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BMJ Quality & Safety: Elimination of central-venous-catheter related bloodstream infections from the intensive care unitThe authors set out to reduce CRBSI and introduced interventions in their intensive care unit (ICU) over a 4-year period using a quality improvement approach.
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Partnering to HealPartnering to Heal, from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, is a computer-based, video-simulation training program on infection control practices for clinicians, health professional students, and patient advocates.
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One is too many: Viewing infection data from the patient's perspectiveThis video from IHI tells the story of Rosie Bartel, who contracted a surgical site infection which had a serious impact on her health and her future.
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Hand Hygiene Australia: online learning packagesHand Hygiene Australia has launched a new online learning management system on the Hand Hygiene Australia training site.
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Quality improvement toolkit using falls prevention as a topic of interestThe Health Quality & Safety Commission developed a quality improvement toolkit in 2016 as part of its focus on reducing harm from falls.
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Hand hygiene promotional materialsPromotional materials from Hand Hygiene New Zealand
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Guidance for preventing and controlling COVID-19 outbreaks in New Zealand aged residential careThis guidance document and supporting resources provide practical assistance to aged residential care facilities in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Surgical site infection rate is higher following hip and knee arthroplasty when cefazolin is underdosedThis paper by Dr Arthur Morris, Dr Sally Roberts, Nikki Grae and Dr Chris Frampton highlights increased rates of infection following hip and knee arthroplasty when cefazolin is underdosed.
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Teach back training toolkit (March 2014)This toolkit, produced by Iowa Health, the Picker Institute, Des Moines University and Health Literacy Iowa, is to help all health care providers learn to use teach-back—every time it is indicated—to support patients and families throughout the...
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Resources for food-related choking in young childrenThe Ministry of Health has reviewed and updated its recommendations to decrease the risk of food-related choking in babies and young children. The updated advice expands on previous Ministry advice and includes a list of foods considered to be of a h