The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Acute Care Hospital Toolkit explains the four moments of antibiotic decision making and has tools to support their implementation and improve prescribing.
Health and safety
Displaying 1 - 83 of 83In the FALL 2017 Prevention Strategist, the authors state: “In spite of an increasing focus on SSI reduction efforts and overall lower infection rates, the stakes remain high for all patients having surgery.
CDC. Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2019.
CDC fact sheets and graphics about antibiotic resistance.
Premier Safety Institute antimicrobial stewardship combating antibiotic resistance.
To help standardize and improve infection prevention practices.
Highlights the six ways to stop the spread of infection.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shares best practices guidance on the timing and spacing of immunobiologics from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
CDC guidelines (PDF) for isolation precautions in health care facilities. Includes personal protective equipment guidelines
CDC recommendations for the prevention and control of infectious diseases that are associated with healthcare environments.
To help outpatient oncology centers prevent infections in cancer patients.
The top CDC recommendations to prevent health care-associated infections in hospitals and other health care settings.
Guidelines for providers; patient empowerment materials; latest technological advances in hand hygiene adherence measurement; FAQs and links to promotional and educational tools.
Supplements to Hand Hygiene & Other Standard Precautions to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
A list of safe injection practices and recommendations from the CDC to prevent the transmission of infectious agents.
Go-to resource for infection prevention and control in long term care facilities. It includes fact sheets, guidelines, tool kits, checklists regarding clinical staff, residents, prevention tools and links to numerous websites.
CDC outline of drug-resistant threats to the United States, based on level of concern: urgent, serious, and concerning
CDC point of care devices, including: information and links to info from The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Federal Drug Administration; FAQs about cleaning and disinfecting meters; references for outbreak examples<
Infection Prevention Toolkits for a variety of healthcare settings including several environmental cleaning evaluation tools.
Information about antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance
This training course for all healthcare professionals is accessible in four sections. The first section is available now with additional content released later in the year. Up to eight hours of continuing education are offered.
Archived and upcoming webinars offered by the CDC and clinical partners to improve patient safety. Free CE credit offered.
Scientists and experts from across the CDC have put their expertise and know-how into developing a realistic, exciting app/game that turns your mobile tablet into its own version of CSI.
It helps to stay positive and remind yourself of your strengths. Scroll through this resource for inspiration and resources to find what helps.
The CBSPD promotes and encourages ethical and professional sterile processing and distribution through credentialing programs.
This site provides a framework for antibiotic stewardship for outpatient clinicians and facilities that routinely provide antibiotic treatment. This report augments existing guidance for other clinical settings.
From the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
Specifically targeted toward dialysis centers, this site has information regarding the prevention of infection in both patients and health care providers.
Part of a series of audio resources detailing the first steps to flood recovery, published by Purdue University.
Part of a series of audio resources detailing the first steps to flood recovery, published by Purdue University.
Part of a series of audio resources detailing the first steps to flood recovery, published by Purdue University.
Part of a series of audio resources detailing the first steps to flood recovery, published by Purdue University.
Part of a series of audio resources detailing the first steps to flood recovery, published by Purdue University.
Part of a series of audio resources detailing the first steps to flood recovery, published by Purdue University.
Part of a series of audio resources detailing the first steps to flood recovery, published by Purdue University.
Part of a series of audio resources detailing the first steps to flood recovery, published by Purdue University.
Part of a series of audio resources detailing the First Steps to Flood Recovery, published by Purdue University.
A helpful article that answers common health concern questions that arise after a flood has occurred.
Whether you're filing for insurance, seeking assistance, or claiming a casualty tax deduction, you will need proof of your losses. This includes both before and after a disaster.
Grain bins exposed to floodwaters are likely to have sustained damage and some grain loss can be expected. It is, however, often possible to repair bins and salvage at least part of the grain.
A helpful article providing an overview of precautions to take when entering a flooded home.
A helpful resource covering frequently asked questions about lawns and gardens following a flood.
