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61. Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for COVID-19 Virus | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for COVID-19 Virus Resource: Infection Prevention and … respiratory virus such as COVID-19, how to identify a case once it occurs, and how to properly implement infection … Source: WHO Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, PPE, Environmental Safety, Cleaning & Disinfection

62. Module 11B—Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Module 11B—Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … Resource: Module 11B—Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist … disinfecting environmental surfaces, and (3) describe how to incorporate recommended practices into your infection … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, Cleaning & Disinfection, Environmental Safety

63. Module 14—Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Module 14—Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … Resource: Module 14—Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist … homes, and 3. identify strategies for implementing each antibiotic stewardship element within your infection … Source:  CDC Topic(s):  Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s):  Managers, Clinical Leaders

64. Appendix 3. Guidelines to Prevent Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2018 - Process of Catheter-Related Infections  Slide 10. … Suspected C-VAD Infections Slide 27. Suspected C-VAD Infections (cont.) Slide 28. … Infection elsewhere (remote, i.e., urinary tract infection or wound) — secondary source Colonization … Infection can occur hematogenously, from a distant local infection. … Suspected C-VAD Infections (cont.)  

65. Module 11A—Reprocessing Reusable Resident Care Equipment—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Module 11A—Reprocessing Reusable Resident Care Equipment—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training … Course Resource: Module 11A—Reprocessing Reusable Resident Care Equipment—Nursing Home Infection … reuse, and (3) describe how to incorporate the reprocessing of reusable resident care equipment into an infection … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, Cleaning & Disinfection Audience(s): Managers

66. Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Deaths Among Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19 Infection in the US | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Deaths Among Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19 Infection … Resource: Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Deaths Among Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19 Infection … These differences were associated with factors such as larger nursing home size and higher infection … Source: JAMA Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention Audience(s): Clinical Leaders Format:

67. Appendix 7. Central Venous Catheter-Associated Laboratory-Confirmed Blood Stream Infection Event Report Template for Defect Analysis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2018 - Central Venous Catheter-Associated Laboratory-Confirmed Blood Stream Infection Event Report Template … for Defect Analysis Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections These … help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections … Patient: MR No: Admit Date: Diagnosis: Infection Date: Criteria:                  Organism … [  ] Yes    If yes, explain: [  ] No    19 After your assessment, do you believe this infection

68. Exhibit 50. Model for continuous quality improvement in reducing surgical site infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Model for continuous quality improvement in reducing surgical site infections Previous Page … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U. … Description This exhibit is a model for continuous quality improvement in reducing surgical site infections

69. Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2017 - Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures Appendix M. … Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures More than 20 million gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic … While rare, patients have acquired infections from these procedures due to: • Poor cleaning/disinfection … of equipment and/or • Lapses in infection prevention practices and/or • Defective or poorly maintained … Standards of Infection Prevention in Reprocessing Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes. 2016: http://

70. Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Nursing home … Resource: Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan (PDF, … 236 KB) This resource provides nursing home leaders and infection preventionists with an outline of … Source:  AHRQ Topic(s):  Infection Control & Prevention; Leadership & Management Audience(s):  Clinical

71. Effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis To Prevent HIV Infection: Findings of a Systematic Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - Effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis To Prevent HIV Infection: Findings of a Systematic Review … and individual study estimates of trials of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in people without HIV infection … The outcomes shown are HIV infection, mortality, and various other harms. … Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: A Systematic Review for the U.S.

72. Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U. … control specialists to patients likely to have surgical site infections on the basis of retrospective

73. Practice General Infection Prevention Skills | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Practice General Infection Prevention Skills A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term … This guide provides frontline and other staff with basic knowledge about long-term care facility infection … transmission-based precautions, including how contact precautions prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections … staff in using evidence-based practices to prevent HAIs, including catheter-associated urinary tract infections … outlines how the environment and equipment in a facility can be a source of potential bacterial and viral infections

74. AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2019 - AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low Search All Impact Case … University Health System was on a mission to maintain low rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections … Then NorthShore infection preventionist Mona Shah, M.P.H., C.I.C., learned of AHRQ’s Toolkit for Reducing … Now the goal was to keep the infection rate low. … (CAUTI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality

75. Module 11D—Linen Management—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Module 11D—Linen Management—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource: … Module 11D—Linen Management—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module discusses … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, Environmental Safety, Cleaning & Disinfection

76. Module 6B—Principles of Transmission-Based Precautions—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Module 6B—Principles of Transmission-Based Precautions—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training … Course Resource: Module 6B—Principles of Transmission-Based Precautions—Nursing Home Infection … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, PPE Audience(s): Managers, Clinical Leaders

77. Module 11C—Water Management Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Module 11C—Water Management Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource … : Module 11C—Water Management Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, Environmental Safety, Leadership & Management

78. Module 5—Outbreaks—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Module 5—Outbreaks—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 5—Outbreaks—Nursing … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module provides an overview of outbreak investigation … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Managers, Clinical Leaders

79. Decolonization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2025 - Decolonization Decolonization is an infection prevention practice that removes germs from the … It can keep them from developing an infection themselves or passing the germs on to others. … This practice has been shown to reduce the amount of germs on the body and reduce infections overall, … including hard-to-treat MRSA infections. … MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting Surgical Site Infections: Evidence for MRSA decolonization . 

80. Implementing Your Surgical Site Infection Prevention Bundle: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2020 - infections. … Stress that most surgical site infections are preventable. … Inservices: Conduct training on surgical site infection prevention. … Reduction of surgical site infections after implementation of a bundle of care. … Implementation of a surgical comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections