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1. Infection Prevention & Control Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2021 - Home Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog Infection … Prevention & Control Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19 Resource: Infection …   Clinical leaders can use this tool from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assess infection … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention Audience(s): Clinical Leaders Format: PDF Publication … https://www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/infection-prevention.html  

2. A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   June 01, 2021 - Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog A Unit Guide To Infection … Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff Resource:  A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term … The guide is meant to provide infection prevention information to frontline staff, and was developed … using materials from the Infection Preventionist’s Guide to Long-Term Care and other sources. … https://www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/guide-infection-prevention.html  

3. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   April 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) provides long-term care facilities with a system to track CAUTI and other infections … Quantitative Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection-Related Data Definitions Tool ( PDF , 373 KB … Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Case Review Form ( Word , 299.4 KB; Text Version ) A

4. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   June 01, 2021 - Respiratory Tract Infection Skin or Soft Tissue Infection Penicillin Allergies and … Describe empiric treatment options for urinary tract infections (UTIs)​. … Assessment of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection – Slides (PPTX, 4.4 MB) Assessment … of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection – Slides (PPTX, 3.6 MB) Management of the … Urinary Tract Infection in Long-Term Care Residents (PDF, 202.3 KB)   The materials below are

5. NICU Toolkit, Appendix A, Preventing Infection (pdf file)
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   December 13, 2013 - NICU Toolkit, Appendix A, Preventing Infection Preventing Infection Everyone must wash their hands

6. Module 3—Integrating Infection Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program—The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   April 01, 2022 - Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program—The Nursing Home Infection … Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program—The Nursing Home Infection … Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 3—Integrating Infection Prevention and Control … into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program—The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist … Training Course This module describes how infection prevention and control program activities can be

7. Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   May 01, 2022 - Resources Catalog News Best Practice Summaries Incorporating Infection … 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 … reviewed May 2022 Page originally created May 2022 Internet Citation: Incorporating Infection

8. Advancing Academic and Practical Knowledge To Prevent Infections From Hospital to Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   December 01, 2023 - Keeping patients safe from harms such as healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is an AHRQ priority … can pass the MRSA germ on to others who then may develop an infection. … to having health conditions that increase their risk of an infection. … Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, which advises on infection prevention and surveillance … Related AHRQ Resources AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections Program .

9. Infection Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … Program Tools Ambulatory Surgery Centers Toolkit Sections Infection … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Control and Epidemiology Guide to the Elimination of Orthopedic Surgical Site Infections (in collaboration … Infection Prevention Infographic This infographic describes infection control practices important to

10. Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2023 - Infection Control & Prevention Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention … in Nursing Homes  (PDF, 1 MB) This resource addresses infection control and prevention in nursing homes … 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 the critical … Observational Audits: A Pathway to Improving Infection Prevention and Preventing the Spread of COVID-

11. Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2022 - Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes … Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection … Nursing home staff should use best practices for infection prevention to help keep residents, staff, … Quick testing and responses to possible cases can mean the diff erence between infection spreading … For complete recommendations, please reference the latest CDC guidance (Interim Infection Prevention

12. 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://

13. Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Home Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog Interim Infection … for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic ​This guidance for infection … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated select healthcare infection prevention … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention; Vaccination Audience(s): Managers, Clinicians … last reviewed April 2022 Page originally created April 2022 Internet Citation: Interim Infection

14. Module 7—Hand Hygiene—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog Module 7—Hand Hygiene—Nursing Home Infection … News Best Practice Summaries Module 7—Hand Hygiene—Nursing Home Infection … Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 7—Hand Hygiene—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist … the spread of pathogens, including those that are resistant to antibiotics, and reduces the risk of infections … module, participants will be able to: 1. describe the role of hand hygiene in breaking the chain of infection

15. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module discusses infection prevention and antibiotic … describes the role of an infection preventionist, who serves as the lead of a infection prevention and … Program—The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module describes how infection … how to implement a system for infection surveillance to identify infections and prevent the spread of … the spread of pathogens, including those that are resistant to antibiotics, and reduces the risk of infections

16. Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … a visual guide on evidence-based clinical interventions to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections … evidence-based practices for the insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter to reduce the risk of infection … practices for the maintenance of and care for an indwelling urinary catheter to reduce the risk of infection

17. Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents Before and During Widespread Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2022 - Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection … Resource: Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection … Two doses of mRNA vaccines were 74.7% effective against infection among nursing home residents early … Source: CDC Topic(s): Vaccination, Infection Control & Prevention Audience(s): Clinical Leaders Format … Internet Citation: Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection

18. Applying COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Strategies in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog Applying COVID-19 Infection … Resources Catalog News Best Practice Summaries Applying COVID-19 Infection … Prevention and Control Strategies in Nursing Homes Resource: Applying COVID-19 Infection Prevention … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention Audience(s): Clinical Leaders, Clinicians, Nursing … April 2022 Page originally created April 2022 Internet Citation: Applying COVID-19 Infection

19. 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 - Data Visualizations Effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis To Prevent HIV Infection … 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. … October 2023 Internet Citation: Effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis To Prevent HIV Infection

20. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - can use this tool to assess infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in nursing homes with an … from implementing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention infection prevention guidelines. … Infection Preventionist Specialized Training The American Health Care Association ​Infection Preventionist … Inter-Facility Infection Control Transfer Form ​This example inter-facility infection control patient … Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic ​This guidance for infection prevention and control for healthcare