Opportunity for Critical Access Hospitals - Pilot test of SLICE Infection Prevention Tool
SLICE is a series of 14 online assessment domains that cover topics foundational to a successful infection prevention and control program. These assessments allow and empower frontline infection preventionists (IPs) to evaluate their programs and receive immediate feedback and gap mitigation resources for identified areas of opportunity. Pilot participants will be assigned either 1) a singular domain; 2) all 14 domains or 3) any variation in between depending on their availability. After completion of the assigned domain(s), participants will be asked to complete a post-survey evaluation. It is anticipated that each domain and the post-evaluation survey will take approximately 30-45 minutes to complete. A financial incentive per domain completed is available to compensate them for their time and support of the pilot testing.
SLICE Pilot Opportunity
SLICE Pilot Flyer
Please contact nics.ipadmin@unmc.edu with questions .
Best practices guide for COVID-19 infection control and prevention in nursing homes
This resource addresses infection control and prevention in nursing homes, highlighting screening and monitoring, testing and responding, and quarantine and isolation. It also provides a sample decision tree for monitoring residents during daily encounters for signs and symptoms of COVID-19.
Is COVID-19 Endemic and What Does That Mean for You?
The events of 2020 made “pandemic” the buzzword in homes across the world. For more than two years, we’ve been living through a pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the infectious agent that causes COVID-19 disease. But what happens as SARS-CoV-2 becomes a more normal part of our lives, like influenza or other respiratory viruses? New terms like “endemic,” “outbreak,” and “epidemic” may soon become a part of your everyday vocabulary. Read the APIC guide on how to understand these terms and their implications in order to keep you and your family safe.
AHA Pandemic – A Year of Champions Call for Images and Stories
As a continuation of last summer’s well-received virtual book, Pandemic – A Year of Challenges and Champions, the American Hospital Association’s Living Learning Network is embarking on another national campaign to tell the story of the pandemic through the eyes of front line workers. The submission page for this project is now LIVE and materials will accepted through May 7, 2022. The finished piece will debut at AHA Leadership Summit this July.
National Updates
CDC COVID-19 Guidance
The following CMS updates may be relevant to HAI/AR Programs.
COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots (3/30/22)
Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers (3/24/22)
Update to COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Specific Providers-QSO-22-15-NH & NLTC & LSC (4/7/22)
Revised Guidance for the Interim Final Rule - Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination-QSO-22-11-ALL (4/5/22)
Revised Guidance for the Interim Final Rule -Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination-QSO-22-07-ALL (4/5/22)
Revised Guidance for the Interim Final Rule - Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination-QSO-22-09-ALL (4/5/22)
For additional updates, CDC’s What’s New & Updated tool is a helpful way to stay up-to-date with new and updated content on CDC’s COVID-19 webpages. Users can filter by date, webpage type, audience, and topic.
Please contact CMS at DNH_TriageTeam@cms.hhs.gov for questions related to nursing homes and QSOG_Emergencyprep@cms.hhs.gov for questions related to acute and continuing care providers.
Recommendations for the Prevention and Control of Central Line-associated Blood Stream Infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Patients
CDC has developed new, evidence-based recommendations specific to the prevention and control of Central Line-associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients. This document is intended for use by infection prevention staff, healthcare epidemiologists, healthcare administrators, nurses, neonatologists, other healthcare personnel, and persons responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating infection prevention and control programs for NICUs. The guideline can also be used as a resource for societies or organizations that wish to develop more detailed implementation guidance for the prevention of infection in NICU patients.
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