Education & Training Resource Library

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My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene; Setting Specific Posters

The World Health Organization’s “My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene” posters offer reminders to fit many different healthcare settings (e.g. dental, dialysis, pediatric) The posters also focus on hand hygiene around high risk activities like caring for a patient with a urinary catheter, an endotracheal tube, a central line or post operative wound.

1 - Essentials

Acute Care Hospital

Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)

Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care

Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel

Dental

Dialysis

Downloadable

English

Free

Hand Hygiene

Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel

Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

Pediatric / NICU

Print Resources

WHO

Staying Safe in the Splash Zone

The animated short video (4 min) demonatrates that the splash zone is a dangerous space for microbial growth and contamination. Learn more about how water and pipes act as reservoirs for microbes and infection prevention best practices for splash zone areas.

1 - Essentials

Any Practice Setting

Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel

English

Free

Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel

Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)

VCU Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center (VIPTC)

Video

Water Management

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Image.

Project Firstline Training Toolkit for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)

This toolkit offers comprehensive training materials for certified nursing assitants (CNA) at LHDs, covering new staff orientations, in-services, and various training formats including recorded webinars, interactive presentations using slides and scripts, and integrating key messages into existing trainings. It includes 8 modules for CNA training, each designed for 30 minutes of content with optional post-training discussions, featuring prompt questions throughout to engage participants.

3 - Intermediate

Activity Included

Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)

CDC

Cleaning and Disinfection

Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel

Downloadable

English

Facilitator Guide

Free

Infection Preventionists

Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)

Post-Training Support Materials

Print Resources

Slideshow

Spanish

Standard Precautions

Toolkit

Urinary Catheter

Webinar (Pre-recorded)

EMS Infectious Disease Playbook Version 2.0

This playbook covers infection prevention topics with resources specifically targeted for emergency medical services (EMS) agencies.

2 - Foundational

Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel

Downloadable

Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Emergency Preparedness & Operations

English

Free

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Post-Training Support Materials

Print Resources

Standard Precautions

Transmission-Based Precautions

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Norovirus Essentials

This plain language infographic covers the essential information on Norovirus. This is appropriate for nonclinical healthcare workers, patients, residents, or anyone wanting a refresher on core norovirus information. or more resources in this collection copy the following link: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/haiar/education-training/infection-prevention-rapid-resources/

1 - Essentials

Any Practice Setting

English

Free

Gastrointestinal Infections

Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel

Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers

Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)

Print Resources

VDH

Surgical Site Infection Module (part of SHEA Prevention CHKC)

This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It focuses on strategies to reduce incidence of surgical site infections in healthcare facilities.

2 - Foundational

ABIM-MOC

Acute Care Hospital

Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)

Ambulatory Surgery

Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel

CME

CNE

English

Infection Preventionists

Paid

Pediatric / NICU

SHEA

Surgical site infections (SSI)

Video

C. difficile Module (part of SHEA Prevention CHKC)

This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It focuses on strategies to reduce incidence of C. difficile infections in healthcare facilities.

2 - Foundational

ABIM-MOC

Acute Care Hospital

Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)

Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship

Cleaning and Disinfection

Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel

Clostridioides difficile

CME

CNE

English

Gastrointestinal Infections

Hand Hygiene

Infection Preventionists

Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

Paid

Pediatric / NICU

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

SHEA

Standard Precautions

Video

MRSA and MDROs Module (part of SHEA Prevention CHKC)

This is a module that is part of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Course (Course in Healthcare Associated Knowledge and Control). It focuses on strategies to reduce incidence and prevalence of MRSA and MDROs in healthcare facilities.

2 - Foundational

ABIM-MOC

Acute Care Hospital

Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)

Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship

Cleaning and Disinfection

Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel

CME

CNE

English

Hand Hygiene

Infection Preventionists

Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)

Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

Paid

Pediatric / NICU

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

SHEA

Standard Precautions

Video

CDC Studies Microbial Ecology to Protect People from Infections

This infographic uses an eye catching design and plain language "to better understand how germs influence health, keep balanced microbiomes, and protect people from infection." For more resources in this collection copy the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/resources/fact-sheets.html

1 - Essentials

Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship

Any Practice Setting

CDC

English

Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel

Patient and Family Engagement

Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers

Print Resources

Building Public Health Capacity for Antimicrobial Resistance

This two page resource is a deeper dive into the public health capacity for antimicrobial resistance. This resource is best for clinical and public health staff that already possess an intermediate or advanced level of IPC knowledge. For more resources in this collection copy the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/resources/fact-sheets.html

3 - Intermediate

Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship

CDC

Department of Health

English

Free

Infection Preventionists

Print Resources

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Last Updated: March 14, 2024