Education & Training Resource Library

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Norovirus Essentials

This plain language infographic covers the essential information on Norovirus. This is appropriate for nonclinical healthcare workers, patients, residents, or anyone wanting a refresher on core norovirus information. or more resources in this collection copy the following link: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/haiar/education-training/infection-prevention-rapid-resources/

1 - Essentials

Any Practice Setting

English

Free

Gastrointestinal Infections

Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel

Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers

Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)

Print Resources

VDH

Surgical Site Infection 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 strategies to reduce incidence of surgical site infections in healthcare facilities.

2 - Foundational

ABIM-MOC

Acute Care Hospital

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

Ambulatory Surgery

Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel

CME

CNE

English

Infection Preventionists

Paid

Pediatric / NICU

SHEA

Surgical site infections (SSI)

Video

C. difficile 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 strategies to reduce incidence of C. difficile infections in healthcare facilities.

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

Clostridioides difficile

CME

CNE

English

Gastrointestinal Infections

Hand Hygiene

Infection Preventionists

Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

Paid

Pediatric / NICU

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

SHEA

Standard Precautions

Video

MRSA and MDROs 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 strategies to reduce incidence and prevalence of MRSA and MDROs in healthcare facilities.

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

Hand Hygiene

Infection Preventionists

Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)

Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

Paid

Pediatric / NICU

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

SHEA

Standard Precautions

Video

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CDC Studies Microbial Ecology to Protect People from Infections

This infographic uses an eye catching design and plain language "to better understand how germs influence health, keep balanced microbiomes, and protect people from infection." For more resources in this collection copy the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/resources/fact-sheets.html

1 - Essentials

Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship

Any Practice Setting

CDC

English

Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel

Patient and Family Engagement

Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers

Print Resources

Building Public Health Capacity for Antimicrobial Resistance

This two page resource is a deeper dive into the public health capacity for antimicrobial resistance. This resource is best for clinical and public health staff that already possess an intermediate or advanced level of IPC knowledge. For more resources in this collection copy the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/resources/fact-sheets.html

3 - Intermediate

Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship

CDC

Department of Health

English

Free

Infection Preventionists

Print Resources

Antibiotic Resistance: 5 Things To Know

This education sheet focuses on five main things to know about antibiotic resistance. "Antibiotic resistance (AR) is one of the most urgent threats to public health." For more resources in this collection copy the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/resources/fact-sheets.html

1 - Essentials

Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship

Any Practice Setting

CDC

Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel

English

Free

Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel

Patient and Family Engagement

Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers

Print Resources

How Antibiotic Resistance Moves Directly Germ to Germ

This infographic uses a simple diagrams and plain language to describe types of mobile genetic elements that lead to antimicrobial resistance. Transposons can move from chromosomes (which carry all the genes essential for germ survival) to plasmids and back. For more resources in this collection copy the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/resources/fact-sheets.html

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

This infographic uses a simple cell diagram and plain language to describe types of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms. "Germs change the antibiotic’s target so the drug can no longer fit and do its job." For more resources in this collection copy the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/resources/fact-sheets.html

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

This infographic uses plain language to describe how antibiotic resistance spreads. "Antibiotics kill germs that cause infections. But antibiotic-resistant germs find ways to survive". For more resources in this collection copy the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/resources/fact-sheets.html

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

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