Infection Prevention and Control Resources for Hospitals

Infection Prevention and Control Program and Infrastructure

• • Risk Assessment Template for ambulatory health care settings (from Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology)
  • Infection Control – Guidelines & Guidance Library (CDC)
  • State Operations Manual - Critical Access Hospitals - Appendix W (see §482.42 Condition of Participation: Infection Prevention and Control and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
  • State Operations Manual – Hospitals – (see §482.42 Condition of Participation: Infection Prevention and Control and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs)
  • Hospital Infection Control Worksheet
  • Topic-specific infection prevention
• Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) Tool for General Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Across Settings

Antibiotic Stewardship

• • Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Resistance
  • CDC – Antibiotic Prescribing and Use – Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
  • CDC – Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals