Healthcare Infections News Posts
StAT Learning Series: Universal PPE Best Practices & Role of a Trained Observer
Universal PPE Best Practices & Role of a Trained Observer The theory behind personal protective equipment (PPE) is simple, but working in a fast-paced, overburdened environment can cause lapses in protocol and best practices. Access the Centers for Medicare &...
Early Recognition and Management of Sepsis Toolkit for Home Health Care Settings
Superior Health Quality Alliance developed a toolkit to assist home health care organizations to implement critical infection prevention and control measures to improve patient sepsis outcomes. The toolkit includes a training program outline that organizations can...
Project Firstline: Spanish-Language Resources on Infection Control
Project Firstline aims to provide all healthcare workers with the infection control knowledge they need to protect their patients and themselves. To improve access to Project Firstline materials for Spanish-speaking healthcare workers, a selection of content and...
Proper Disinfection and Cleaning: A Key to Infection Control and Prevention
One of the greatest threats to the health of medical professionals, their patients and the public at large is the failure to properly control the spread of infection in clinical settings. Infection control is a top priority for healthcare professionals and...
Great Plains QIN Webinar: Project Firstline – Cleaning is More than a Swiffer and Mr. Clean | December 7
December 7, 2021 | 2:00 p.m. CT This webinar aims to emphasize the importance of adhering to the basics of environmental cleaning and disinfection to promote patient and resident safety, staff wellness, and reduce healthcare acquired infections. Content is geared for...
Connecting the Dots: Antibiotics, Immunizations and Sepsis
Hats, mittens, cough drops and Kleenex become common shopping list items as the winter season approaches. Protection against the cold and supplies to fight a cold seem to be connected. Infections are a growing health concern and the Great Plains Quality Innovation...
C. diff is Estimated to Cause Almost a Half a Million Infections In the U.S. Each Year
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a germ that causes diarrhea and inflammation of the colon. The CDC estimates C. diff impacts almost half a million people in the United States each year and an estimated 29,300 deaths. C. diff is a bacteria spread by microscopic...
Response is Loud and Clear for Infection Prevention Training
Preventing the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious disease will require ongoing infection control training and education. Project Firstline (PFL) is a national infection control and prevention training initiative from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Spread the Word About Sepsis to Help Save Lives
September is Sepsis Awareness Month In a typical year, at least 1.7 million adults in America develop sepsis, nearly 270,000 Americans die as a result of sepsis, and 1 in 3 patients who dies in a hospital has sepsis. Sepsis, or the infection causing sepsis, starts...
Infection Control: Ensuring Safety as Patients and Providers
Every day, patients get infections in health care facilities while they are being treated for something else. These infections can have devastating emotional, financial and medical effects. Worst of all, they can be deadly. The CDC offers resources and tips that can...