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Getting it Right: Preventing Hospital-Acquired MRSA and C. diff Infections
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) remain formidable pathogens that pose significant challenges to health care systems. This presentation will discuss clinical and leadership interventions facilities can implement to reduce hospital-acquired infections and improve organizational processes.
Video    Date Added: 08/09/2024    Date Last Modified: Aug 9 2024 7:55AM  
Hospital Beds May Increase Risk for C. diff Infection
Patients using beds previously occupied by those with C. diff have a higher risk of infection. According to a study by Emory University, enhanced disinfection is essential to reduce this risk.
Web link    Date Added: 07/13/2024    Date Last Modified: Jul 13 2024 9:23AM  
Seven Advancements in C. Diff Care in 2023
Annually, C. diff is responsible for around 500,000 infections and 48,700 deaths, and is listed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as one of the top five drug-resistant pathogens in need of aggressive action. This article summarizes recent drug therapies and advancements in care.
Web link    Date Added: 03/27/2024    Date Last Modified: Mar 27 2024 10:49AM  
Chlorine disinfectant is no more effective than water at killing off hospital superbug
This research article explores the impact of using recommended chlorine chemicals to tackle Clostridioides difficile, the most common cause of antibiotic associated sickness in health care settings globally.
Unknown item type    Date Added: 01/16/2024    Date Last Modified: Jan 16 2024 8:49PM  
The New Approach to Mitigating Clostridiodes difficile (C. diff) Transmission While Saving Direct Cost to the Hospital
This webinar from the American Hospital Association examines the limitations of current interventions to prevent transmission of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections in hospitals, in addition to reviewing results of the first-ever controlled study of a single type of intervention—optimized environmental hygiene—to decrease the transmission of C. diff. by 50 percent.
Video    Date Added: 06/12/2023    Date Last Modified: Sep 11 2023 11:58PM  
Technology and Infection Prevention: Case Study on CDI
Hospital Quality Improvement Contractors study a case example of a hospital using technology to reduce CDI rates in this presentation and discuss how these techniques can be generalized in the application of technology to address infection prevention challenges beyond CDI.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 04/03/2023    Date Last Modified: Apr 3 2023 2:34PM  
Strategies to Prevent Clostridioides Difficile Infection in Acute Care Facilities
This document, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), provides information on the basic principles and interventions recommended for the prevention of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in acute care facilities. The strategies are intended to facilitate implementation of CDI prevention efforts by state and local health departments, quality improvement organizations, hospital associations and health care facilities.
Web link    Date Added: 01/03/2023    Date Last Modified: Jan 10 2023 2:42PM  
Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI): Process Improvement Discovery Tool
This tool, prepared by Alliant Health Solutions, a Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC), helps hospitals provide safer patient care by completing an assessment to identify process improvement opportunities. Hospitals can use the results to develop specific strategies to address gaps and identify resource needs.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 12/30/2022    Date Last Modified: Jan 10 2023 2:42PM  
Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) Drill Down Template
Hospitals can use this quality improvement tool from Telligen to complete a root-cause analysis of CDI cases in their facilities to identify trends in infection prevention practices and target opportunities for preventing future CDI cases.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 10/26/2022    Date Last Modified: Oct 26 2022 2:39PM  
Clostridium Difficile Coaching Package
The C. diff Coaching Package provides evidence-based best practices and resources to help hospitals create quality improvement action plans.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 10/18/2022    Date Last Modified: Oct 18 2022 2:28PM  
2022 NHSN Training – Videos and Slides
View presentations from the 2022 annual National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) live training on how to identify, report, and analyze VAE, PedVAE, CAUTI, CLABSI, Secondary Bloodstream Infection (BSI) and Site-Specific Infections, SSI, MRSA Bacteremia and C. difficile LabID events, as well as presentations on validation of healthcare-associated infection data, and reporting and analysis of antibiotic use and resistance data.
Web link    Date Added: 07/05/2022    Date Last Modified: Jul 5 2022 6:32PM  
Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) Tracer Tool
Hospitals can use this tracer tool to survey and evaluate their processes for C. difficile infections, with the goal of providing safe, high-quality patient care.
Microsoft Word    Date Added: 05/17/2021    Date Last Modified: Jun 7 2021 2:05PM  
Clostridioides Defficile Infection (CDI) Process Improvement Discovery Tool
The Process Improvement Discovery Tool is meant to help hospitals provide safer patient care by completing an assessment to identify process improvement opportunities for preventing Clostridioides Defficile infections (CDI).
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 03/04/2021    Date Last Modified: Jun 7 2021 2:41PM  
Clostridioides Difficile Infections (CDI) Top Ten Checklist
A checklist for hospitals to review current interventions, or initiate new ones, to prevent CDI in your facility.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 03/04/2021    Date Last Modified: Jun 21 2021 1:18PM  
Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) Prevention Tactics
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides information and recommended interventions for the prevention of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in acute care facilities.
Web link    Date Added: 02/04/2021    Date Last Modified: Feb 4 2021 5:51PM