1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for all Settings. November 29, 2022.
CDC’s Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery in All Settings | Infection Control | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Transmission-Based Precautions (Isolation). January 7, 2016. Transmission-Based Precautions | Basics | Infection Control | CDC”
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Guidance for COVID-19. Guidance by Audience and Topic. March 15, 2021. Guidance for COVID-19 | CDC
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Infection Prevention and Control and Antibiotic Stewardship Program Interpretive Guidance. Hospitals. July 6, 2022. qso-22-20-hospitals.pdf (cms.gov)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Handwashing in Communities. When and How to Wash Your Hands | Handwashing | CDC
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings | CDC
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Environmental Cleaning Procedures. Best Practices for Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Facilities. 2023. Environmental Cleaning Procedures | Environmental Cleaning in Global Healthcare Settings | HAI | CDC
2. Illinois Department of Public Health:
- Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). COVID-19 Facility Guidance. 2024. Guidance (illinois.gov)
- Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Toolkit for Implementing Personal Protective Equipment in Nursing Homes to Prevent the Spread of Multidrug and Extensively Drug-Resistant Organisms. January 17, 2024. toolkit-for-implementing-ppe-mdros-1-17-24.pdf (illinois.gov)
3. Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) Home – APIC
APIC is the leading professional association for Infection Preventionists (IPs). APIC’s mission is to advance the science and practice of infection prevention and control. APIC provides evidencebased, scientific, and proven resources to infection preventionists, healthcare professionals, and patients.
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. APIC Online Text. 2024. The APIC Text – APIC
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). 2023. New Guide: IPC for Shelters During Disasters. IPC for Shelters During Disasters – APIC
4. Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) AAMI Main Page | AAMI
AAMI is the primary source of consensus standards, both national and international, for the medical device industry. AAMI leads global collaboration in the development, management, and use of safe and effective medical devices and technologies.
5. Association of peri-Operative Registered Nurses (AORN) Home | AORN
AORN provides guidelines for perioperative practice, which are considered the gold standard in evidence-based recommendations for safe perioperative patient care and workplace safety.
