Protecting the health of Rhode Islanders and the sustainability of our healthcare system
Resources, including tools, guidelines and educational content, related to the prevention of healthcare-acquired infections and the promotion of antimicrobial stewardship are widely available from many trusted partners. In order to facilitate access to these resources we have provided direct links to available content, organized by healthcare setting and topic.
This site is currently under development. We welcome your feedback on the currently available resources as well as suggestions for additional content. If you would like to provide feedback, please email Emily Cooper at ecooper@healthcentricadvisors.org.
About the Coalition
The HAI Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship Coalition is a statewide initiative focused on protecting the health of Rhode Islanders and the sustainability of our healthcare system. This coalition includes partners from across healthcare settings and disciplines to improve communication and promote collaboration.
For more information or to be added to our mailing list, please contact Emily Cooper at ecooper@healthcentricadvisors.org.
- When:Tuesday, October 30, 2018 from 8:00AM to 12:00PM
- Location: Radisson Hotel, Warwick Rhode Island 2081 Post Rd Warwick, RI 02886
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Introduction to Statistics and Epidemiology in Infection Prevention
Presented by the Rhode Island HAI Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship Coalition
This FREE series aims to:
- Provide introductory lessons in statistics and epidemiology related to infection prevention
- Assist in the interpretation of facility-level data reports related to infection prevention
Learn More:
- PowerPoint Instructions
- Dear New Resident Letter
- Know When Antibiotics Work for Nurses: PowerPoint Presentation
- Know When Antibiotics Work for Residents: PowerPoint Presentation
- Choosing Wisely: Antibiotics for People with Catheters
- Choosing Wisely: Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infections in Older People
- CDC Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answer: English or Spanish
- Meeting Agenda
- Meeting Presentation Slides
- HAI Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship Leadership and Policy Committee: Federal Perspective Video
- Watch the full video playlist
Information for Everyone
This section includes general information that may be helpful to providers, stakeholders and consumers across healthcare settings.
Introduction to Statistics and Epidemiology in Infection Prevention
Presented by the Rhode Island HAI Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship Coalition
This FREE series aims to:
- Provide introductory lessons in statistics and epidemiology related to infection prevention
- Assist in the interpretation of facility-level data reports related to infection prevention
Learn More:
- Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answer Trifold
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Antibiotics for People with Catheters
- Choosing Wisely An initiative of the ABIM Foundation
- Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infections in Older People
- Choosing Wisely An initiative of the ABIM Foundation
- Antimicrobial Guide: Empiric Therapy & Treatment Recommendations For Adult Patients (2016-2017)
- University of Rhode Island
- Antimicrobial Treatment Pathways
- University of Rhode Island
- ASHP Statement on the Pharmacist’s Role in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
- Infection Management & Antibiotic Stewardship
- University of North Carolina, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
- Know When Antbiotics Work: Nurse Presentation
- University of Rhode Island
- Know When Antbiotics Work: Resident Presentation
- University of Rhode Island
- Policy Statement on Antimicrobial Stewardship by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 33, No. 4, Special Topic Issue: Antimicrobial Stewardship (April 2012)
- Safe Medicine Disposal Card
- New England QIN-QIO
- Guidelines for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (2009)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Streamlined Evidence-Based RN Tool: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention
- American Nurses Association
- Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections (2011)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults: 2010 Update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 31, No. 5 (May 2010)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 66, Issue 7, 19 March 2018, Pages e1–e48
- Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Adults and Children
- Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2011; 1–38
- Methocillin-resistent Staphococcol Infection Toolkit
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guidelines for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Management of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- CDC Injection Safety Educational Materials
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guidelines for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare (2007)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- The One and Only Campaign Educational Resources for Provides and Patients
- The One and Only Campaign
Overuse and misuse of antibiotics has been linked to negative individual and population health outcomes such as an increased incidence of Clostridium difficile infections and an increased prevalence of antibiotic resistant organisms. To address these concerns providers and stakeholders have advocated for the development and expansion of antimicrobial stewardship programs across healthcare settings.
