VIPTC developed a series of infection prevention and control (IPC) educational videos for healthcare workers.  

• Short videos (3-6 minutes in length) 
• Fun and visually engaging for a fresh take on IPC topics 

Ways to Share this Resource: 

• Great nuggets to drop into quick meetings, huddles, emails, or trainings 
• Perfect for sharing during International Infection Prevention Week (October 15-21) 

Target Audience: Foundational to Intermediate IPC education levels 

New Training Videos:  

• Contact Precautions Featuring Acinetobacter (5:31) 
• Hand Hygiene With Florence Nightingale (4:42) 
• Chain of Transmission With Clostridioides difficile (4:20) 
• Sterile Surgical Instrument Peel Packs: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly with Amy Britton (2:44) 

• COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations (9/12/2023) 

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America/Infectious Diseases Society of America/Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Practice Recommendations 

• Implementing strategies to prevent infections in acute care settings (7/11/2023) 
• Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals: 2022 update (8/25/2023) 

Hayley Andrews, an infection preventionist in the southwest region of Virginia, used her curious mind and a desire to educate others to help uncover environmental contamination that caused an illness in one of her patients.  

Hayley’s facility admitted a patient with sepsis, and blood cultures grew Aeromonas hydrophila.  Because Hayley had never heard of this organism, she researched it and learned it is typically a waterborne organism. Hayley took this information to the nursing unit where the patient was located and the patient’s son heard her educating the nurses about Aeromonas. He joined in and mentioned that his mom had a well and he was concerned that it may be contaminated.  

The health department visited the home and tested the water. Sure enough, it was contaminated with Aeromonas and other organisms, and failed potability testing. The health department was able to get the patient an alternate, safe water source upon her discharge to prevent further infection until her well water could be remediated.   

Thank you, Hayley! Your diligence prevented this patient from getting sick again, and perhaps prevented other neighbors from experiencing a similar outcome!