A Guide for Using the

Worldwide Web to Facilitate

Infection Control Practice

WEB RESOURCESFor the

Infection Control Program

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• The unquestioned authority on infectious diseases

• Information freely available • Information geared for two separate

audiences: – Laypersons wishing to learn basic

information– Healthcare workers and infection

control professionals wishing to learn information to help them on their jobs

• Extensive data on specific diseases

www.cdc.gov

CDC Infection Prevention and Control

Guidelines

• All guidelines for infection control available free of charge

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/guidelines.html

CDC Infection Prevention and Control

Guidelines• Prevention of CAUTI• Prevention of Pneumonia• Prevention of

Bloodstream Infections• Environmental Guidelines• Personnel Health

Guidelines• Isolation Guidelines• MDRO Guidelines• And others

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/guidelines.html

CDC Rapid Notification System

• Get email alerts with all the latest news and information from CDC– Outbreaks– Emerging infectious

diseases– Recalls

http://www2.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/rns/hip_rns_subscribe.html

CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

• Weekly reports with news and information on:

– Infectious disease outbreaks

– Latest research and science

– Updates to guidelines– Vaccine recommendations– Other updates as

relative to disease

www.cdc.gov/mmwr

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

• Recommendations for immunizations

• Especially helpful to IPs in obtaining information on – Employee immunizations

(e.g. Hepatitis) – Patient immunizations (e.g.

Pneumovax)

www.cdc.gov/nip/acip

Emerging Infectious Diseases journal

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/index.htm

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• Latest government regulations for employee exposures to – Bloodborne pathogens– Tuberculosis– Other occupationally

acquired diseases or conditions

www.osha.gov

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and

Epidemiology (APIC)• The nation’s leading

authority in infection control and epidemiology

• Training courses and certification

• Resources and publications

• National and regional chapter membership

www.apic.org

ICP Associates’ Website

• Free monthly e-mail newsletter

www.icpassociates.com

Certification

• Practice Requirement:

• In order to qualify to sit for the exam, you must:• Have primary responsibility for the infection prevention and control program for your

employing organization.

or

• The department in which you work is assigned the responsibility for the infection prevention and control program within the organization.

• In addition, your current clinical practice of infection prevention and control must include both the following activities:

• Analysis and interpretation of collected infection control data. • The investigation and surveillance of suspected outbreaks of infection;

And at least three of the following:

• The planning, implementation and evaluation of infection prevention and control measures. • The education of individuals about infection risk, prevention and control. • The development and revision of infection control policies and procedures. • The management of infection prevention and control activities. • The provision of consultation on infection risk assessment, prevention and control

strategies.

Thank you and Best Wishes!

• gailbennett@icpassociates.com