The presentations below review additional concerns related to overuse and misuse of antibiotics that support the development and expansion of antimicrobial stewardship programs.
- Antibiotics Review: Safety and Dosing Considerations
- Antibiotics and Diabetes
- The Perils of Mixing Warfarin & Antibiotics: A Potentially Deadly Combination
Home Health
This section includes information for providers and administrators working for home healthcare providers. It may also be helpful stakeholders and partners that work with home healthcare providers to improve patient care and safety.
- Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answer Trifold
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Antibiotics for People with Catheters
- Choosing Wisely An initiative of the ABIM Foundation
- Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infections in Older People
- Choosing Wisely An initiative of the ABIM Foundation
- Antimicrobial Guide: Empiric Therapy & Treatment Recommendations For Adult Patients (2016-2017)
- University of Rhode Island
- Antimicrobial Treatment Pathways
- University of Rhode Island
- ASHP Statement on the Pharmacist’s Role in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
- Policy Statement on Antimicrobial Stewardshipby the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 33, No. 4, Special Topic Issue: Antimicrobial Stewardship (April 2012)
- Safe Medicine Disposal Card
- New England QIN-QIO
- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Toolkit
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- CAUTI Cost Calculator
- University of Michigan(UM) and the Department of Veterans Affairs Patient Safety Enhancement Program
- Guidelines for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (2009)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Streamlined Evidence-Based RN Tool: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention
- American Nurses Association
- Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections (2011)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults: 2010 Update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 31, No. 5 (May 2010)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 66, Issue 7, 19 March 2018, Pages e1–e48
- Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Adults and Children
- Clinical Infectious Diseases 2011; 1–38
- Methocillin-resistent Staphococcol Infection Toolkit
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Management of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- CDC Injection Safety Educational Materials
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guidelines for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare (2007)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- The One and Only Campaign Educational Resources for Provides and Patients
- The One and Only Campaign
Overuse and misuse of antibiotics has been linked to negative individual and population health outcomes such as an increased incidence of Clostridium difficile infections and an increased prevalence of antibiotic resistant organisms. To address these concerns providers and stakeholders have advocated for the development and expansion of antimicrobial stewardship programs across healthcare settings.
The presentations below review additional concerns related to overuse and misuse of antibiotics that support the development and expansion of antimicrobial stewardship programs.
- Antibiotics Review: Safety and Dosing Considerations
- Antibiotics and Diabetes
- The Perils of Mixing Warfarin & Antibiotics: A Potentially Deadly Combination
Introduction to Statistics and Epidemiology in Infection Prevention
Presented by the Rhode Island HAI Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship Coalition
This FREE series aims to:
- Provide introductory lessons in statistics and epidemiology related to infection prevention
- Assist in the interpretation of facility-level data reports related to infection prevention
Learn More:
- Antimicrobial Stewardship and Environmental Cleaning Task Force
- Led by the Rhode Island Department of Health
Hospital
This section includes information for providers and administrators working in hospitals. It may also be helpful stakeholders and partners that work with hospitals to improve patient care and safety.
