Welcome to the prevention & intervention section of our website. This section of the site is dedicated to informing Clinicians about the pathogenesis, prevention and intervention of hospital-acquired conditions (HAC).
We have focused on the three hospital-acquired conditions that cause the highest rates of mortality:
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Institute of Healthcare Improvement
5 million lives campaign
The 5 Million Lives Campaign is a voluntary initiative to protect patients from five million incidents of medical harm over the next two years (December 2006 – December 2008).
- IHI 5 Million Lives Website
- Overview
- Participants
- Implement the Central Line Bundle
- IHI Getting Started Kit: Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia How-to Guide
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
- CDC Guidelines for Preventing Health-Care--Associated Pneumonia
- CDC Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
- CDC Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
- CDC Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
