Virtual Infection Prevention
Train-the-Trainer Workshops
The CDPH HAI Program and HSAG invite all SNFs to participate in train-the-trainer workshops focused on improving IPC practices to reduce HAIs and infection-related hospitalizations.
Find webinars, checklists, reports, resources, data, and guidance for your facility on COVID-19 and infection control.
Statewide Webinars/Calls
Arizona and California National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) & Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) Tuesday Updates and Office Hours
11:30 a.m.–12 noon, Once monthly
Arizona Post-Acute Care Webinars
2–2:30 p.m., 2nd Monday every month
California COVID-19 Nursing Home (NH) Infection Prevention (IP) Wednesday Webinars
3–4 p.m., 4th Wednesday every month
California Department of Public Health (CDPH)—All Facilities
8‒9 a.m., 2nd Tuesday every month
- Call 844.867.6167; Access code: 7993227
Trainings
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Targeted COVID-19 Training for Frontline NH Staff and Management
- 3 hours for frontline staff
- 4.5 hours for management
- California: CDPH Infection Preventionist Training for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) (More coursework to come later in 2023)
- 14-hour self-paced online course
- Project Firstline Infection Control Training
Infections
COVID-19 Data Trackers
- Arizona COVID-19 Tracker
- California COVID-19 Tracker
- California SNF Data Dashboard
- CDC COVID-19 Data Tracker
- CDC NH COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard
- CMS COVID-19 NH Data
Resources
- CDC―Interim IP and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel (HCP) During COVID-19 (9/23/22)
- Arizona State Guidance—Links to COVID-19 Data and Metrics
- California State Guidance—Links to State Public Health Officer Orders and FAQs
- CDPH—All Facilities Letters
- Clearpol―Search engine for federal, state, and local healthcare regulations and guidance.
- CDC―COVID-19 Materials in Multiple Languages
- CDPH—COVID-19 Surge Readiness LTCF Fact Sheet
- CDPH—COVID-19 Surge Readiness SNF Fact Sheet
Podcasts and On-Demand Quickinars
- CMS QI Voices—It Starts with Your Staff: Stopping the Spread of COVID-19
- CMS QI Voices—Best Practices for Cohorting and Infection Prevention
Treatments and Therapeutics
- COVID-19 Vaccination and Therapeutics in PALTC Toolkit: Resources for Clinicians
- COVID-19 Therapeutics Decision Aid
- FAQ Paxlovid for Treatment of COVID-19
- Hospitalized Adults: Therapeutic Management | COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
- ASPR COVID-19 Treatments: Key Messages for Long-Term Care Facilities
- Flyer for LTFC Staff on Free COVID-19 Treatment | Spanish | Tagalog | Chinese
- Therapeutics Myths and Facts
- FDA—COVID-19, Flu, and RSV
Educational Resources
- CDPH―Preventing the Most Common Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs): UTI, Pneumonia, and C. difficile
- Quality Improvement Organization (QIO)—CDI and Antibiotic Stewardship NH Training Sessions
- CDC―Information for Healthcare Professionals about C. difficile
Tools, Posters, and Videos
HSAG Resources
- Prevent and Manage Infections Safely: C. difficile Probing Questions
- CDI Tracer and Assessment Tool (Post-Acute)
- CDI Stool Collection Algorithm
- Preventing CDIs (Video [4:25])
- Antibiotic Stewardship Implementation Skilled Nursing Facility Assessment
CDC Resource
Tools
- HSAG—Pneumonia Patient Zone Tool: Armenian | English | Spanish
- HSAG—Pneumonia Audit Tool
- CDPH―PPT: Preventing Respiratory Infections in SNFs
Pneumonia Bundle
- Pneumonia Action Plan
- Pneumonia Bundle | Risk and Action Tool
- Pneumonia Signs and Symptoms Assessment
- Pneumonia Prevention Bundle
- Pneumonia Risk Factors
Educational Resources
- CDC—Pneumonia Causes, Risk Factors, Management, and Prevention
- CDC—Pneumococcal Vaccination Recommendations
Preventing Pneumonia in SNFs Training
Educational Resources
Tools and Posters
HSAG Resources
- Sepsis Risk Factors
- Sepsis Bundle | Risk Factors and Action Tool
- Sepsis Action Plan
- Sepsis Prevention PPT
- Nursing Home Sepsis Toolkit (care pathway, screening tool, SBAR, transfer form)
- Nursing Home Sepsis Gap Analysis
- Sepsis Patient Zone Tool (English)
CDC Resources
- Poster: Protect Your Residents from Sepsis (for LTC CNAs)
- Poster: Protect Your Residents from Sepsis (for LTC nurses)
Betsy Lehman Center Resource
Tools and Posters
HSAG Tools
- UTI Patient Zone Tool: English | Spanish
- LTC CAUTI Audit Tool
- UTI Audit Tool
HSAG UTI Prevention Bundle
- UTI Bundle Risk and Action Tool
- UTI Nursing Signs and Symptoms Assessment
- UTI Prevention Bundle Poster
- UTI Risk Assessment
- UTI Action Plan
- Myths Diagnosis UTIs
APIC
Preventing UTIs in SNFs Training
- Part 1: Refresher of UTI pathophysiology, review UTI etiology, discuss pathogens, and review types of UTIs.
- Part 2: Review the evidence-based clinical practices shown to prevent UTIs and CAUTIs, discuss strategies to reduce healthcare-associated UTIs and treatment of UTIs.
- Part 3: Describe the risk of healthcare-associated UTIs in SNFs, discuss strategies to reduce healthcare-associated CAUTIs, and discuss adherence monitoring and feedback.
- Part 4: Review the HSAG UTI Prevention Bundle and Change Package and the HSAG CAUTI Audit Tool.
Prevention Interventions
CDC Resources
- Continuing Education Webinar: Implementation and Use of Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes (November 15, 2022)
- Pre-Implementation Tool: Enhanced Barrier Precautions
- Observations Tool: Enhanced Barrier Precautions Implementation
- Observations Tool Summary Spreadsheet
- Enhanced Barrier Precautions Letter to Nursing Home Leadership
Educational Resources
- CDC―Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for NHs
- AHRQ―Toolkit to Improve Antibiotic Use in LTC
- QIO―CDI and Antibiotic Stewardship NH Training Sessions
Tools, Posters, and Videos
Hand Hygiene
- HSAG―Hand Hygiene/Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Monitoring Tool
- CDPH―Hand Hygiene Adherence Monitoring Tool
- CDC―Training: Hand Hygiene, Glove Use, and Preventing Transmission of C. difficile
- HSAG―Resident Pledge for Clean Hands: English | Spanish
PPE
- HSAG―Hand Hygiene/PPE Monitoring Tool
- CDPH―Source Control and Respiratory Hygiene Adherence Monitoring Tool
- CDC―PPE Guidance to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs)
- CDC―PPE Donning and Doffing Poster
Oral Care
- CDPH Project Firstline—Let’s Chew on This: IP Practices while Providing Oral Care and Feeding Residents
- CDPH Resources
- Environmental Cleaning Resources
- Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Adherence Monitoring Tool
- Fluorescent Marker Adherence Monitoring Tool
- Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Responsibility Assessment
- CDC―Environmental Checklist for Monitoring Terminal Cleaning
- HSAG―Environmental Services (EVS) Checklist for the Containment of CDI
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)―About List N: Disinfectants for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
QIO Events
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