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CDC Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program
Online guide for an effective sharps injury program.
http://www.cdc.gov/sharpssafety/
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Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis
U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, updated September 30, 2005
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5409.pdf
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NIOSH Safer Medical Device Implementaion in Healthy Care Facilities: Sharing Lessons Learned
To assist health care facilities that are working through this process, NIOSH asked a small number of health care facilities to share their experiences on how they implemented safer medical devices in their settings. In this online resource, the facilities describe how each step was accomplished, and also discuss the barriers encountered and how they were resolved, and most importantly, lessons learned.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/bbp/safer/
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PEPline (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) Hotline
PEPline, the National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline. This call-in center offers treating clinicians timely and current advice on managing occupational exposures (i.e., needlesticks, splashes, etc.) to HIV, hepatitis and other blood-borne pathogens on a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week basis. The Center is a federally-funded resource that offers confidential expert advice for health care providers caring for persons with HIV/AIDS or managing occupational exposures. Services are free of charge.
1-888-448-4911
http://www.ucsf.edu/hivcntr
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Premier Safety Institute
The Premier Safety Institute website provides valuable online resources for healthcare-related information and tools that enhance patient, worker, and environmental safety. From the website you can also subscribe to Premier Safety Share, a free, monthly electronic newsletter. The Premier Safety Institute is part of Premier, Inc., a national alliance of hospitals and healthcare systems representing more than 1,500 facilities.
http://www.premiersafetyinstitute.org
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