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N95 Respiratory Fit Testing Train-The-Trainer Resources and Information (Website)
A website that serves as a hub for facilities to plan respiratory fit testing or evaluate their current program.
3 - Intermediate
Any Practice Setting
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Closed Captioning
Downloadable
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Facilitator Guide
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Regulatory Compliance
Slideshow
Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
VDH
N95 Respiratory Protection Training
A presentation explaining how to set up a respiratory protection training program, including OSHA requirements.
3 - Intermediate
Any Practice Setting
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Facilitator Guide
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Regulatory Compliance
Respiratory Infections
Slideshow
Transmission-Based Precautions
VDH
Respiratory Protection in the Workplace – Respirator Fit Testing
A presentation explaining how to set up a respiratory protection training program, including OSHA requirements.
2 - Foundational
Any Practice Setting
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Downloadable
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Regulatory Compliance
Respiratory Infections
Slideshow
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)
VDH
Virginia
N95 Respiratory Protection Training (with audio for annual training)
A 15-page presentation with audio recording that explains how to set up a respiratory protection training program.
3 - Intermediate
Any Practice Setting
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Downloadable
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Regulatory Compliance
Respiratory Infections
Select pathogens of public health concern
Slideshow
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)
VDH
Written Respiratory Protection Plan Template
A template for medical offices/organizations where respirators are used to develop and implement their written respiratory protection program as required by the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134).
3 - Intermediate
Air Quality
Any Practice Setting
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Regulatory Compliance
Respiratory Infections
Select pathogens of public health concern
Template
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)
VDH
Legionella Prevention & Control Webinar
A webinar intended for infection preventionists in Virginia, that provides information that can be valuable to infection preventionists in other states.
2 - Foundational
Any Practice Setting
Closed Captioning
Construction
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Outbreak Investigation
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Regulatory Compliance
Respiratory Infections
Surveillance
VCU Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center (VIPTC)
Video
Virginia
Water Management
Webinar (Pre-recorded)
Hemodialysis station routine disinfection observations – Audit tool
A tool for observing how a dialysis station is disinfected in the hemodialysis setting.
2 - Foundational
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Checklist
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Data Analysis
Dialysis
Downloadable
English
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Print Resources
Quality Improvement
Standard Precautions
Legionella Environmental Assessment Form (LEAF)
A fillable form to help determine whether to conduct Legionella environmental sampling, and, if so, how to develop a sampling plan.
3 - Intermediate
Any Practice Setting
Auditing / Observation / Monitoring / Assessment Tools
CDC
Checklist
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Construction
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Print Resources
Quality Improvement
Respiratory Infections
Risk Assessment
Select pathogens of public health concern
Water Management
Infection Control Actions for Respiratory Viruses
An infographic that shows how respiratory viruses are transmitted, how masks and respirators reduce risk and how hand hygiene and disinfecting surfaces are other behaviors that reduce risk.
1 - Essentials
Any Practice Setting
CDC
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Downloadable
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Free
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Print Resources
Respiratory Infections
Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
VDH Environmental Checklist
A checklist of environmental cleaning procedure
2 - Foundational
Any Practice Setting
Checklist
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Downloadable
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Spreadsheet
Standard Precautions
VDH