Supporting Materials
Supporting materials are built on concepts from the webinars included in the AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Improving Skincare and MDRO Prevention in Long-Term Care. The supporting materials on this page also include links to external sites with previously developed content that also support the topics covered in this toolkit.
Below are the supporting materials of this toolkit, which are included in Use Antibiotics Wisely and Clean High-Touch Surfaces key strategies.
Use Antibiotics Wisely
This section provides the supporting materials related to the Use Antibiotics Wisely key strategy of this toolkit.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care
This toolkit has resources for long-term care facilities to improve antibiotic use through the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Posters
Provides antibiotic decision-making posters for clinicians, residents, and their family members.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Antibiotic Prescribing and Use Patient Education Resources
Provides patient education resources for antibiotic prescribing and use.
Clean High-Touch Surfaces
This section provides supporting materials related to the Clean High-Touch Surfaces key strategy of this toolkit.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Basics for Health
Provides a video resource of best practices for cleaning and disinfecting hard surfaces and high-touch surfaces.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Module 11B—Environmental Cleaning—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course
Provides a module for a nursing home infection preventionist training course.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Facilities: In Resource Limited Settings (PDF, 3.3 MB)
Provides a resource for environmental cleaning in healthcare facilities with limited resources.
