HAIs:
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CDC Overview - HAIs
Healthcare–associated infections are infections that patients acquire during the course of receiving treatment for other conditions within a healthcare setting. Healthcare–associated infections are one of the top ten leading causes of death in the United States.
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Kimberly-Clark Knowledge Network* Overview
This document provides information on the Kimberly–Clark Knowledge Network, including the current programs that provide continuing education credits at no cost to healthcare providers and facilities.
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CDC Ounce of Prevention Campaign
The campaign's goal is to provide resources about handwashing, cleaning and disinfection, and other easy–to–follow steps in an effort to develop and maintain successful hand hygiene and cleaning practices, and is aimed at educating a broad<
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The OSSIE Toolkit
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare has developed a toolkit to aid in the implementation of the Australian Guidelines for the Prevention of Infection in Health Care.
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CDC- Options for Evaluating Environmental Cleaning
In view of the evidence that transmission of many healthcare acquired pathogens (HAPs) is related to contamination of near-patient surfaces and equipment, all hospitals are encouraged to develop programs to optimize the thoroughness of high touch surface cleaning as part of terminal room cleaning at the time of discharge or transfer of patients.
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Cross Contamination:
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Pandemic Calculator
Kimberly–Clark has developed an interactive PPE Demand Analysis Tool to assist you in determining how much PPE your facility may want to consider stockpiling for a pandemic. You can build your own draft recommendation with minimal information and review the outputs, allowing you to verify the information and change any variables or assumptions.
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The Solution to Latex Gloves:
Why Nitrile Is The Better Alternative. This document provides facts to help healthcare institutions evaluate their current use of latex gloves and justify the substitution of nitrile gloves.
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CDC Ounce of Prevention Campaign
The campaign's goal is to provide resources about handwashing, cleaning and disinfection, and other easy–to–follow steps in an effort to develop and maintain successful hand hygiene and cleaning practices, and is aimed at educating a broad<
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The OSSIE Toolkit
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare has developed a toolkit to aid in the implementation of the Australian Guidelines for the Prevention of Infection in Health Care.
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CDC- Options for Evaluating Environmental Cleaning
In view of the evidence that transmission of many healthcare acquired pathogens (HAPs) is related to contamination of near-patient surfaces and equipment, all hospitals are encouraged to develop programs to optimize the thoroughness of high touch surface cleaning as part of terminal room cleaning at the time of discharge or transfer of patients.
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From the Safer Healthcare Now! Campaign in Canada – a compilation of Canadian SSI articles.
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This article discusses the risks associated with improper cleaning of reusable medical devices and provides medical professionals with information on the effective use of cleaning solutions.
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This article discusses the issue of pressure ulcers in surgical patients and outlines the best practices associated with avoiding them.
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The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare has developed a toolkit to aid in the implementation of the Australian Guidelines for the Prevention of Infection in Health Care.
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