Infections & Organisms: Influenza (Flu)

Infection Prevention Quick Guide: Safe Transport and Admissions/Readmissions

The Infection Prevention Quick Guide for Safe Transporting and Admissions/Readmissions is a checklist created by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). It contains essential information and questions to ask associated with infection prevention and control when transporting a patient to or from a facility or admission/readmission to a healthcare facility.

IPC Foundation Level

English

Print Resources

Checklist

Nonclinical/Indirect Healthcare Personnel

Clinical/Direct Healthcare Personnel

Infection Preventionist

EMS

All Settings

Cleaning & Disinfection

Enhanced Barrier Precautions

Hand Hygiene

Inter-/Intra-Facility Patient Transfer

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Standard Precautions

Transmission-Based Precautions

Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)

Select Pathogens of Public Health Concern

Influenza

COVID-19

Fungal Infections

Gastrointestinal Infections

Parasites

Respiratory Infections

Infection Prevention Quick Guide: Linen Management

The Infection Prevention Quick Guide for Linen Management was a checklist developed by the Virginia Department of Health. The guide contains essential information for managing laundry, linens and textiles in a safe manner to ensure transmission of pathogens does not occur within a healthcare facility.

IPC Foundation Level

English

Print Resources

Nonclinical/Indirect Healthcare Personnel

Clinical/Direct Healthcare Personnel

Infection Preventionist

All Settings

Hand Hygiene

Cleaning & Disinfection

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)

Standard Precautions

Transmission-Based Precautions

Linen Management

Bloodborne Pathogens

COVID-19

Fungal Infections

Gastrointestinal Infections

Influenza

Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)

Parasites

Respiratory Infections

Select Pathogens of Public Health Concern

Influenza Essentials

Influenza Essentials is an infection prevention rapid resource infographic that provides important information about seasonal flu to patients, residents and family members. This infographic is also appropriate for reference for non-clinical healthcare workers and establishes basic information for more in-depth focus for clinical healthcare workers.

IPC Essentials

English

Print Resources

QR Codes

Downloadable

Checklist

Graphics

Patients, Family, Unpaid Caregivers, Visitors

Nonclinical/Indirect Healthcare Personnel

All Settings

Hand Hygiene

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Vaccination

Flu transmission, stay home when you are sick, cough etiquette

Influenza

Respiratory Infections

Infection Control Actions for Respiratory Viruses

This is a 2-paged infographic that shows how respiratory viruses are transmitted, how masks and respirators reduce risk and how hand hygiene and disinfecting surfaces are other behaviors that reduce risk

1 – Essentials
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Adult Day Care
All settings
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Ambulatory Surgery
Any Practice Setting
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Behavioral Health Facilities
CDC
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Dental
Department of Health
Dialysis
Downloadable
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Free
Hand Hygiene
Home Health
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Mobile Clinic
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Print Resources
Respiratory Infections
Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions

Pneumonia (part of SHEA Prevention CHKC)

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

Intermediate
ABIM-MOC
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
CME
CNE
COVID-19
English
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Paid
Respiratory Infections
SHEA
Ventilator
Ventilator-associated events (VAE), including pneumonia (VAP)
Video

Precautions and PPE Module (part of SHEA Prevention CHKC)

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).

Foundational
ABIM-MOC
Any Practice Setting
Bloodborne Pathogens
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
CME
CNE
COVID-19
English
Gastrointestinal Infections
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Injection Safety
Interactive
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Paid
Patient and Family Engagement
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Respiratory Infections
SHEA
Slideshow
Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)
Video

Occupational Health Module (part of SHEA Prevention CHKC)

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;

Foundational
ABIM-MOC
Any Practice Setting
Bloodborne Pathogens
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
CME
CNE
COVID-19
Downloadable
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Gastrointestinal Infections
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Injection Safety
Interactive
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Paid
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Respiratory Infections
Select pathogens of public health concern
SHEA
Slideshow
Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)
Vaccination
Video

Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

This manual provides current guidelines for those directly involved in surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD), especially personnel at the local health departments. For each of the vaccine-preventable diseases, this manual includes a chapter describing the importance of rapid case identification; the importance of surveillance; disease reduction goals; case definitions (including clinical description and case classifications); epidemiologically important data to be collected during case investigation; activities for enhancing surveillance; activities for case investigation; and activities for outbreak control.

 

Intermediate
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Bloodborne Pathogens
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Department of Health
Downloadable
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Outbreak Investigation
Pediatric / NICU
Print Resources
Respiratory Infections
Select pathogens of public health concern
Surveillance
Vaccination

Respiratory Protection eTool

This is a website with an interactive “e-tool” to allow users to select appropriate respirators and to develop a change schedule for cartridges.

Intermediate
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Department of Health
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Interactive
Mobile Clinic
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
OSHA
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Regulatory Compliance
Respiratory Infections
Risk Assessment
Select pathogens of public health concern
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)

Respiratory Infection Control: Respirators Versus Surgical Masks

This is a 2-paged fact sheet comparing surgical masks with respirators. This document was created before the COVID-19 pandemic, and no reference is made to the use for SARS-CoV2.

Essentials
Any Practice Setting
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions
Free
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
OSHA
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Respiratory Infections
Select pathogens of public health concern
Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)