The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued an All Facilities Letter informing skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) of weekly infection prevention meetings and webinars. These meetings, which began on May 7, 2020, are designed to discuss updates on COVID-19 and address questions. In addition to the weekly calls, CDPH will host weekly webinars starting June 24, 2020. SNF infection preventionist staff are recommended to attend, and local health departments, SNF administrators, directors of nursing, and medical directors are also encouraged to participate. The first four webinars are scheduled for June 24, July 1, July 8, and July 15, with registration information available on the Health Services Advisory Group website. The webinars will be recorded and available the following day. Questions can be submitted via the chat box tool during the webinars, and any unanswered questions will carry over to the Thursday calls.

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