The Steward
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Infection Prevention and Control for Podiatric Care in All Healthcare Settings
Candida auris Toolkit
- Healthcare Facility Framework for Candida auris Screening
- Healthcare Facility Toolkit for Response to Candida auris
- C. auris Presentation for Facilities to Adapt
- C. auris General Education Poster
- C. auris General Education Poster (Print Friendly)
- C. auris Provider Education Poster
- C. auris Provider Education Poster (Print Friendly)
- C. auris EVS Education Poster
- C. auris EVS Education Poster (Print Friendly)
- Discharge Information for C. auris Patients Returning Home
- C. auris Poster Order Form
Antimicrobial Resistance Resources
- CRE Fact Sheet
- FAQs for CPOs for Long-term Care Residents
- Management of Residents with MDROs including Candida Auris
- Alcohol-based Hand Rub Memo
- Colonization Screening Toolkit for Antimicrobial-Resistant Organisms
- Patient and Family Education: Screening Tests
- Patient and Family Education: Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO)
- Carbapenemase-producing Organisms: Five-Year Surveillance Report, 2018–2022
- Emergency Medical Services Multidrug-Resistant Organism Quick Guide
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Hand Hygiene Audit Toolkit
- DOH Hand Hygiene Moments Poster
- Alcohol-based Hand Rub Memo
- Hand Hygiene Audit Guidance
- Hand Hygiene Audit Tracking
- Hand Hygiene Audit Tool
- WHO 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene Poster
Infection Control Plan Submission Toolbox and Resources
Infection Control Plan Submission Process
Infection Control Plan/Document Submission Requirements
Infection Control Program Risk Assessment Resource
- Infection Control Risk Assessment Resource
- TRAIN PA course 1103300, PA-HAI: What's the Worst That Could Happen? Risk Management in Infection Prevention - Recorded Event
Infection Control Plan Development/Resources
- Infection Control Plan Toolkit
- Infection Control Plan Outline for Acute Care Hospitals
- Infection Control Plan Outline for Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
- Infection Control Plan Outline for Long-Term Care Facilities
Policy Development/Resources
How to Submit an Infection Control Plan Utilizing Infection Control Plan Submission Resources
- How to Submit an IC Plan and Utilize IC Plan Resources - slide set with presenter notes of the same named video
Office Hours
PA Department of Health, Infection Control Plan Submission Q & A / "office hours"
If you have questions during the IC plan submission and screening process, please join the recurring, weekly "office hours" hosted by the HAIP/AS program reviewers, utilizing the web link or phone number listed below.
Frequency: Every Wednesday from 1 pm – 2 pm
Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
+1 267-332-8737,,375837352#
Phone Conference ID: 375 837 352#
The "office hours" Teams meeting is an open hour designed to provide participants with the ability to dial in or join via videoconference anytime during the hour. The platform is designated for facility infection preventionists or interim POCs to ask DOH plans reviewers' specific questions and offers an opportunity to listen in for the full hour to hear what questions others are asking about the process. The meeting is offered weekly to ensure that facilities have access to reviewers throughout the submission experience.
Non-traditional Infection Control and Consulting (NICC) Team
- NICC Team Flyer
- NICC Team Info Sheet
- An Overview of Infection Prevention and Control for Group Home Settings
- Hand Hygiene for Group Home and Home Care Settings
- C. diff: Guidance for Shared Bathrooms
General Resources
Hospitals
- Hospital DIV Guidance - August 2017
- Pediatric Ventilator-Associated Events (PedVAE) Reporting
- Expanded Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Nursing Homes
- Alcohol-based Hand Rub Memo
- Infection Prevention and Control Admission Checklist
- Toolkit for Control of Norovirus Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities - August 2019
- COVID-19 Infection Control and Outbreak Response Toolkit for Long-Term Care
- COVID-19, Influenza, and Norovirus Infection Control Recommendations for LTCFs