- Antibiotic Prescribing and Use in Hospitals and Long-Term care
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Antibiotic Stewardship in Acute Care: A Practical Playbook (National Quality Forum)
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
- Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answer Trifold
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Antibiotics for People with Catheters
- Choosing Wisely An initiative of the ABIM Foundation
- Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infections in Older People
- Choosing Wisely An initiative of the ABIM Foundation
- Antibiotics Prescription Card for Adults: Outpatient Treatment Recommendations for Commone Infections: Simmary of Guidelines
- The CDC and the Rhode Island Department of Health
- Antibiotics Prescription Card for Pediatrics: Outpatient Treatment Recommendations for Commone Infections: Simmary of Guigelines
- The CDC and the Rhode Island Department of Health
- Antimicrobial Guide: Empiric Therapy & Treatment Recommendations For Adult Patients (2016-2017)
- University of Rhode Island
- Antimicrobial Treatment Pathways
- University of Rhode Island
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Toolkit
- American Hospital Association (AHA)
- Approved:+A14:M14 New Antimicrobial Stewardship Standard
- Joint Commission Perspectives®, July 2016, Volume 36, Issue 7
- ASHP Statement on the Pharmacist’s Role in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
- Checklist for Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery
- American Journal Health-Systems Pharmacists 2013; 70:195-283
- Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Antibiotic Prescribing and Use in Hospitals and Long-Term Care
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- IDSA and SHEA Guidelines for Developing an Institutional Program to Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007; 44:159–77
- New Antibiotic Stewardship Guidelines Focus on Practical Advice for Implementation
- Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007; 44:159–77
- Policy Statement on Antimicrobial Stewardship by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 33, No. 4, Special Topic Issue: Antimicrobial Stewardship (April 2012)
- Safe Medicine Disposal Card
- New England QIN-QIO
- Toolkit for Reduction of Clostridium difficile Infections Through Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Control and Prevention Toolkit
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Infection: Clinician FAQs
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Facility Guidance for Control of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Appropriate Use of Urinary Catheters in the Emergency Department
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- A Special “On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI Supplement”
- Association for Professionals in Infection Prevention Control and Epidemiology
- Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Toolkit
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- CAUTI Cost Calculator
- University of Michigan(UM) and the Department of Veterans Affairs Patient Safety Enhancement Program
- Guidelines for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (2009)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Strategies to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology May 2014, VOL. 35, NO. S2
- Streamlined Evidence-Based RN Tool: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention
- American Nurses Association
- TAP Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Toolkit Implementation Guide: Links to Example Resources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- The Targeted Assessment for Prevention (TAP) Strategy
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) in Non-Intensive Care Unit (non-ICU) Settings Toolkit
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Central Line Insertion Checklist – Template
- The Joint Commission
- CLABSI Toolkit and Mongraph
- The Joint Commission
- Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative Final Report on the National On the CUSP: Stop BSI Project
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections (2011)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Strategies to Prevent Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 35, No. 7 (July 2014)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults: 2010 Update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 31, No. 5 (May 2010)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 66, Issue 7, 19 March 2018, Pages e1–e48 - Clostridium difficile Prevention Primer Presentation Slides (CDC)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Rationale for Hand Hygiene Recommendations after Caring for a Patient with Clostridium difficile Infection
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology June 2014, VOL. 35, NO. S2
- Environmental Checklist for Monitoring Terminal Cleaning
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infection
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infection (2008)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guidelines for Environmental Control in Healthcare Facilities
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Options for Evaluating Environmental Cleaning
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Adults and Children
- Clinical Infectious Diseases 2011; 1–38
- Methocillin-resistent Staphococcol Infection Toolkit
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Acute Care Facility Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms Control Activity Assessment Tool
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guidelines for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Management of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- CDC Injection Safety Educational Materials
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guidelines for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare (2007)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- The One and Only Campaign Educational Resources for Provides and Patients
- The One and Only Campaign
- A User’s Guide to the 2016 Surviving Sepsis Guidelines
- Intensive Care Medicine, March 2017, Volume 43, Issue 3
- Bundle Badge Card
- Society of Critical Care Medicine, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
- Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Change Package: Sepsis Mortality Reduction (2016 Update)
- Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET)
- Bundle Badge Card
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign Education Resource Center (Webcasts, Podcasts, and Videos)
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign
- Guidelines Presentation
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign
- International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock (2016)
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign
- Implications of the New Definitions for Screening and Management: 2016
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign
- Print SSC Hour-1 Bundle Infograph
- Society of Critical Care Medicine, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
- Sample Protocols and Checklists
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery
- American Journal Health-Systems Pharmacists 2013; 70:195-283
- Global Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection
- World Health Organization
- Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 35, No. 6 (June 2014)
- Surgical Site Infection Change Package: Preventing Surgical Site Infections (2016 Update)
- Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET)
- Surgical Site Infection Toolkit (SSI)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Educational Slide Sets for VAE and Objective Outcome Measures
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology August 2014, Vol. 35, No. 8
- Ventilator-Associated Events and Outcome Measures Module
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Ventilator-Associated Event Change Package
- Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET)
- Ventilator-Associated Event Data Collection Tool
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Overuse and misuse of antibiotics has been linked to negative individual and population health outcomes such as an increased incidence of Clostridium difficile infections and an increased prevalence of antibiotic resistant organisms. To address these concerns providers and stakeholders have advocated for the development and expansion of antimicrobial stewardship programs across healthcare settings.
