HAI
Description
CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
CDI Prevention Collaborative
Cluster Call
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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CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC), in partnership with the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), released today the contents of a comprehensive resource manual aimed at reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in Iowa hospitals. IHC is partnering with IDPH and 77 Iowa hospitals to aggressively addess the implementation of reduction strategies in Iowa hospitals for this infection.
For additional information about the CAUTI Prevention Collaborative, past webinars, and the resource manual, please contact Gerd Clabaugh at clabaughg@ihconline.org.
CDI Prevention Collaborative
The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC), in partnership with the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), released today the contents of a comprehensive resource manual aimed at reducing Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in Iowa hospitals. IHC is partnering with IDPH and 50 Iowa hospitals to aggressively addess the implementation of reduction strategies in Iowa hospitals for this infection.
CDI Resource Manual
For additional information about the CAUTI Prevention Collaborative a, past webinars, and the resource manual, please contact Gerd Clabaugh at clabaughg@ihconline.org.
Cluster Calls
Visit the Events Page for the schedule of upcoming Cluster calls.
Summaries from Prior Calls
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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.
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Spread Exercise
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