HAI Training & Resources

National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

• NHSN Training Modules
• Resource Book
• Using NHSN to Accurately Report HAIs
• NHSN Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) checklists

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• State-based HAI Prevention
• Infection Prevention Resources for Long-Term Care Settings
• Multidrug-resistant Organism (MDRO) and Clostridium difficile Associated Diseases (CDAD) Module Training Course Section: Prevention Process Measures and Active Surveillance Testing Outcome Measures

Infection Control Resources

• Resources for Long Term Care (CDC)
• Viral Respiratory Pathogens Toolkit for Nursing Homes (CDC)
• Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training (CDC)
• Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) (CDC)
• Applying High-Reliability Principles to the Prevention and Control of Infections in Long-Term Care (50-minute video from The Joint Commission)

Preventing HAIs

• Health Department HAI/AR Programs
• Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship
• Infection Control Guidelines for Healthcare Settings
• Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
• Training and Education Resources
  • Safe Healthcare: A CDC Webinar Series
  • EVS Training: Battle Against Infection
  • CDC/STRIVE Infection Control Training
• Infection Control Tools
  • Quick Observation Tools (QUOTs) for Infection Prevention
• Educational Resources for Healthcare Professionals
• National Emerging Special Pathogens Training & Education Center (NETEC)
• Enhanced Barrier Precautions (CDC)
• CDC's Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery in All Settings

Related Resources

• Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)
• Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
• Surgical site infections (SSI)
• Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
• Clostridium difficile infection (CDifficile)
• National Healthcare Safety Network
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HAI Information
• Hospital Compare - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Nursing Home Compare - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services