The presentations below review additional concerns related to overuse and misuse of antibiotics that support the development and expansion of antimicrobial stewardship programs.
- Antibiotics Review: Safety and Dosing Considerations
- Antibiotics and Diabetes
- The Perils of Mixing Warfarin & Antibiotics: A Potentially Deadly Combination
Introduction to Statistics and Epidemiology in Infection Prevention
Presented by the Rhode Island HAI Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship Coalition
This FREE series aims to:
- Provide introductory lessons in statistics and epidemiology related to infection prevention
- Assist in the interpretation of facility-level data reports related to infection prevention
Learn More:
- Antimicrobial Stewardship and Environmental Cleaning Task Force
- Led by the Rhode Island Department of Health
Related focus areas: CLABSI, CAUTI, C. difficile, VAE, SSI, Sepsis, and Septic Shock
This national initiative, funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is part of the Partnership for Patients. For more information about the national initiative, visit the Partnership for Patients website.
The following organizations are facilitating HIIN activities in Rhode Island:
- Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), led locally by the Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI)
- Vizient, Inc.
Focus areas: CLABSI, CAUTI, C. difficile, and MRSA
National initiative funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), facilitated by the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) and led locally by the Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI)
- NHSN Enrollment for Acute-Care Hospitals
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Nursing Home
This section includes information for providers and administrators working in nursing homes and other long-term care settings. It may also be helpful stakeholders and partners that work with nursing homes and other long-term care settings to improve patient care and safety.
- Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answer Trifold
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Antibiotics for People with Catheters
- Choosing Wisely An initiative of the ABIM Foundation
- Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infections in Older People
- Choosing Wisely An initiative of the ABIM Foundation
- Antimicrobial Guide: Empiric Therapy & Treatment Recommendations For Adult Patients (2016-2017)
- University of Rhode Island
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Commitment Resident-facing Letter
- RI Department of Health & the New England QIN-QIO
- Antimicrobial Treatment Pathways
- University of Rhode Island
- Approved:+A14:M14 New Antimicrobial Stewardship Standard
- Joint Commission Perspectives®, July 2016, Volume 36, Issue 7
- ASHP Statement on the Pharmacist’s Role in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
- Checklist for Core Elements of Nursing Home Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Creating a Culture to Improve Antibiotic Use in Nursing Homes
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Infection Management & Antibiotic Stewardship
- University of North Carolina, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
- Know When Antbiotics Work: Nurse Presentation
- University of Rhode Island
- Know When Antbiotics Work: Resident Presentation
- University of Rhode Island
- Leading Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Policy Statement on Antimicrobial Stewardship by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 33, No. 4, Special Topic Issue: Antimicrobial Stewardship (April 2012)
- Safe Medicine Disposal Card
- New England QIN-QIO
- Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Control and Prevention Toolkit
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Infection: Clinician FAQs
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Facility Guidance for Control of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Toolkit
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guidelines for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (2009)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Streamlined Evidence-Based RN Tool: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention
- American Nurses Association
