MRSA and MDROs Module (part of SHEA Prevention CHKC)

2 – Foundational
ABIM-MOC
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
CME
CNE
English
Paid
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
SHEA
Standard Precautions
Video

How Antibiotic Resistance Moves Directly Germ to Germ

3 – Intermediate
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Any Practice Setting
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Print Resources

How Bacteria and Fungi Fight Back Against Antibiotics

2 – Foundational
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Any Practice Setting
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Print Resources

How Antibiotic Resistance Spreads

1 – Essentials
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Any Practice Setting
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
English
Free
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Print Resources

Health Equity and Antimicrobial Resistance

This 2-page fact sheet explores CDC strategies for addressing antimicrobial resistance health equity and compares health equity opportunities of healthcare associated MDROs.
Many risks for antimicrobial resistant infections are tied to social determinants of health (SDoH) – where you live, environmental exposures, how often you engage with health care, quality of care received, and socioeconomic and other factors that contribute to disparities in health outcomes.
2 – Foundational
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Any Practice Setting
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
English
Free
Health Equity
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Print Resources

Contact Precautions Featuring Acinetobacter (video)

This 3:45 minute video is very engaging as it demonstrates the importance of compliance with Contact Precautions in preventing the spread of microorganisms by both direct and indirect contact. With an entertaining portrayal of Acinetobacter as though it were a human, the elements of contact precautions and the need to remind each other so that all workers comply with the elements are shown with clarity.

2 – Foundational
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Closed Captioning
English
Free
Hand Hygiene
Home Health
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
VDH
Video

Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) – Pocket Guide

This guide can be printed and folded (per directions) to form a small pocket-sized guide to explain how and when to use enhanced barrier precautions.

Foundational
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Free
Graphics
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Patient and Family Engagement
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Standard Precautions

Multi-drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) are a Threat to Our Residents

This is a poster that can be used in long term care facilities to explain the reasons for and elements of using enhanced barrier precautions in a facility.

Foundational
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Poster
Print Resources
Standard Precautions

Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP), How We Keep Our Residents Safe – Poster

This is a poster that can be used in long term care facilities to explain the reasons for and elements of using enhanced barrier precautions in a facility.

Essentials
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Patient and Family Engagement
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Poster
Print Resources
Spanish
Standard Precautions

Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes (Video)

This is a 3:35 minute video explaining why enhanced barrier precautions in nursing homes can reduce colonization and infection with MDRO and still allow residents more access to programs and opportunities at the facility It also contrasts enhanced barrier precautions with contact precautions.

Intermediate
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
CDC
Central Line
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Closed Captioning
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Spanish
Standard Precautions
Urinary Catheter
Ventilator
Video
Wound Care