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
FCHD 抗生素宣传周：健康与教育的庆典
费尔法克斯县卫生局的“加强专业护理机构抗生素管理”(SASS) 团队于 11 月2023为美国抗生素宣传周 (USAAW) 组织了一场精彩的教育项目！他们的团队正在利用 CDC 的资金，专注于改善专业护理机构的抗生素管理。在 USAAW 期间，他们推出了一套工具包，供专业护理机构用于他们自己的机构教育。
我们采访了费尔法克斯县卫生局 (FCHD) HAI 流行病学家 Samantha Christensen，以了解有关他们的抗生素宣传周工具包的更多信息。FCHD 以一场盛大的庆祝活动拉开了本周的序幕，首先是启动早餐、带有二维码以方便访问的抗菌管理播客播放列表，以及微生物“每日笑话”。他们还张贴了带有紫色主题气球和装饰品的三折教育海报，在抗菌宣传周期间身穿紫色服装，以星巴克礼品卡作为奖品，进行抗菌管理主题的琐事问答，并举办了观看派对（当然还有零食），让每个人都可以观看教育性感染预防和控制视频！
因为我们知道您想听笑话……“意大利最受欢迎的抗生素是什么？阿莫西西里人！“这又是一个好消息……”抗生素的反义词是什么？生物大叔！”
祝贺Samantha 和整个 FCHD 团队开发了这个有趣而独特的教育计划，以确保在熟练的护理机构中明智地使用抗生素！
