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Sample Data Sheet (for Legionella sampling)
A one-page data sheet used to record samples taken as a facility conducts a Legionella environmental sampling.
3 - Intermediate
Any Practice Setting
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Outbreak Investigation
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Risk Assessment
Water Management
Pneumonia (part of SHEA Prevention CHKC)
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.
3 - 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
Sampling/Environmental Assessment Videos (for Legionella sampling)
A series of six videos designed to help with the environmental aspects of Legionnaires’ disease outbreak investigations.
3 - Intermediate
Any Practice Setting
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Closed Captioning
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Laboratory Collection and Interpretation
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Risk Assessment
Video
Water Management
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) (part of SHEA Prevention CHKC)
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.
2 - Foundational
ABIM-MOC
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Central Line
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)
CEU
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
CME
English
Home Health
Infection Preventionists
Interactive
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Paid
Pediatric / NICU
SHEA
Slideshow
Video
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) (part of SHEA Prevention CHKC)
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.
2 - Foundational
ABIM-MOC
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Adult Day Care
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Behavioral Health Facilities
CEU
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
CME
English
Hand Hygiene
Home Health
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Interactive
Laboratory Collection and Interpretation
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Paid
Patient and Family Engagement
SHEA
Slideshow
Urinary Catheter
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) & Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
Video
Toolkit for Controlling Legionella in Common Sources of Exposure
A Legionella control toolkit for common sources of exposure
3 - Intermediate
Any Practice Setting
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Outbreak Investigation
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Quality Improvement
Risk Assessment
Water Management
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) – Pocket Guide
Guide that can be printed and folded (per directions) to form a small pocket-sized guide to explain how and when to use enhanced barrier precautions.
2 - 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
Developing a Water Management Program to Reduce Legionella Growth & Spread in Buildings
A toolkit designed to help a facility develop and implement a water management program to reduce a building’s risk for growing and spreading Legionella.
3 - Intermediate
Any Practice Setting
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Print Resources
Quality Improvement
Water Management
Multi-drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) are a Threat to Our Residents
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.
2 - 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
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; also available in Spanish.
1 - 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
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Last Updated: March 14, 2024