Salud Talks

A chance to listen to a webinar by the Salud America team at UT Health San Antonio featuring experts from the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida, Genentech, as well as a patient advocate, who will explore local cancer issues.

Building Infection Control-Oriented Latino Healthcare Leaders by Salud America

Preparing for the Next Pandemic by Salud America

Dr. Trinidad Solis describes the vital role rural healthcare workers play in infection control, especially for COVID-19.

Nurses play a vast role in preventing the development of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and the spread of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. In this episode, Dr. Anna Maria Valdez, PhD, RN, CEN, CFRN, CNE, FAEN, FAADN, a senior contributing faculty member at Walden University; Gloria Barrera, MSN, RN, PEL-CSN, a certified school nurse at a public high school outside of Chicago; and Dr. Michelle Crespo-Fierro, PhD, MPH, RN, AACRN, a clinical assistant professor at New York University Meyers College of Nursing, discuss the importance and challenges of infection control in nursing. Additionally, as part of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s Project Firstline, they discuss infection control strategies and resources nurses can use to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and other diseases.

Health screeners, patient navigators, and promotoras often are the first line of defense against the spread of disease in healthcare settings, as they deliver patient assessment and education services in hospitals, clinics, cancer centers, and in the community. In this episode, Dolores Garcia, a community health worker at the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio; Dr. Judith Flores, MD FAAP, CHCQM, a board-certified pediatrician and Clinical Associate Professor at The New York University School of Medicine; and Dr. Ricardo Correa, MD, Es. D, FACP, FAPCR, CMQ, an associate professor of medicine for the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, discuss the role of screeners, navigators, community health workers, and promotoras in infection control and the challenges they face. Additionally, as part of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s Project Firstline, they discuss infection control strategies and resources that screeners, navigators, and promotoras can use to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and other diseases.