Resources and Toolkits Page

IDOH Resources

• IDOH Health Information Sites Related to Infection Control
  • HAI Toolkit for Long Term Care Facilities
  • Clostridium difficile infection (C. diff.) Resource Manual
  • Handwashing campaign
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Toolkit

Federal Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ)
  • Quality and Patient Safety Resources
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • CDC Clostridium difficile site
  • Infection Control in Healthcare Settings
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Healthcare Associated Infections

IDOH Health Information Sites Related to Infection Control

• Clostridium difficile infection (CDI or C. diff.) Resource Manual
• Handwashing campaign
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Toolkit

HAI Types

• HAI Types

HAI Assessment Tools and Essentials

• HAI Assessment Tools and Essentials

HAI Prevention Modules-Education-Reports

• HAI Prevention Modules-Education-Reports

Prevention System Assessment Tools

• Healthcare Associated Infections Knowledge Questionnaire
  • Healthcare Associated Infections Knowledge Questionnaire Instructions

• Healthcare Associated Infections Self-Assessment Survey

• Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
  • Hospital Knowledge Questionnaire and Patient Safety Culture Survey Instructions

• Long Term Care Survey on Patient Safety Culture
  • Long Term Care Knowledge Questionnaire and Patient Safety Culture Survey Instructions

Professional Association and Organization Resources

• Association of Professionals in Infection Control (APIC)
  • Education for the Prevention of Infection (EPI) Courses
  • Education Resources

• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

Reporting Tools

Long Term Care Facilities

• Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Event Form
  • Instructions for CAUTI

• Clostridium difficile Infection(CDI) Lab ID Event Form
  • Instructions for CDI

• Denominator Data Form for Long Term Care

Resources Sorted by Infection Classification

Central line associated bloodstream infections

Catheter associated urinary tract infections

Clostridium difficile infection

• CDC Emerging Infections Program
• CDC Final Clostridium difficile fact sheet
• CDC Overview of Clostridium difficile
• CDC Safe Healthcare Blog
• CDC Updated Clostridium difficile web page
• CDC Vital Signs Audio Podcast: Stop Clostridium difficile infections
• CDC Vital Signs Clostridium difficile Key Messages
• CDC Vital Signs Health Care Infections
• CDC Vital Signs fact sheet
• Chart Review Form and Instructions
• IDOH Clostridium difficile Infection Resource Manual

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

• CDC Overview of Healthcare Associated MRSA
• IDOH Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Toolkit

Surgical site infections

Ventilator-associated pneumonia

Resources by Infection Control Practices

Environmental

• Environmental Cleaning Observation Form and Instructions

Handwashing

• Hand Hygiene Observation Form and Instructions
• IDOH Handwashing campaign
• Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings