Resources for Infection Control
- Visit the CDC Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition for posters, checklists and fact sheets for use in provider's offices, dialysis clinics, training sessions, and work areas.
- View the CDC Infection Control Assessment Tools for a varierty care settings including outpatient dialysis.
- View additional CDC Infection Control Resouces: NHSN Process Measures, and Core Interventions
- Visit the AHRQ ESRD Toolkit page for instructional modules that you can use to teach dialysis center team members specific ways to create a culture of safety.
- Improve communication between the hospital and the dialysis unit using these Communication Forms
- Use this Sepsis Assessment Tool and Sepsis Assessment Card for monitoring potential infections
View additional Infection Control resources.
Videos on Infection Control
Preventing Bloodstream Infections for OP Dialysis Patients
Making Dialysis Safer: Infections in Dialysis Centers
Making Dialyses Safer: Tools to Prevent Infections
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