Returning to a flooded site can be quite devastating. Flood damage to your home or office maybe quite extensive and overwhelming. What about your landscape and garden? Your first impulse may be to pull all the plants out and start over.
Disaster recovery can be as dangerous as the disaster itself, especially if no disaster preparedness plan was implemented.
The purpose of this document is to give an overview of those materials that can be salvaged and those that cannot and how to make some decisions.
Buildings exposed to floodwaters must be evaluated for the extent of the damage and the amount of cleanup and repairs necessary to restore them to a usable condition.
Identifying appropriate construction materials and understanding their characteristics may help you reduce flood and water damage to your home’s contents and structure.
A helpful article to get started on restoring a flooded home including safety measures and important first steps.
A helpful article on how to be safe and aware of the many hazards involved with returning to a home that has experienced flooding.
A resource that details the first steps to take in order to begin recovering from a flood.
Best Practices Guidance on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
The Department of Health and Human Services’s National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination addresses HAI prevention in acute care hospitals, outpatient settings and long-term care facilities.<
Learn about statistical and epidemiological methods used in infection prevention and control in an interactive, self-paced module available on The Learning Center, a free online learning system from Healthcentric Advisors.
This article on the National Center for Biotechnology Information website discusses hospital-acquired infections, also known as healthcare-associated infections (HAI).
From Prevention Strategist, Summer 2017 PDF: 20 endoscopes had visible irregularities, 60 percent had microbial growth.
Examples of information that can be found on a disinfectant label.
This podcast dives into common issues or situations that Health and Human Sciences faculty members face and teaches how to deal with them. This podcast is managed by Kaylee Wyckwood.
Overview and evidence to support stewardship. Antibiotic prescribing and use in hospitals and long-term care and the impact it has had on C. difficile infections.
Infection Control Assessment Tools for Acute Care Hospitals available for utilizing as a self-assessment.
The Infection Prevention and You campaign contains many educational materials for health care providers and patients, from APIC.
Effective surgical infection prevention requires redesigning systems to reduce risk factors and to optimize evidence-based processes of care.
The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) is the premier association representing healthcare central service (CS) professionals worldwide.
The goal of this skin hygiene continuing education program is to provide healthcare professionals with information about the relationship between skin and the transference of pathogenic microorganisms.
Multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible GI endoscopes (PDF)
These National Academy of Medicine COVID-19 news items and resources are targeted at health care professionals.
The National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC), established at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1995, helps people and institutions prepare for drought.
From the One & Only campaign, a variety of tools to assist healthcare providers in learning and following safe injection practices.
A white paper from an American Nurses Association/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention work group summarizing the issue of antibiotic resistance and offering recommendations on the role of registered nurses in hospital antibiotic s
This report describes the successful reduction of bloodstream infections.
Establishes all the knowledge, skills and abilities that the infection preventionist must gain.
The roadmap for the novice infection preventionist by Bridges,B. (2015). PDF from APIC.
From the Virginia Department of Health, infection prevention resources on many topics including standard and transmission-based precautions.
Study documents the value of hospital antibiotic stewardship programs
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) is a method that can help clinical teams make care safer by combining improved teamwork, clinical best practices, and the science of safety.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Long-Term Care Toolkit explains the four moments of antibiotic decision making and has tools to support their implementation and improve prescribing.
With so many health trends out there, it can be overwhelming to decide if it is actually true or if it is just a trend.
The U.S. Drought Monitor is a weekly map that identifies and labels by intensity general areas of drought throughout the nation, accompanied by written regional drought summaries.
This enhanced protocol prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides instructions for implementing universal decolonization in adult intensive care units.
Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension Engineer, demonstrates how to use a moisture meter. 7:58 minutes
Resources for patients to read to learn about how they can prevent healthcare associated infections.
From TMF QIN - QIO, this patient/family-facing video provides educational information on using antibiotics appropriately and can be used in waiting rooms.
From TMF QIN - QIO, this patient/family-facing video provides educational information on using antibiotics appropriately and can be used in waiting rooms (without sound).