Infection Control Resources

• Early Identification and Isolation of Contagious Patients:  It can happen in the Emergency Department Triage!
  
• Audience: Emergency Department Personnel
  Time: 30 minutes
  This training will teach you how to:

1. Identify Patients with high risk contagious infectious diseases
2. Choose appropriate isolation precautions for the patients presenting signs and symptoms
3. Inform appropriate individuals about patients with suspected infectious diseases
4. Protect yourself and others from infectious exposures
   
5. Note:  this is a Workday presentation and you need to enroll in Workday
   

General Infection Prevention

• Getting Ready for Influenza and Norovirus: Key Information for Long-term Care Facilities (webinar recording)
  
• CDC 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions (pdf)
• CDC/HICPAC Guidelines and recommendations
• CDC Infection Prevention Resources for Long-term Care
• CMS State Operations Manual, Appendix PP (pdf)
  Released Nov 2014 (IC Guidance on pages 182-220)

Facility Infection Risk Assessment

• CDC Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Tools
• APIC Infection Control Risk Assessment Documents

Hand Hygiene

• Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings (pdf)
• Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings webpage

Personal Protective Equipment

• 2007 Guidelines for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (pdf)
• Guidance for the Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment in Healthcare Settings
• Management of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings, 2006 (pdf)

Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)

• Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections, 2009 (pdf)

Central line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)

• Guideline for Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infections, 2011 (pdf)

Ventilator-associated Event (VAE)

• Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare-associated Pneumonia, 2003 (pdf)

Surgical Site Infection (SSI)

• Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999 (pdf)

Safe Injection Practices

• Injection Safety and Needle Use Toolkit

Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO)

• 2015 CDC Pilot CDI Facility Assessment Tool (pdf)
• 2012 CRE Toolkit: Guidance for Control of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
• 2007 Guidelines for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (pdf)
• Management of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings, 2006 (pdf)
• SHEA-IDSA Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infections in Acute Care Hospitals, 2014 update
• SHEA-IDSA Guideline (pdf)
• EPA Listing of disinfectant products with sporicidal activity against C. difficile (pdf)

Antibiotic Stewardship

• Oregon Alliance Working for Antibiotic Resistance Education (AWARE)
• CDC's Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs:
• Hospital
• Critical Access Hospitals
• Outpatient
• Nursing Homes 
• CDC Implementation Resources for Antibiotic Stewardship

Environmental Infection Control, including Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA)

• Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities (pdf)
• 2014 Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) Guidelines for Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities
• EPA Listing of disinfectant products

Equipment Reprocessing

• Guidelines for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities (pdf)
• FDA regulations on reprocessing of single-use devices

Point-of-Care Testing

• Infection Prevention During Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration

Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette

• 2007 Guidelines for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (pdf)
• Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette in Healthcare Settings
• Recommendations for Preventing the Spread of Influenza
• CDC Influenza Vaccination Tool-kit for Long-term Care Employers

Healthcare Personnel Safety

• Guideline for Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel (pdf)
• Immunization of Healthcare Personnel
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Blood borne Pathogen and Needle-stick Prevention Standard
• Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit (pdf)

Resources to assist with evaluation and response to breaches in infection control

• Patel PR, Srinivasan A, Perz JF. Developing a broader approach to management of infection control breaches in health care settings. Am J Infect Control 2008;36(10):685-90.
• Steps for Evaluating an Infection Control Breach
• Patient Notification Toolkit

Other Partner Resources

• Oregon Patient Safety Commission's Resource Center
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HAI website