Basic Infection Control and Prevention Plan for Outpatient Oncology Settings
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[a] Several roles/tasks may be performed by the same person, e.g., Infection Prevention personnel, or by more than one person.
[b] Cleaning/disinfection of spills of blood or other potentially infectious materials should be assigned to personnel trained to handle such situation; this may include facility staff other than ES/housekeeping staff.
[c] Ensure this task is assigned to personnel who are available to respond in a timely manner; in some facilities, ES/housekeeping staff may be better equipped to handle this type of cleaning/disinfection.
Appendix B. Reportable Diseases/Conditions
[Insert a list of reportable disease/conditions specific to your state and the appropriate contact information for your local and state health authorities. This information may be found at your state department of health website and/or at the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists State Reportable Conditions Websites
Appendix C. CDC Infection Prevention Checklist For Outpatient Settings
The Infection Prevention Checklist for Outpatient Settings is a companion to the CDC Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care.
There are two sections to the checklist: I) Administration Policies and Facility Practices, and II) Personnel and Patient-Care Observations. For the purpose of evaluating personnel competency and adherence to recommended infection prevention practices, oncology facilities should use Section II of the checklist (i.e, Personnel and Patient-Care Observations) and modify and/or further supplement, as needed, to include specific practices and procedures relevant to their setting. These may include, but are not limited to, assessing personnel adherence to donning appropriate PPE and using aseptic technique (e.g., performing hand hygiene) when accessing central venous catheters.
Appendix D. Additional Resources
Detailed information about each of the topics below can be found in the accompanying resources.
- Infection prevention issues unique to blood and marrow transplant centers (a.k.a. bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant centers)
- Occupational health requirements, including bloodborne pathogen training, healthcare personnel immunizations, and recommended personal protective equipment for handling antineoplastic agents and other hazardous drugs
- Guideline for Infection Control in Hospital Personnel 1998 [PDF 1.04 MB]
- Immunization of Health-Care Workers: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
- OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention
- OSHA Controlling Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Drugs
- NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings 201 [PDF – 575 KB]
- NIOSH Personal Protective Equipment for Health Care Workers Who Work with Hazardous Drugs [PDF -227 KB]
- NIOSH Preventing Occupational Exposure to Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Health Care Settings [PDF -227 KB]
- Appropriate preparation and handling (e.g., reconstituting, mixing, diluting, compounding) of sterile medications, including antineoplastic agents
- United States Pharmacopeia Chapter <797> Guidebook to Pharmaceutical Compounding—Sterile Preparations
- International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners Standards of Practice
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Guidelines for Handling Hazardous Drugs
- Clinical recommendations and guidance for treatment of patients with cancer, including appropriate antimicrobial prescribing practices and prechemotherapy assessment of neutropenia risk
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines and Clinical Resources
- American Society of Clinical Oncology Guidelines
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer: 2010 [PDF – 533 KB] Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Practice Guidelines for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy [PDF – 188 KB]
- Page last reviewed: November 9, 2011
- Page last updated: November 9, 2011
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