The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Acute Care Hospital Toolkit explains the four moments of antibiotic decision making and has tools to support their implementation and improve prescribing.
Health and safety
Displaying 1 - 25 of 88In the FALL 2017 Prevention Strategist, the authors state: “In spite of an increasing focus on SSI reduction efforts and overall lower infection rates, the stakes remain high for all patients having surgery.
CDC. Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2019.
CDC fact sheets and graphics about antibiotic resistance.
Premier Safety Institute antimicrobial stewardship combating antibiotic resistance.
To help standardize and improve infection prevention practices.
Highlights the six ways to stop the spread of infection.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shares best practices guidance on the timing and spacing of immunobiologics from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
CDC guidelines (PDF) for isolation precautions in health care facilities. Includes personal protective equipment guidelines
CDC recommendations for the prevention and control of infectious diseases that are associated with healthcare environments.
To help outpatient oncology centers prevent infections in cancer patients.
The top CDC recommendations to prevent health care-associated infections in hospitals and other health care settings.
Guidelines for providers; patient empowerment materials; latest technological advances in hand hygiene adherence measurement; FAQs and links to promotional and educational tools.
Supplements to Hand Hygiene & Other Standard Precautions to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
A list of safe injection practices and recommendations from the CDC to prevent the transmission of infectious agents.
Go-to resource for infection prevention and control in long term care facilities. It includes fact sheets, guidelines, tool kits, checklists regarding clinical staff, residents, prevention tools and links to numerous websites.
CDC outline of drug-resistant threats to the United States, based on level of concern: urgent, serious, and concerning
CDC point of care devices, including: information and links to info from The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Federal Drug Administration; FAQs about cleaning and disinfecting meters; references for outbreak examples<
Infection Prevention Toolkits for a variety of healthcare settings including several environmental cleaning evaluation tools.
Information about antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance
This training course for all healthcare professionals is accessible in four sections. The first section is available now with additional content released later in the year. Up to eight hours of continuing education are offered.
Archived and upcoming webinars offered by the CDC and clinical partners to improve patient safety. Free CE credit offered.
In this report, HAIs are identified as a preventable public health threat. The report uses recent data from CDC surveillance systems to track U.S. progress in seven public health areas including healthcare-associated infections.
Scientists and experts from across the CDC have put their expertise and know-how into developing a realistic, exciting app/game that turns your mobile tablet into its own version of CSI.