Guide to the Strengthening Your Hospital Surgical Care Framework
Telligen developed this comprehensive educational guide which focuses on the surgical continuum of care: pre-, intra- and post-operative processes. This guide assists hospitals and surgical care teams in examining surgical workflows, identifying practice gaps, and implementing best practices to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs), post-operative pulmonary embolism (PE) and/or deep-vein thrombosis (DVTs).
Long COVID: Reduce the Risk with the Right Resources
The Health Quality Innovation Network’s (HQIN) Simple Strategies Stand-Up webinar series for nursing home staff featured experts who discussed Long COVID/Post COVID Syndrome and how the COVID-19 vaccination can prevent long-term health effects of the disease.
Faces of Sepsis ™
Faces of Sepsis™ stories allow those affected by sepsis to share their experiences of illness, treatment, recovery and loss and aim to capture the diversity of people who had sepsis. Some stories describe a quick recovery while others cover the long-term effects of post-sepsis syndrome (PSS).
Life After Sepsis Video
For patients that survive sepsis, life takes on new challenges that must be overcome together with doctors, spouses, family members and caregivers. This new informational video helps explain the common symptoms patients experience after surviving sepsis. Produced by Sepsis Alliance and the Society of Critical Care Medicine, Life After Sepsis provides practical tips for sepsis patients to follow so that they can get stronger, avoid readmission to the hospital and lead life to its fullest.
Sepsis and Aging
Adults aged 65 years and older are 13 times more likely to be hospitalized with sepsis than adults younger than 65, and 63% of older adults 60 years and older are admitted to the ICU present with sepsis upon admission. Like strokes or heart attacks, sepsis is a medical emergency that requires rapid diagnosis and treatment.
Sepsis Caregiver Resources
When a loved one becomes ill with sepsis, it can be a scary time – one that most people aren’t prepared for. Caregivers may not know what sepsis is or how to help their loved ones. This website includes resources that may help them navigate this complex and difficult journey, including a When a Loved One Has Sepsis: A Caregiver’s Guide.
Sepsis Information Guides
Sepsis Alliance has a library of Sepsis Information Guides covering dozens of sepsis-related topics. These guides are available for free download and are provided in a high-resolution format for printing and distributing to patients, families, co-workers, friends and other professionals.
UCI Health Nursing Home Decolonization Toolkit
The SHIELD project is a quality improvement intervention for hospitals, nursing homes and long-term acute care hospitals to reduce the spread and infections of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO). This resource provides an overview of staff training, patient communication, compliance checks and more. Additional resources:
CDC Viral Respiratory Pathogens Toolkit for Nursing Homes
Preparing for and responding to nursing home residents or healthcare personnel (HCP) who develop signs or symptoms of a respiratory viral infection.