Core Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Practices

This page is a collection of resources and tools meant to support your understanding of Core IPC practices. These are fundamental practices that should be present in Healthcare Facilities (HCF) to provide safe patient care and for the protection of Healthcare Providers (HCP). Infection Preventionists (IP), or other personnel tasked a similar role, should master their understanding of these practices. This knowledge will assist you in completing onsite IPC assessments.

Key IPC Resources

• CDC HAI
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA):
  
• Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2022 Updates. Topics include prevention of Infections through Hand Hygiene, and prevention of common HAIs including: CAUTI, CLABSI, Pneumonia (ventilator-associated and non-ventilator), C. difficile infection, MRSA, and SSI.
• Outbreak Response and Incident Management: SHEA Guidance and Resources for Healthcare Epidemiologists in United States Acute-Care Hospitals.
  

Hand Hygiene

CDPH Resources Train the Trainer HAI Program Hand Hygiene Video  (YouTube video) Frontline staff training slides (PDF, 1.6MB) Flipchart (PDF, 1.5MB) Flipchart Spanish (PDF, 2.6MB) Pre/post test (PDF) Trainer webinar (YouTube video) Evaluation and Feedback (Adherence Monitoring) Hand Hygiene (PDF) Hand Hygiene (Word) Other Resources from our Partners CDC Healthcare Providers | Hand Hygiene  CDC Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings (2002) (PDF) The Joint Commission Hand Hygiene  WHO 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene poster (PDF) WHO How to Handrub poster (PDF) WHO How to Handwash poster (PDF)

Standard Precautions

CDPH Resources Project Firstline: Standard Precautions (PDF) Other Resources from our Partners CDC Standard Precautions CDC Standard Precautions for All Patient Care | Basics | Infection Control  CDC Disinfection & Sterilization Guidelines | Guidelines Library | Infection Control

Transmission-Based Precautions (Isolation)

CDPH Resources CDPH 4 Transmission Precautions (PDF) Personal Protective Equipment and Precautions Frontline Staff Training Flipchart (PDF) Personal Protective Equipment and Precautions Frontline Staff Training Flipchart Spanish (PDF, 1.6MB) Evaluation and Feedback (Adherence Monitoring) Contact Precautions (PDF) Contact Precautions (Word) Other Resources from our Partners CDC Transmission-Based Precautions | Basics | Infection Control  CDC Isolation Precautions | Guidelines Library | Infection Control

Environmental Cleaning

CDPH Resources CDPH Environmental Cleaning  EVS Library  Environmental cleaning and Disinfection Frontline Staff Training Flipchart (PDF) Environmental cleaning and Disinfection Frontline Staff Training Flipchart Spanish (PDF, 1.1MB) Evaluation and Feedback (Adherence Monitoring)  Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection (PDF) Fluorescent Marker Assessment Tool (PDF, 2.4MB): Use in conjunction with the Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Adherence Monitoring Tool Other Tools: Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Responsibility Assessment Tool (PDF) Who Cleans What Reminder Template (Word): Use in conjunction with Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Responsibility Assessment Tool. Other Resources from our Partners CDC Environmental Guidelines | Guidelines Library | Infection Control  GNYHA C. auris Cleaning and Management Training APIC EVS Basic ICP Infographic APIC Environmental Services

Injection Safety

CDPH Resources Injection Safety Info  for Healthcare​ Providers  Train the Trainer  Train the Trainer packet (PDF, 1.7MB) Slides (PDF, 1.9MB) Evaluation and Feedback (Adherence Monitoring)  Safe Injection Practices (PDF)  Other Resources from our Partners CDC Injection Safety