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Information for Healthcare Providers
The North Carolina program to prevent
healthcare-associated infections is part of a larger national effort led by the federal
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
(HICPAC) 
and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) .
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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has joined the Safe Injection
Practices Coalition (SIPC) One and Only Campaign to raise awareness among patients and
healthcare providers about safe injection practices. (PDF, 3.8MB) - Includes injection
best practices. - Professional resources provided by the CDC include best
practices, a policy toolkit, guides for specific healthcare settings, and
information about the U.S. DHHS HAI Action Plan, surveillance systems, CDC
Prevention Epicenters and HAI research strategy. - Practical, evidence-based best
practices for the elimination of specific infections. Each guide is designed for
easy implementation and provides program interventions, surveillance methodology,
and strategies for process improvement. - A new (2011), concise infection control guide and
checklist specifically for healthcare providers in outpatient care settings such as
endoscopy clinics, surgery centers, primary care offices, and pain management
clinics. March 9, 2012 / 61(09);157-162. (March 2012) - Includes fact sheet, audio podcast and
link to related MMWR. (March 2013) (February 14, 2013) -
The first line of contact for disease reporting and intervention. - The Statewide Program for Infection
Control and Epidemiology, or SPICE, is located at the University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill School of Medicine. Funded by the State of North Carolina, SPICE is charged with
investigating and controlling healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in hospitals, long-term
care facilities, and other medical facilities in the state. The program provides training,
education and consultation to hospitals, long-term care facilities and other medical
facilities to prevent and control HAI. - A set of strategies published by the Society of Healthcare
Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in
partnership with APIC, the American Hospital Association, and The Joint Commission. The
publication focuses on the six most common healthcare-associated infections: C. difficile,
MRSA, central line-associated bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia,
catheter-associated urinary tract infections and surgical site infections. - The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
provides evidence-based practical guidelines, white papers, and other resources on infection
prevention and control for hospitals, long-term care centers, and other healthcare
facilities. These documents are published for public download courtesy of SHEA and the
University of Chicago Press. They may not be reproduced or used for commercial purposes
without written permission from SHEA.
- The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology (APIC) provides position statements, definitions, construction issues,
environmental services, healthcare worker best practices, drug-resistant organisms, and
surveillance tools and practices for different healthcare environments. - Links to information, tools, and resources on
healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). AHRQ-funded research and initiatives to reduce HAIs
are also highlighted. - Developed by the Association for
Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and HealthStream, the
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Elimination Library consists of six courses designed
to educate healthcare workers on the appropriate precautions and guidelines to prevent the
transmission of infections. Each course has a 30-minute version that is applicable for all
healthcare professionals as well as an hour-long version that is approved for one contact
hour of continuing nursing education (CNE). -
North Carolina-specific materials and activities related to the One and Only Campaign
(CDC/SIPC) to raise awareness among patients and healthcare providers about safe injection
practices. -
Algorithms, sample documents and forms, and regional and facility-level strategies. - Recommendations from the federal
advisory committee for preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections in the
form of guidelines, resolutions and informal communications. - Includes links to live education, online education,
certification, APIC calendar of events, the APIC text, a professional learning path, free
educational brochures, and the APIC bookstore. - A printable list of publications,
websites and patient guides. - A computer-based, interactive learning
tool developed by U.S. HHS and APIC for clinicians, health professional students and patient
advocates. A user assumes the role one of five characters – a physician and hospital
administrator, a registered nurse, an infection preventionist, a patient family member or a
third-year medical student – and is able to see the outcomes of decisions they make
that impact infection health risks. The training is designed and developed for use by groups
in facilitated training sessions and by individuals as a self-paced learning tool. -
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) provides clinical practice guidelines for
antimicrobial use, infections by organ system, infections by organism, immunization, and
general infection prevention.
