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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. Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   August 01, 2021 - Pediatric Quality Measures Program PQMP Measures Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … & Quality Improvement PQMP Grantees Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … Hospital Readmissions PQMP COE:  CEPQM Associated NQF # and Name:  2414, Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection … Page originally created August 2021 Internet Citation: Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … https://www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/pediatric-respiratory-infection-readmissions.html  

3. 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  

4. 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

5. Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure (pdf file)
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   April 05, 2017 - Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission … Measure Name Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure 1.B. … followed by one or more readmissions within 30 days, following hospitalization for lower respiratory infection … During the 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic alone, 20 million children acquired the infection (Chang, Jordan- Villegas … Readmission also exposes patients to additional hospital days and thus increased potential for further infections

6. 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

7. 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 .

8. 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

9. 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-

10. 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

11. 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://

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Post-Vaccination Practices Series | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2022 - Module 1: Minimizing Infection Risk: Protect The safety precautions that you take are just as important … This brief video will teach you about protecting yourself, other staff, and residents from infection … HD version ] Module 2: Minimizing Infection Risk: Prevent Vaccinations can prevent severe illness … , but we should not let down our guard when it comes to infection prevention. … help you understand why nursing homes must follow policies and procedures to prevent the spread of infections

19. Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). … and these infections are largely preventable Source: HAI Data . … infections Source: Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) . … Attributable mortality of central line associated bloodstream infection: systematic review and meta-analysis … Infection. 2015 Feb;43(1):29-36. Epub 2014 Oct 21.

20. Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2016 - Stewardship Guide Toolkits Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection … and Family Members Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection … Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections Toolkit 3. … Minimum Criteria for Three Infections Toolkit Page last reviewed October … October 2016 Internet Citation: Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection