Statewide Program for Infection Control & Epidemiology

Education to prevent and control healthcare associated infections across the healthcare spectrum

.0206 Courses: Outpatient; Hemodialysis; Home Health Hospice and Dental

RESOURCE LIST:

Module A: NC Laws Concerning Infection Prevention

Infection Prevention-Healthcare Settings

0206 Rule        

NC Medical Waste Rule

Medical Waste Management [Rules] 15A NCAC 13B .1201 – .1204    

15A NCAC 13B .0101, “Definitions”    

NC Sanitation Rules

https://ehs.dph.ncdhhs.gov/oswp/docs/rules/1300Rulebook.pdf

NC Communicable Disease Rules

North Carolina Communicable Disease Control Laws – 10A NCAC 41A-

CDC Guidelines

CDC- updated 2012 Management of Hep B health care providers and students  

Module B: Complying with OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Regulation 29CFR

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10051

Most frequently asked Question about the BBP standard

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=21010

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2003-02-20

Module C: Epidemiology and Risk of Infection

2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings

https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/pdf/guidelines/isolation-guidelines.pdf

WHO- 2016 Guidelines on Core Components of IPC programs

http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/251730/1/9789241549929-eng.pdf

Module D: Outbreak and Safe Injection Practices

Viral Hepatitis Outbreaks Reported to CDC

https://archive.cdc.gov/#/details?url=https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/outbreaks/healthcarehepoutbreaktable.htm

Endoscopy Center in Nevada Outbreak

http://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/download/outbreaks/final-hepc-investigation-report.pdf

NJ Oncology Practice Outbreak

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196655311000976

National One and Only Campaign

https://www.cdc.gov/injection-safety/hcp/resources/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/injectionsafety/one-and-only.html

CDC Preventing Unsafe Injection Practices

https://www.cdc.gov/injection-safety/hcp/clinical-guidance/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/injectionsafety/unsafepractices.html

Preventing Unsafe Injection Practices | Injection Safety | CDC

APIC Position Paper on Safe Injection, Infusion, etc.

http://www.apic.org/Resource_/TinyMceFileManager/Position_Statements/2016APICSIPPositionPaper.pdf

Module E: Principles and Practices of Asepsis, Hand Hygiene, and Environmental Issues

CDC PPE Sequence- 2 examples

https://www.cdc.gov/healthcare-associated-infections/media/pdfs/ppe-sequence-p.pdf?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/hai/pdfs/ppe/PPE-Sequence.pdf

WHO how to hand rub

https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/patient-safety/how-to-handrub-poster.pdf?sfvrsn=9d2f6e89_11

WHO how to handwash

https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/patient-safety/how-to-handwash-poster.pdf?sfvrsn=7004a09d_2

CDC Guidelines for Hand Hygiene

https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/hand-hygiene/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/providers/guideline.html

CDC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Settings

https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/environmental-control/index.html

Module F: Principles of Disinfection and Sterilization AND

Module G: Application of Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization Principles in Outpatient Settings

CDC Guidelines for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities 2008

https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/disinfection-and-sterilization/index.html

CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings 2003

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5217.pdf

CDC Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care

https://www.cdc.gov/dental-infection-control/hcp/summary/index.html

Selected EPA-Registered Disinfectants

https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/selected-epa-registered-disinfectants

ADDITIONAL SITES

Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology

https://spice.unc.edu/

NC Division of Public Health

https://epi.dph.ncdhhs.gov