This episode of Ask a Pharmacist with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers resources for scheduling a vaccine clinic or setting up a vaccination with major retail pharmacies.

            Event Fact Sheet

            Ask a Pharmacist: Long COVID-19

            27 minutes and 12 seconds

            This episode of Ask a Pharmacist with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers topics of long COVID-19 including:

            • The term post-COVID-19 conditions, often referred to as “long COVID-19,” which are long-term symptoms that continue for four weeks after initial infection with SARS-CoV-2
            • Long COVID-19 is thought to affect up to 5% of non-hospitalized and as many as 80% of hospitalized patients
            • Persons between the ages of 40 and 54 years, female, or with preexisting conditions have greater odds of developing post-COVID-19 conditions
            • Most commonly reported symptoms

            Event Fact Sheet

            Ask a Pharmacist: COVID-19 Vaccine Safety

            9 minutes and 38 seconds

            This episode of Ask a Pharmacist with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers COVID-19 vaccine safety including:

            • Reports of death following COVID-19 vaccination are rare –  the mortality rate is approximately 1 in 45,000
            • Other serious adverse events following vaccination that are equally rare

            Event Fact Sheet

            Ask a Pharmacist: COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies

            7 minutes and 48 seconds

            This episode of Ask a Pharmacist with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers monoclonal antibodies including:

            • Monoclonal antibodies (mabs) are proteins created in a laboratory that act like proteins called antibodies in our bodies
            • Four SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies
            • There is no waiting period for COVID-19 vaccination after receiving a monoclonal antibody
              • The previous recommendation regarding waiting periods is no longer in place as the data showed these waiting periods to be unnecessary

            Event Fact Sheet

            Ask a Pharmacist: What’s in the COVID-19 Vaccine?

            14 minutes and 16 seconds

            This episode of Ask a Pharmacist with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers what is in the COVID-19 vaccine:

            • 30mcg nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (mRNA) encoding viral spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2.
            • Lipids
            • Salts
            • 6mg Sucrose
            • Diluent- 1.8mL sterile 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP

            Event Fact Sheet

            Ask a Pharmacist: Fertility

            9 minutes and 32 seconds

            This episode of Ask a Pharmacist with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers the following:

            • There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccine(s) adversely affects female or male fertility
            • Short term reduction of fertility has been found in males after COVID-19 infection
            • Reports have shown thousands of women becoming pregnant after vaccination
            • Women who become pregnant in the middle of the vaccine series should finish the series, and unvaccinated women who become pregnant should be vaccinated against COVID-19
            • COVID-19 vaccination increased cycle length by 0.71 days, on average

            Event Fact Sheet

            Ask a Pharmacist: COVID-19 Breakthrough Infections 

            13 minutes and 36 seconds

            This episode of Ask a Pharmacist with Denton Chancey, PharmD, covers COVID-19 breakthrough infections including:

            • A vaccine breakthrough infection happens when a fully vaccinated person gets infected with COVID-19
            • People with vaccine breakthrough infections may spread COVID-19 to others
            • Disease severity is a continuum – no vaccine is 100% effective at preventing disease
            • Fully vaccinated people who develop a breakthrough infection tend to have less severe disease and are much less likely to be hospitalized or die
            • Learn more about case and death rates by vaccination status
            • Learn more about vaccine efficacy data

            Event Fact Sheet