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
让抗菌药物管理走出医院围墙：社区外展活动促进更明智地使用抗生素
Carilion Clinic 的 抗菌药物管理 (AMS) 团队创新性地将抗菌 药物管理 扩展到医院以外的领域，发起了一项社区外展活动，旨在向家庭传授适当使用抗生素的知识。患者的期望在门诊抗生素处方中起着关键作用。患者和医疗服务提供者之间需要就抗生素的必要性进行有意义的对话。
Carilion的目标是在弗吉尼亚州西南部通过引人入胜的广告牌传递易于理解的信息，强化诸如 “抗生素对病毒不起作用” 和 “生病时抗生素并不总是答案” 等公共卫生信息。诊所候诊室内的补充海报为患者和家属提供了快速教育，消除了他们对抗生素治疗病毒感染的常见误解，并提高了他们对抗生素潜在危害的认识。
为了进一步支持最年轻的患者，AMS 团队与一家大型儿科诊所合作，分发 "发烧护理包"，以改善居家体温跟踪和症状缓解。每个工具包里都有一支温度计、简单的症状缓解用品以及关于发烧和感染的教育书签。这些实实在在的资源有助于增强护理人员的能力，使他们能够自信地在家处理轻微疾病，并了解何时可能不需要使用抗生素和就医。
临床医生的早期反馈非常积极，其中许多人表示，这些举措 促进了 与患者就抗生素问题进行更有成效的对话。通过将管理原则直接带入社区，这是 Carilion 的 AMS 团队帮助减少 抗生素 滥用 、减缓抗药性发展以及 为子孙后代 保护 抗生素 有效性的 又一途径 。
