Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and the Infectious Diseases Society of America, in partnership with the American Hospital Association and The Joint Commission, jointly published these science-based and practical recommendations for acute care hospitals for the prevention of common healthcare-associated infections.
Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals
The compendium is accessible on the The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America's (SHEA) website.
SHEA and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) jointly published these science-based and practical recommendations for acute care hospitals for the prevention of common HAIs.
The document represents practical recommendations by the leading champions in infection prevention and healthcare quality improvement: SHEA, IDSA, AHA, APIC, and the Joint Commission. The Compendium is included in the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals®.
The compendium:
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Synthesizes best evidence for the prevention of surgical site infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, Clostridium difficile, and MRSA
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Highlights basic HAI prevention strategies plus advanced approaches for outbreak management and other special circumstances
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Recommends performance and accountability measures to apply to individuals and groups working to implement infection prevention practices
In 2014, the Compendium was reviewed by experts, updated, and reissued. The Compendium provides information to assist organizations with implementing the HAI NPSGs. Although the Compendium was developed for acute care hospitals, some of its evidence-based implementation strategies are applicable to other settings.
- Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals
- Executive Summary: A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Updates
- Strategies to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update
- Strategies to Prevent Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute Care Hospital
- Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals
- Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infections in Acute Care Hospitals
- Strategies to Prevent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Transmission and Infection in Acute Care Hospitals
- Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Acute Care Hospitals
- Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections through Hand Hygiene
- An Infection Preventionist’s View of the Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Structure, Process, and Outcome
- HAI Prevention Guide for Patients and Visitors
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Infection Prevention and Control
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Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Toolkit and Monograph
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Toolkit and Monograph
- CLABSI Toolkit - Introduction
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 1
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 2
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 3
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 4
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 5
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 6
- CLABSI Toolkit Directory, Glossary, Acknowledgements, and Disclaimer
- Ambulatory Health Care Infection Prevention and Control
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Behavioral Health Care Infection Prevention and Control
- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
- Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
- Critical Access Hospital Infection Prevention and Control
- Dental
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- General Infection Prevention and Control
- Guidelines
- Hand Hygiene
- High Reliability and Infection Prevention
- Home Care Infection Prevention and Control
- Hospital Infection Prevention and Control
- Infection Prevention and Control Safety Alerts
- Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Response
- Influenza and Other Related Diseases
- Laboratory Infection Prevention and Control
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
- Nursing Care Center Infection Prevention and Control
- Respiratory Protection
- Sepsis
- Surgical Site Infections
- Vaccination
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Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Toolkit and Monograph