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1081. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: A Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/clinicians/references/quickref/tobaqrg.pdf
      April 01, 2009 - For Tobacco Users Not Willing To Quit Now Recommendation: Motivational intervention techniques appear … Therefore, clinicians should use motivational techniques to encourage smokers who are not currently willing

1082. AHRQ Physician and Physician Practice Research Database Methodology Report (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/3P-RD-Methodology-Report.pdf
      February 01, 2023 - physician-level claims variables across all states; however, specific coding and data transformation techniques … applied for aggregating claims data across all states; however, specific coding and data transformation techniques

1083. Implementation Guide: Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/123-mrsa-toolkit-implementation-guide.docx
      October 01, 2024 - While these videos were developed with non-ICU patients in mind, the techniques demonstrated are suitable … The objective of hand hygiene promotion is to provide information about hand hygiene indications and techniques

1084. Central Venous Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-maintenance-notes.docx
      April 01, 2022 - Central Venous Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes CLABSI Module: Central Venous Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Guide Slide Number and Image This module, titled Central Venous Catheter Maintenance, is part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Safety Program for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) a…

1085. ICE Checklist 1c: Access of AV Fistula or Graft for Initiation of Dialysis (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/ICEChecklist1c_access-av-fistula.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - ICE Checklist 1c: Access of AV Fistula or Graft for Initiation of Dialysis …

1086. Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infections in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra.pdf
      March 01, 2012 - appropriate care in an alternative environment, such as the hospital, where they have the tools and techniques … infection control plan include complex care practices such as appropriate patient selection and operative techniques … risks associated with adverse outcomes.1-2 PRA is a hybrid between qualitative process analysis techniques … For example, rather than testing the intervention in vivo, the team could use microsimulation techniques … Risk analysis in engineering techniques, tools and trends.

1087. Final Progress Report: Occult Uterine Cancer and Power Morcellation in Hysterectomy and Myomectomy (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/xu-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Laparoscopic techniques allow for the removal of uterine/fibroid tissues via small incisions with a … laparoscopic hysterectomy in the post-warning period provided some evidence for the safety of tissue removal techniques … Minimally invasive surgical techniques versus open myomectomy for uterine fibroids.

1088. Preventing CAUTI: What to Do When It’s Time for Plan B | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-slides.html
      December 01, 2017 - Preventing CAUTI: What to Do When It’s Time for Plan B Slide Presentation Slide 1 Preventing CAUTI: What to Do When it’s Time for Plan B Sanjay Saint, MD, PhD George Dock Collegiate Professor of Internal Medicine Division of General Medicine University of Michigan Health Systems Associate Chief of M…

1089. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-maintenance-notes.docx
      April 01, 2022 - Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes CAUTI Module: Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Guide Slide Number and Image This module, titled “Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance,” is part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Safety Program for Intensive Care Un…

1090. Communication: Obstetric Hemorrhage - PowerPoint Presentation
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_3_communication.pptx
      July 01, 2023 - Communication: Obstetric Hemorrhage - PowerPoint Presentation Communication Obstetric Hemorrhage Module 3 of 8 SPPC-II Toolkit AHRQ Pub. No. 23-0046 July 2023 Hospital AIM Team Leads SPPC-II SCRIPT Welcome to Module 3 of the SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit. In this module, we will talk about communication and the variou…

1091. Communication: Obstetric Hemorrhage (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_3-communication-speaker-notes.pdf
      July 01, 2023 - Communication: Obstetric Hemorrhage SPPC‐II Toolkit Hospital Te Le SPP AIM am ads C II Communication Obstetric Hemorrhage Module 3 of 8 ‐ SCRIPT Welcome to Module 3 of the Safety Program for Perinatal Care-II (SPPC‐II) Teamwork Toolkit. In this module, we will talk about communication and the various to…

1092. Injection Safety/Safe Medication Handling (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/injectionsafety.pdf
      January 03, 2014 - Injection Safety/Safe Medication Handling Injection Safety/Safe Medication Handling The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified 33 hepatitis outbreaks between 1998 and 2008 resulting from deficient health care practices. These outbreaks occurred in outpatient settings such as doctor’s offices…

1093. Loyola University Health Sciences Division Employs TeamSTEPPS® in Curricula | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2015 - Loyola University Health Sciences Division Employs TeamSTEPPS® in Curricula Search All Impact Case Studies May 2015 Loyola University Chicago now requires that all students in its schools of medicine and nursing—about 300 annually—be introduced to AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS® patient safety training program. At t…

1094. Section 1: Overview of Key Concepts and Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2023 - Section 1: Overview of Key Concepts and Tools This section provides an overview of the key concepts and tools in the Communication Module. More explanations and illustrations are provided in section 2 of this module ; methods for teaching the concepts and tools for this module are in section 3 . Information a…

1095. Warm Handoff: Intervention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/warmhandoff.html
      June 01, 2023 - Warm Handoff: Intervention Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care A warm handoff is a transfer of care between two members of the health care team, where the handoff occurs in front of the patient and family. This transparent handoff of care allows patients and families to hear what is said and engages…

1096. University of Missouri Uses AHRQ's Health Literacy Toolkit to Train and Coach Physicians | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - University of Missouri Uses AHRQ's Health Literacy Toolkit to Train and Coach Physicians Search All Impact Case Studies September 2011 The University of Missouri Center for Health Policy, through funding from Health Literacy Missouri, a nonprofit organization based in St. Louis, incorporated AHRQ's "Health …

1097. Pillars of a Smart, Safe Operating Room (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Seagull_98.pdf
      April 07, 2008 - Cognitive Simulation As new surgical technologies and techniques emerge, patients are often torn between … unexpected anatomical variations often requires a surgeon to stray from standard, well-practiced techniques … The same ergonomics and human factors techniques credited with making industrial processes safer and

1098. Infographic: 7 Things You Should Know About Urinary Leg Bags | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/7-things.html
      March 01, 2017 - Infographic: 7 Things You Should Know About Urinary Leg Bags AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI The infographic flier on page 5 of this PDF can be printed and posted in patient care areas, meeting rooms, or nurse stations, to educate clinicians, residents, and their families on pro…

1099. Central Venous Catheter Maintenance
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-maintenance.pptx
      April 01, 2022 - Central Venous Catheter Maintenance Central Venous Catheter Maintenance Maintaining Awareness and Proper Care of Catheters in Place AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0019 April 2022 1 Step 2. Maintenance Disrupting the Life Cycle of a Catheter Device1…

1100. The How-To’s of Hand Hygiene | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/infection-prevention/hand-hygiene/hand-hygiene-slides.html
      March 01, 2017 - The How-To’s of Hand Hygiene AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Slide 1: The How-To's of Hand Hygiene Training Module 1 Slide 2: Objectives Upon completion of this training module, long-term care staff will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of— Why hand hygiene is so imp…