Protect Your Staff

Train Employees on Safety Issues in The Healthcare Environment

Each year almost two million patients in the United States contract an infection during their hospitalization and as many as 99,000 die as a result. Greater than 70% of the bacteria that cause these infections are resistant to at least one antibiotic most commonly used for treatment. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Healthcare-Associated Infections are one of the top ten leading causes of death in the United States. Healthcare personnel play the most significant role in the transmission and prevention of infections acquired in healthcare settings. The six courses that comprise APIC’s Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Elimination Library educate healthcare workers on the appropriate precautions and guidelines to prevent the transmission of infections. Given the unnecessary deaths that could be prevented and the suffering that could be eliminated, as well as the money that could be saved, no healthcare organization can risk ignoring the benefits of training staff about preventing HAI transmissions.

Impact:
Meet OSHA Training Requirements

• N95 Respirator and PPE training
• Use effective infection prevention measure

Increase Staff Safety

• Protect staff from influenza
  
• Teach tuberculosis and bloodborne pathogens precautions

Improve Employee Competence

• Reinforce accountability
  
• Build confidence

Features:

• Interactive learning activities, web links, and exercises
• Brief quizzes to test comprehension of the material
• Documentation of an individual’s completion of a course
  

This library is essential for:

• Meeting OSHA training mandates
• N95 respirator training

This library supports:

• Homeland Security preparedness recommendations
• Joint Commission requirements
• CDC guidelines
• OSHA training mandates

Courses in the Library

• N95 Respirator and PPE Training for Healthcare Workers
  
• Best Practices for the Protection of Healthcare-Based First Receivers
  
• Tuberculosis Training Program
  
• Bloodborne Pathogens Training Program
  

Subject Matter Experts
Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response has subject matter experts in Infectious Disease, Epidemiology, Toxicology, Emergency Response / Management / Planning, Behavioral Health, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Radiation, other CBRNE, and additional specialties with healthcare and first receiver / responder experience.