HAI

Description
Cluster Calls
Resources
Spread Exercise

Description

The Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Initiative builds on the work of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 100,000 Lives Campaign and 5 Million Lives Campaign.  It focuses on those infections acquired by patients while receiving treatment in a healthcare setting.  The implementation of evidence-based practices and safety measures such as standardizing core processes, redesigning systems of care, partnering with patients and families, and creating safety cultures that maximize communication and teamwork can reduce HAIs Iowa.  

Current topics addressed in the HAI Initiative include:

• Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
• Methcillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection
• Clostridium difficile
• Immunization of Healthcare Workers
• Central Line Infections
• Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

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Cluster Calls

Visit the Events Page for the schedule of upcoming Cluster calls.

Summaries from Prior Calls

• August 2010
• May 2010
• February 2010
• November 2009
   

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Resources

• Iowa Antibiotic Resistance Task Force Report
  A public health guide to faciliatate appropriate use of antibiotics, discourage prescribing practices that promote development of antibiotic resistance, and decrease the spread of antibiotic-resistant organisms with appropriate control measures.  

• Iowa Department of Public Health 
  Hospital resources from the Iowa Deparmtnet of Public Health focues on infection reduction
   
• IHI Improvement Map
  A tool designed to provide resources to hospitals on hospital improvement projects.
   
•  Iowa Infection Control District Consultants
  The list of of Iowa Infection Control District Consultants available as a resource for infection preventionists.

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Spread Exercise

• Click here to report your Spread data
   
• View the latest Spread Report

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