Infections & Organisms: Tuberculosis (TB)

Respiratory Protection in the Workplace – Respirator Fit Testing

This is a 21-page presentation that explains how to set up a respiratory protection training program, what the OSHA requirements for a Respiratory Protection Program (RPP) are; how to don and doff a respirator and how to conduct a respirator fit testing program. It also addresses how the Virginia standards support the OSHA requirements.

2 – Foundational
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
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Dental
Department of Health
Dialysis
Downloadable
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Free
Home Health
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Mobile Clinic
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Regulatory Compliance
Respiratory Infections
Slideshow
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)
VDH
Virginia

N95 Respiratory Protection Training (with audio for annual training)

This is a 15-page presentation with audio recording that explains how to set up a respiratory protection training program, what the OSHA requirements for a Respiratory Protection Program (RPP) are; how to don and doff a respirator and how to conduct a respirator fit testing program.

3 – Intermediate
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
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Dental
Department of Health
Dialysis
Downloadable
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Free
Home Health
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Mobile Clinic
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Regulatory Compliance
Respiratory Infections
Select pathogens of public health concern
Slideshow
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)
VDH

Written Respiratory Protection Plan Template

This document was prepared by the Virginia Department of Health to serve as a template for medical offices/organizations where respirators are used to develop and implement their written respiratory protection program as required by the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). Throughout the template, there are technical and editorial notes that do not need to be retained but are meant to guide individualizing the plan. It includes the following appendices: 1) list of employees using respirators; 2) Medical questionnaire; 3) Work factors for respirator use; 4) Medical recommendation for respirator use; 5) Respirator Fit-test record; 6) Information for employees using respirators when not required under the OSHA standard; 7) References.

3 – Intermediate
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Adult Day Care
Air Quality
All settings
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Ambulatory Surgery
Any Practice Setting
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
Behavioral Health Facilities
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Dental
Department of Health
Dialysis
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Free
Home Health
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Mobile Clinic
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Regulatory Compliance
Respiratory Infections
Select pathogens of public health concern
Template
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)
VDH

Infection Prevention Quick Guide: Airborne Precautions

This is a single page information sheet or poster that outlines the elements and requirements for airborne precautions in the long term care setting. It has a second page to aid in how to communicate about the precautions to residents and to healthcare workers and has a link to additional resources.

2 – Foundational
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Checklist
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Inter-/Intra-Facility Patient Transfer
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Patient and Family Engagement
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Respiratory Infections
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)
VDH

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

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)

Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit

This is a 96 page toolkit developed by CDC, OSHA , NIOSH to assist hospitals in developing and implementing effective respiratory protection programs, with an emphasis on diseases that can be spread to healthcare personnel by aerosol transmission.

Intermediate
Air Quality
Any Practice Setting
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions
Free
Fungal Infections
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Regulatory Compliance
Respiratory Infections
Risk Assessment
Select pathogens of public health concern
Standard Precautions
Toolkit
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)

New Employee Orientation – Principles and Practice of Infection Prevention

This is a 1 hour, 20 minute video presentation that can be used to orient new employees to the principles and practice of infection prevention. Slides used in the presentation are available at:
https://spice.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IP-Orientation-toolkit-slides-for-toolkit-1.pdf

CDC 

IPC Essentials Level 

English 

Video

Slideshow

Downloadable 

Nonclinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel 

Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel 

Infection Preventionist 

Behavioral Health Facilities 

Adult Day Care 

Assisted Living Facility (ALF) 

Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 

Home Health 

Dialysis 

Hospice & Palliative Care 

Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care 

Acute Care Rehabilitation Hospital or Long-term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH) 

Acute Care Hospital 

Pediatric/NICU 

Hand Hygiene

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Standard Precautions

Transmission-Based Precautions

Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)

Cleaning & Disinfection

Injection Safety

Bloodborne Pathogens

Respiratory Infections

Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)

Tuberculosis

Influenza

COVID-19