Patient Safety Tool: Infection Prevention Education for ASCs

The HHS Office of Healthcare Quality offers a free infection prevention learning opportunity for ambulatory surgery centers.

The agency has posted a series of sessions that cover:

•    Monitoring and reporting healthcare-associated infections in ASCs
•    Safe injection practices
•    Point-of-care devices
•    Environmental infection prevention and control
•    Hand hygiene
•    Cleaning, sterilization and high-level disinfection

Download the infection control sessions for use in your facility. *Viewing requires Java.

Note: View our database providing 150 reports that link to free, downloadable and adaptable tools for use in surgery centers, hospitals and other organizations by clicking here.

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