Resources: Non-Acute Settings & Allied Health Professions Students
A collection of no-cost training resources and materials on topics of importance to non-acute settings and allied health professions students. Topics will supplement currently posted materials and also cover topics not otherwise addressed.
- COVID-19
- Standard Precautions
- Antibiotic Stewardship
- Other Topics
Resources
- CDC and Infectious Disease Society of America – COVID-19 Real-Time Learning Network A curated repository of clinical guidance, emerging research, and practice management tools to support clinicians of all backgrounds. With funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and guidance from a multidisciplinary Advisory Group, this site is updated daily with must-have information for clinicians and decision-makers.
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Disinfectants for COVID-19 A searchable list for EPA approved disinfectants that have been deemed as effective against COVID-19.
- NE Public Health Training Center Webinars<.li>
- Health Literacy Response to COVID-19: How do we make sure everyone understands public health information during the time of a crisis?
- Covid-19 and Frontline Workers: Nurses, Doctors, and Essential Personnel (What are some ways employers can protect frontline workers in essential industries from medical, familial and economic hardship related to COVID-19?)
- Vaccination Information from CDC
- https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/invest-in-trust-guide.pdf
- https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/hcp/engaging-patients.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/effectiveness.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/LTCF-residents.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/health-departments/addressing-vaccine-misinformation.html
Hand Hygiene
- CDC – Clean Hands Video
- CDC – Hand Hygiene Recommendations: Guidance for Healthcare Providers about Hand Hygiene and COVID-19
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) – How-to Guide: Improving Hand Hygiene
- National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention – Hand hygiene posters
- APIC – PPE Do’s and Don’ts Education flyers outlining key points on how to properly wear PPE in non—surgical settings.
- CDC – COVID-19 Real-Time Learning Network
- CDC – Demonstration of Donning (Putting On) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- CDC – Demonstration of Doffing (Taking Off) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Harwood COVID trainings for Direct care Staff and Long Term Care Staff
- Minnesota Department of Health – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Standard Precautions
- CDC – Infection Prevention during Blood Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration
- CDC – Injection Safety CDCs guide and recommendations for Safe injection practices. The Guide for Safe Injection Practices are part of Standard Precautions and are aimed at maintaining basic levels of patient safety and provider protections.
- CDC – Safe Injection Practices
- CDC – Safe Injection Practices: One & Only Campaign Public health effort to eliminate unsafe medical injections.
- CDC – Sharps disposal
- NIOSH – Home Health Care Workers: How to Prevent Needlestick and Sharps Injuries
- OSHA – Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention
- CDC – Considerations for Community-Based Organizations
- CDC – Disinfection and Sterilization
- CDC – Environmental Infection Control Guidelines
- CDC – Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette in Healthcare Settings
- Minnesota Department of Health – Cover Your Cough Posters for informing staff and patients on precautions for respiratory hygiene.
- National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention – Respiratory Etiquette posters
- American Dental Association – Antibiotic Stewardship
- AHRQ Resources
- CDC – Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship
- CDC – Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes – Adapts the CDC Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship into practical ways to initiate or expand antibiotic stewardship activities in nursing homes.
- CDC – Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship – Provides a framework for antibiotic stewardship for outpatient clinicians and facilities that routinely provide antibiotic treatment.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) – Exploring Antibiotics and their Role in Fighting Bacterial Infections
- The Joint Commission – Antimicrobial Stewardship
- World Health Organization – This practical guide describes some commonly used stewardship interventions, which promote the optimal use of antimicrobials at health care facilities:
Healthcare Associated Infections
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- AHRQ Resources – AHRQ has research, tools, programs and resources on HAIs and how clinicians can prevent or reduce them.
- APIC – The APIC homepage is a great first stop for all things infection prevention and control.
- CDC – Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care
- National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Self-paced Interactive Trainings – Training courses that are self-paced and computer-based. The online courses provide instructional slides with detailed graphics, screen shots with step-by-step examples of form completion for instructional purposes, practice questions, and case study examples. Hyperlinks to the forms, protocols and NHSN manual are available throughout the course and available for printing if needed.
- NIH – A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Updates – Evidence-based, practical recommendations for acute care hospitals for the prevention of common HAIs.
- The Joint Commission – Infection Prevention and Control Resources
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – HAI National Action Plan – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) nation-wide action plan to prevent the development and spread of healthcare associated infections.
- Maine Infection Prevention Academy Elective Trainings
- OSHA – Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention
- Sepsis Alliance – Educational resources for providers, patients and families, including webinars and fact sheets.