´óÏóÊÓÆµSafety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention
The ´óÏóÊÓÆµ (AHRQ), in conjunction with NORC at the University of Chicago and the Johns Hopkins University, created the ´óÏóÊÓÆµSafety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Prevention to implement a bundle of recently updated evidence-based infection prevention toolkits designed to measurably decrease HAIs in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) and non-ICUs across the United States.
About the Program
- Reduce units' HAI rates
- Free 9-month program with three rolling cohorts for CLABSI, CAUTI, and VAP/VAE beginning July 2025
- Learn strategies to improve device-related infection prevention procedures and patient safety culture
On any given day, approximately 1 in 31 hospital patients in the United States has at least one healthcare-associated infection.1

Benefits of Participating
- Receive CEU/CME credits.
- Increase patient satisfaction and patient safety culture.
- Improve your unit's infection prevention procedures for central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), and ventilator-associated pneumonia and ventilator-associated events (VAP/VAE).
- Enhance teamwork and communication around infection prevention.
- Gain free expert consultation regarding infection prevention and patient safety culture.
Join the Program
Learn more about the program and upcoming brief educational webinars at .
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