It’s Not Just a Room Turnover: It’s Infection Prevention
Did you know that patients admitted to rooms where the previous occupant had a multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) face a higher risk of acquiring that same organism? Every day, environmental services (EVS) professionals work alongside frontline healthcare staff to reduce this risk and protect patients and residents. When we support EVS teams, we strengthen the entire infection prevention system.
What to Expect and How to Use It: With some EVS staff receiving as little as three days of training, and 83% learning on the job, education needs to be quick, practical, and built into their daily workflow.
- Onboarding: Project Firstline Training Toolkit for Environmental Services (EVS) Staff – A comprehensive training plan that builds both the why and the how, helping EVS staff confidently step into their role as essential infection prevention team members.
- New Refreshers: CDC EVS Microlearns – Quick, practical micro-learns covering key topics like contact time, when to change gloves, and maintaining clean and safe EVS carts, perfect for reinforcing skills in just a few minutes.
- New Observation & Support: VDH Daily Room Cleaning Checklist – A simple, structured checklist to guide room cleaning from start to finish, helping standardize workflows and ensure no critical steps are missed.
目标受众: 基本 IPC 教育水平
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CDC: Considerations for Reducing Risk – Water in Healthcare Facilities (2/6/2026)
ASHRAE:医疗保健设施的通风 (2/16/2026)
CDC:更新了 2026 国家医疗安全网络 (NHSN) 监测协议(1 月 2026)
APIC:关于集中式健康相关感染监测计划和微证书以推进集中式 HAI 监测和患者安全的新白皮书 (1/20/2026)
VDH:临床医生来信:Virginia呼吸系统疾病和麻疹最新情况 (1/21/2026)
西北地区VDH感染预防教育
VDH 西北地区感染预防专家 Kayleigh Rehkopf 想特别指出西北地区的三名 VDH 员工(Stephanie Neal、Candace Ashworth 和 Brad Evert)在感染预防和控制 (IPC) 教育方面所做的出色工作!
斯蒂芬妮是费尔法克斯勋爵卫生区的初级区流行病学家,她一直致力于为疗养院、辅助生活设施和学校准备和传播 IPC 教育。区域遏制小组的布拉德和坎迪斯热切地参与其中,帮助开展教育工作,并超出了他们的正常工作范围,参与到这一重要举措中。他们在熟悉教育和与社区建立联系以有效传递内容方面做得很好。他们加入团队确实有助于使这次教育工作取得成功。
谢谢斯蒂芬妮、坎迪斯和布拉德,感谢你们为维护我们社区的安全和健康所做的一切!
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