This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It focuses on best practices for preventing and detecting pneumonias. It provides the learner with an overview of when to use different options for respiratory support, and how to differentiate the different types of pneumonia.
Legionella
This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It focuses on best practices for preventing CLABSIs. It provides the learner with the tools and information to recognize appropriate indications for using central lines, and to describe proper care of catheters. It explains the framework of the CLABSI definition, but the definition is not as thorough or precise as the NHSN definition.
This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It focuses on best practices for preventing CAUTIs. It provides the learner with the tools and information to recognize appropriate indications for indwelling urinary catheters, to describe proper care of catheters, and to prioritize indwelling urinary catheters.
This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It defines when and how to use standard and transmission-based isolation precautions, and outlines appropriate use of contact, droplet, and airborne infection isolation. It also provides instruction on correct technique for donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE).
This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It focuses on the importance of antibiotic stewardship programs in acute care hospitals and promotes engagement from frontline personnel. It provides the learner with the tools and information to optimize the use of antibiotic and infectious diagnostic testing and reviews potential unintended consequences of antibiotic use and inappropriate infectious diagnostic testing and the role of antibiotic stewardship programs.
This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It focuses on infection control practices in the context of occupational health, such as decreasing the risk of colonization in healthcare personnel, keeping healthcare personnel healthy, and preventing transmission between healthcare personnel and their patients.
Bloodborne Pathogens;Respiratory Infections;COVID-19;Influenza;Select Pathogens of Public Health Concern;Gastrointestinal Infections;Tuberculosis ;Norovirus, Meningitis, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella,Pertussis;
This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It delineates cleaning and disinfection responsibilities for clinical staff and for housekeeping/environmental services department works. It describes how non-critical, semi-critical, and critical equipment are classified (Spaulding criteria) and how cleaning and disinfection tasks differ for the different levels.
