Infection Prevention and Control Resources for Health Care Teams

Understanding infection control practices are important for not only pediatricians, but the full pediatric practice team. The Project Firstline collaborative resources on this page can be beneficial and applicable to the full practice team and will be updated on an ongoing basis.

Educational Courses

• AAP PediaLink Course: Infection Prevention and Control for Pediatric Clinics 

Videos

• CDC Infection Control Videos & Social Media
  • Multi Dose Vials – Video by CDC
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
  • Ventilation in Healthcare – Video by CDC
    • What is Ventilation?
    • Why Does Ventilation Matter?
• AAP: Improving Your Practice’s Ventilation During the Current Surge

Interactive Resources

• CDC Interactive Infection Control Resources
• Choosing the Right PPE for COVID-19

Print Materials & Job Aids

• AAP Cleaning & Disinfecting Checklist
• CDC Posters and Infographics

Quality Improvement Resources

• Infection Prevention and Control Quality Improvement Change Package

Additional Resources

• Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements– by CDC
• IPC in Pediatric Ambulatory Settings – AAP Policy Statement
• PPE Basics – by the American Nurses Association (ANA) 
• Vaccination Safety – by ANA
• IPC in Schools – by ANA
• Healthcare Associated Infections – by ANA 
• Disaster Preparedness – by ANA
• Pathogen Match Up Tool – by the Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) 
• The Role of Rural Healthcare Workers in Infection Control (Podcast) – NHMA/Salud America!