Resources
APIC- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
This is the association that supports infection preventionists and certifies practitioners with the CIC® certification.
CDC- Infection Control for Healthcare Providers.
This is the Centers for Disease Control website dedicated to infection control.
WHO- World Health Organization Infection Control
This is the World Health Organization resource page for Infection Control.
CDC Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course
This is a free-online course for Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training
Helpful Documents
CDC: The Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes
A downloadable PDF guide for establishing and running a nursing home antibiotic stewardship program.
CDC: The Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Hospitals
A downloadable PDF guide for establishing and running a hospital antibiotic stewardship program.
Nursing Home CMS Survey Infection Control Pathway
This is the document healthcare surveyors use when assessing nursing home infection control practices and programs. It provides insight into what surveyors are looking for.
CMS Hospital Infection Control Survey Worksheet
This is the document healthcare surveyors use when assessing hospital infection control practices and programs. It provides insight into what surveyors are looking for.
Nursing Home Infection Control Worksheet
This worksheet is dated back to 2019. It is helpful in providing preparation in advance of a recertification survey for infection control.
Downloadable Checklists, Worksheets, and Tools
Hand Hygiene Audit Tool
Download our editable Hand Hygiene Observation Audit Tool to use as a template at your facility. Be sure to check that this form is compliant with your facility policy.
Isolation Precautions at a Glance
The Isolation Precautions Quick Guide is a concise reference designed to help healthcare professionals quickly identify and implement the appropriate infection prevention measures for patients requiring Standard, Contact, Droplet, or Airborne Precautions.
The Implementing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program in a Nursing Home guide provides a practical roadmap for long-term care facilities seeking to develop or strengthen an effective antibiotic stewardship program.
Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Plan Template
This editable Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Plan Template provides a structured framework for organizing your facility’s annual infection prevention program, including risk assessments, surveillance activities, prevention strategies, employee health, outbreak response, performance improvement, and regulatory compliance.
Annual Risk Assessment Template
This editable template is designed to help healthcare organizations systematically identify, evaluate, and prioritize infection risks based on patient populations, healthcare-associated infection trends, regulatory requirements, environmental factors, and organizational needs.
This Construction Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) Checklist provides a practical framework for evaluating construction-related infection risks and documenting the safeguards necessary to protect patients, visitors, and healthcare personnel throughout a project.
Transmission Based Precautions Signs
Transmission based precautions signs from the CDC. Includes Enhanced Barrier Precautions, Contact, Airborne, and Droplet Precautions.