Wisconsin Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) in Long-Term Care Coalition Resources

2019 AR Threats Report

AHRQ Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide

Antimicrobial Stewardship

Antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention—leveraging the synergy: A position paper update (PDF)

Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes

Effect of a multifaceted intervention on number of antimicrobial prescriptions for suspected urinary tract infections in residents of nursing homes: cluster randomised controlled trial Modified Loeb Criteria

Minnesota Antibiotic Stewardship Commitment Toolkit Materials for Partners

Pharmacist-Led Model of Antibiotic Stewardship in a Long-Term Care Facility

Ten Clinical Situations in Long-Term Care for Which Antibiotics are Often Prescribed but Rarely Necessary

Infection Prevention and Control in the Long-Term Care Facility - July 2008 (PDF)

Recommended practices for surveillance: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), Inc., 2007 (PDF)

Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013

CDC Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005 (PDF)

CDC Clinical Reminder: Use of Fingerstick Devices on More than One Person Poses Risk for Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens

Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery in All Settings - Recommendations of the HICPAC (2017)

Infection Control in Health Care Facilities Seasonal Influenza

Infection Prevention during Blood Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration

Inter-facility Infection Control Transfer Form (PDF)

NHSN Tracking Infections in Long-term Care Facilities

Norovirus Information and Prevention Toolkit

Nursing Homes and Assisted Living

Interpretive Guidelines for Long Term Care Facilities (PDF) See 483.65, Infection Control (begins page 563)

CMS Survey & Certification Letter 13-09 - Clarification of Interpretive Guidance at F Tag 441 - Laundry and Infection Control (PDF)

CMS Survey & Certification Letter 12-30 - Use of Insulin Pens in Health Care Facilities (PDF)

CMS Survey & Certification Letter 03-02 - Change in requirement for signed physician's order for influenza and pneumonia vaccine (PDF)

Disease Reporting

• Wisconsin Statute Chapter 242 Communicable Diseases
• The specific reporting requirements are described in Chapter DHS 145 Control of Communicable Diseases
• A list of reportable conditions is provided in Chapter DHS 145-Appendix A
  • Division of Public Health Disease Reporting webpage
• Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (PDF) (CRE) Reporting
  • CRE Reporting Flowchart (PDF)
• Reporting of acute respiratory illness outbreaks in long-term care facilities (PDF)

Reporting, prevention and control of acute respiratory illness outbreaks in long-term care facilities (PDF)

Wisconsin Division of Public Health CRE Prevention Toolkit

Wisconsin Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms in Health Care Settings, P-42513 (PDF)

Employee Health and Personal Hygiene Handbook

CDC Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings

WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care (Tools for Training and Education)

• Glove Use Information Leaflet (PDF)
• Hand Hygiene Why, How and When Brochure (PDF)
• Your 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene Poster (PDF)

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

Healthy People 2020 Immunization Goals

Immunization Action Coalition Top 10 Facts About VISs (Vaccine Information Statements) (PDF)

Wisconsin DPH Immunization Program

APIC Implementation Guides:

• Guide to Preventing Central-Line Associated Bloodstream Infections
• Guide to Hand Hygiene Programs for Infection Prevention (2015)
• Guide to Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (2014)
• Guide to Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections (2013)
• Guide to the Elimination of Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Transmission in Healthcare Settings (2010)
• Guide to the Elimination of MRSA in the Long-Term Care Facility (2009)

CDC Implementation of Personal Protective Equipment in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Novel or Targeted Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) also known as Enhanced Barrier Precautions

CDC Infection Control Guidelines

CMS Survey & Certification Letter 03-02 - Change in requirement for signed physician's order for influenza and pneumonia vaccine (PDF)

Current Wisconsin Influenza-Like-Illness Report

Immunization Action Coalition Honor Roll for Patient Safety

Increasing Influenza Vaccination among Health Care Personnel in Long-term Care Settings - A Toolkit for Long-Term Care Employers

Infection Control in Health Care Facilities Seasonal Influenza

Influenza Testing and Variant Influenza A Virus Detection - DPH Numbered Memo BCD of July 19, 2017 (PDF)

Interim Guidance for Influenza Outbreak Management in Long-Term Care Facilities

Long-Term Care and Other Residential Facilities Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (PDF)

Preventing Seasonal Flu

CDC Legionella website

Requirement to Reduce Legionella Risk in Healthcare Facility Water Systems to Prevent Cases and Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease (LD) (PDF)

Increased Reports of Laboratory-Confirmed Cases of Legionellosis (Legionnaires’ Disease) (PDF)

Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) Plumbing Plan Review Program general information

CDC Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Measles in Healthcare Settings

CDC Measles for Healthcare Professionals

CDC Transmission-Based Precautions

DHS Measles

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

• Surveillance for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (PDF)
• CRE Toolkit - Guidance for Control of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), P-00532 (PDF)