- CLABSI Toolkit and Mongraph
- The Joint Commission
- Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections (2011)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Assessment of Current CDI Prevention Activities – Antibiotic Stewardship
- National Nursing Home Quality Improvement Campaign
- Assessment of Current CDI Prevention Activities – Cleaning and Disinfecting
- National Nursing Home Quality Improvement Campaign
- Assessment of Current CDI Prevention Activities – Early Detection and Containment
- National Nursing Home Quality Improvement Campaign
- Assessment of Current CDI Prevention Activities – Hand Hygiene
- National Nursing Home Quality Improvement Campaign
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults: 2010 Update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 31, No. 5 (May 2010)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 66, Issue 7, 19 March 2018, Pages e1–e48 - Clostridium difficile Prevention Primer Presentation Slides (CDC)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Environmental Checklist for Monitoring Terminal Cleaning
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infection
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Options for Evaluating Environmental Cleaning
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Adults and Children
- Clinical Infectious Diseases 2011; 1–38
- Methocillin-resistent Staphococcol Infection Toolkit
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guidelines for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare (2007)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Management of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- CDC Injection Safety Educational Materials
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guidelines for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare (2007)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- The One and Only Campaign Educational Resources for Provides and Patients
- The One and Only Campaign
Overuse and misuse of antibiotics has been linked to negative individual and population health outcomes such as an increased incidence of Clostridium difficile infections and an increased prevalence of antibiotic resistant organisms. To address these concerns providers and stakeholders have advocated for the development and expansion of antimicrobial stewardship programs across healthcare settings.
The presentations below review additional concerns related to overuse and misuse of antibiotics that support the development and expansion of antimicrobial stewardship programs.
- Antibiotics Review: Safety and Dosing Considerations
- Antibiotics and Diabetes
- The Perils of Mixing Warfarin & Antibiotics: A Potentially Deadly Combination
The Rhode Island Department of Health, in coordination with Healthcentric Advisors, is offering a free training program for nursing home infection preventionists. This program is comprised of 6 modules.
All modules are available through the New England QIN-QIO online learning system called The Learning Center (TLC). This content is free and available to everyone. You must create a user account for TLC to view these and other available courses. To get started, visit: learning4quality.org.
Introduction to Statistics and Epidemiology in Infection Prevention
Presented by the Rhode Island HAI Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship Coalition
This FREE series aims to:
- Provide introductory lessons in statistics and epidemiology related to infection prevention
- Assist in the interpretation of facility-level data reports related to infection prevention
Learn More:
- Antimicrobial Stewardship and Environmental Cleaning Task Force
- The Rhode Island Department of Health
- Reducing Healthcare Acquired Infections in Nursing Homes: CDI Reporting and Reduction
- National initiative funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), led locally by the New England QIN-QIO
- NHSN Enrollment for Long-Term Care
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Other Healthcare Settings
This section includes information for providers and administrators working in other healthcare settings, such as physician offices and ambulatory surgical centers. It may also be helpful stakeholders and partners that work with these settings to improve patient care and safety.
- Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answer Trifold
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Antibiotics for People with Catheters
- Choosing Wisely An initiative of the ABIM Foundation
- Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infections in Older People
- Choosing Wisely An initiative of the ABIM Foundation
- Antibiotics Prescription Card for Adults: Outpatient Treatment Recommendations for Commone Infections: Simmary of Guidelines
- The CDC and the Rhode Island Department of Health
- Antibiotics Prescription Card for Pediatrics: Outpatient Treatment Recommendations for Commone Infections: Simmary of Guigelines
- The CDC and the Rhode Island Department of Health
- Antimicrobial Guide: Empiric Therapy & Treatment Recommendations For Adult Patients (20c16-2017)
- University of Rhode Island
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidance: Federal Bureau of Prisons Clinical Practice Guidelines: November 2017
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Antimicrobial Treatment Pathways
- University of Rhode Island
- ASHP Statement on the Pharmacist’s Role in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery
- American Journal Health-System Pharmacists 2013; 70:195-283
- Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Clinician Checklist for Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Clinician Checklist
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Facility Checklist for Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Know When Antbiotics Work: Resident Presentation
- University of Rhode Island
- The Core Element of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Appendix
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Safe Medicine Disposal Card
- New England QIN-QIO
- Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Adults and Children
- Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2011; 1–38
- Information about MRSA Skin Infections (Outpatient Settings)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- A User’s Guide to the 2016 Surviving Sepsis Guidelines
- Intensive Care Medicine, March 2017, Volume 43, Issue 3
- Bundle Badge Card
- Society of Critical Care Medicine, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
- Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Change Package: Sepsis Mortality Reduction (2016 Update)
- Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET)
- Bundle Badge Card
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign Education Resource Center (Webcasts, Podcasts, and Videos)
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign
- Guidelines Presentation
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign
- International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock (2016)
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign
- Implications of the New Definitions for Screening and Management: 2016
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign
- Print SSC Hour-1 Bundle Infograph
- Society of Critical Care Medicine, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
- Sample Protocols and Checklists
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery
- American Journal Health-Systems Pharmacists 2013; 70:195-283
- Global Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection
- World Health Organization
- Surgical Site Infection Toolkit (SSI)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Overuse and misuse of antibiotics has been linked to negative individual and population health outcomes such as an increased incidence of Clostridium difficile infections and an increased prevalence of antibiotic resistant organisms. To address these concerns providers and stakeholders have advocated for the development and expansion of antimicrobial stewardship programs across healthcare settings.
The presentations below review additional concerns related to overuse and misuse of antibiotics that support the development and expansion of antimicrobial stewardship programs.
- Antibiotics Review: Safety and Dosing Considerations
- Antibiotics and Diabetes
- The Perils of Mixing Warfarin & Antibiotics: A Potentially Deadly Combination
Introduction to Statistics and Epidemiology in Infection Prevention
Presented by the Rhode Island HAI Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship Coalition
This FREE series aims to:
- Provide introductory lessons in statistics and epidemiology related to infection prevention
- Assist in the interpretation of facility-level data reports related to infection prevention
Learn More:
- NHSN Enrollment for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- NHSN Enrollment for Long-Term Acute Care Facilities
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- NHSN Enrollment for Inpatient Rehabilitation
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- NHSN Enrollment for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- NHSN Enrollment for Outpatient Dialysis Facilities
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- NHSN Enrollment for Home Dialysis Facilities
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Healthcare Consumers
This section includes information for patients and caregivers. It may also be helpful stakeholders and partners that work with or advocate for patients and caregivers.
- Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answer Trifold
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Antibiotics for People with Catheters
- Choosing Wisely An initiative of the ABIM Foundation
- Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infections in Older People
- Choosing Wisely An initiative of the ABIM Foundation
- Know When Antbiotics Work: Resident Presentation
- University of Rhode Island
- Viruses or Bacteria: What’s got you sick?
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Safe Medicine Disposal Card
- New England QIN-QIO
- General Information and Frequently Asked Questions about Carbapenam-resistent Enterobacteriaceae
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (English)
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (Spanish)
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections: Resources for Patients and Healthcare Providers
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections (English)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections (Spanish)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Clostridium difficile Infection Information for Patients
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Clostridium Difficile (English)
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Clostridium Difficile (Spanish)
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (English)
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Spanish)
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- A Patient Safety Threat – Syringe Reuse
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Injection Safety: Frequently Asked Questions for Patients
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Surgical Site Infections (English)
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Surgical Site Infections (Spanish)
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- What You Should Know Before Your Surgery
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (English)
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (Spanish)
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (English)
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) offers additional Patient Guides on Healthcare-Associated Infections in Arabic and Polish.
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