Clostridium difficile

• CDC Clostridium difficile Guidelines and Prevention Resources

Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms In Healthcare Settings

Wisconsin Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms in Health Care Settings, P-42513 (PDF)

CDC Interim Guidance for Influenza Outbreak Management in Long-Term Care Facilities

Disease Reporting

Hospitalizations and Mortality Associated With Norovirus Outbreaks in Nursing Homes, 2009-2010 (PDF)

Management of Scabies Outbreaks in California Healthcare Facilities (PDF)

Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Wisconsin Long-Term Care Facilities, P-00653 (PDF)

Reporting, prevention and control of acute respiratory illness outbreaks in long-term care facilities (updated annually) (PDF)

Oxygen Tubing In Nursing Homes and FDDs (PDF)

Wisconsin Immunization Program - Pertussis (whooping cough)

AMDA Pneumococcal Vaccination Guidance for Post-Acute and LTC Facilities

Immunization Action Coalition - Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal Vaccines (PCV13 and PPSV23) to Adults (PDF)

Wisconsin Division of Public Health (DPH)

• Change in Medicare Coverage of Pneumococcal Vaccination (1/22/15) (PDF)
• PCV13 and PPSV23 recommendations for adults aged 65 years and older (4/27/16) (PDF)

Scabies Surveillance, Prevention and Control

Prevention And Control of Scabies in California Long-Term Care Facilities (PDF)

Use of Stand-Alone Room Air Humidifiers (PDF)

NHSN 5-Step Enrollment for Long-term Care Facilities

NHSN Tracking Infections in Long-term Care Facilities

NHSN User Resources

Recommended practices for surveillance: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), Inc., 2007 (PDF)

Surveillance Definitions of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities: Revisiting the McGeer Criteria (PDF)

CRE Toolkit - Guidance for Control of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), P-00532 (PDF)

CDC Norovirus Information and Prevention Toolkit

INTERACT Version 3.0 Tools for Nursing Homes

Long-Term Care Facility Rate Tracker, F-01269 (Excel)

Tool Kit for Implementing Single Patient User Glucose Meters in Long-Term Care Facilities (PDF)

Wisconsin Long-Term Care Urinary Track Infection Toolkit

Clinical Resource Center

CME from CDC: What You Need to Know About Infection Control

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Medscape are launching a series of six CME/CE activities addressing the key issues surrounding infection prevention in healthcare facilities. The series includes:

1. Risk Recognition in Healthcare Settings
2. May: Environmental Services and Infection Prevention
3. June: Recognizing Infection Risks in Medical Equipment
4. July: Infection Transmission Risks Associated with Nonsterile Glove Use
5. August: Infection Prevention: A Hierarchy of Controls Approach
6. September: Injection Safety: A System Approach

These CME-/CE- certified activities are available on the Medscape website. You must be a registered Medscape member to access these CME/CE activities and registration is free. A new activity will be added each month.

Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings

Joint Commission - Applying High Reliability Principles to Infection Prevention and Control in Long Term Care

Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors - Improving Evaluation of Urinary Tract Infections in the Elderly: Collaborative on Antibiotic Stewardship for Seniors in Long Term Care

Minnesota Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Toolkit for Long-term Care Facilities

North Caroline Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology (SPICE)

Nursing Homes and Assisted Living

CDC Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005 (PDF)

CDC TB 101 for Health Care Workers (web-based course)

Tuberculosis Screening and Testing: Health Care Personnel and Caregivers, P-02382 (PDF)

Tuberculosis Screening and Testing: Residents of Care Facilities, P-02382a (PDF)

WI Tuberculosis Program

WI Tuberculosis Program TB Risk Assessment Questionnaire Screen, F-02314 (PDF)

AGS Choosing Wisely: Ten Things Physicians and Patients Should Question

AMDA Choosing Wisely: Fifteen Things Physicians and Patients Should Question

Clinical Uncertainties in the Approach to Long Term Care Residents With Possible Urinary Tract Infection (PDF)

Effect of a multifaceted intervention on number of antimicrobial prescriptions for suspected urinary tract infections in residents of nursing homes: cluster randomised controlled trial Modified Loeb

Frequently Asked Questions About the Use of and Care for Leg Bags in the Long-Term Care Setting

Guide to Preventing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Criteria

Improving the Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Nursing Homes: It’s Time To Stop the Tail From Wagging the Dog

Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors - Improving Evaluation of Urinary Tract Infections in the Elderly: Collaborative on Antibiotic Stewardship for Seniors in Long Term Care

Surveillance for Urinary Tract Infections

Use of a Catheter - Standard of Practice Resource, P-00285 (PDF)

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Data: Why Do We Need It, What Does It Mean, How Can We Use It? - November 29, 2012

DQA-Intervention to Nursing Home Physicians and Staff - July 18, 2011

An Ounce of Prevention: Creating Effective Immunization Programs - November 23, 2010

Influenza Immunization of Health Care Workers - October 22, 2009