Prescription Impossible
Clean Me Up Scotty
Never Track Alone
Resistance is Futile
Characters Among Us
Getting to Know Us
Getting to Know Us
100
This bug causes 500,000 infections each year in the U.S. and is often associated with antibiotic use.
What is C. diff (Clostridioides difficile)?
100
An area should be cleaned in the direction from _____ to ______?
What is clean to dirty?
100
True or False: Oregon healthcare workers have higher influenza vaccination rates compared to those nationwide.
What is False?
(Oregon has seen a decline in healthcare worker influenza vaccination rates with 54% vaccinated in the 2024 – 2025 season. Nationally 79% of hospital workers were vaccinated compared to 60% in OR, and 42% of nursing home workers were vaccinated compared to 30% in OR.)
100
True or False: Antibiotic resistance can spread between different species of bacteria.
What is true?
100
The HAI team saw major growth during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. ________ (more or less) than half of its members joined OHA during that era.
What is more? (61%)
200
True or False: Antibiotics are the recommended treatment for most cases of acute bronchitis.
What is False (bronchitis is most commonly caused by viral infection)?
200
When using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, make sure it contains at least this percentage (%) of alcohol.
What is 60%?
200
This is the percentage of Oregon hospitals meeting all 7 core elements of antibiotic stewardship in 2024. (Hint: it was 98% in 2023)
What is 100%
200
This type of respiratory infection often involves multidrug-resistant pathogens due to the presence of an invasive device and prolonged antibiotic use.
What is ventilator-associated pneumonia?
200
Five HAI team members do not live with a furry friend. Name two
Who are Heather, Liz, Adel, Dat, Elizabeth?
300
Since 2019, three western states have maintained the nation's lowest rates of outpatient antibiotic prescribing per person. Name 2 of the 3 states.
What are Alaska, Oregon, and Washington?
300
When hands are visibly soiled, this method of cleaning should be used:
What is washing your hands with soap and water?
300
This is the year healthcare facilities began using the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) to monitor patient safety. (Hint: This is the year YouTube was founded and Million Dollar Baby won the Academy Award for Best Picture)
What is 2005?
(Beginning in 2005 with just 300 hospitals, NHSN is now accessed by more than 170,000 users across 39,000 U.S. healthcare facilities.)
300
This yeast is one of the five pathogens listed as an "Urgent Threat" in CDC's 2019 antibiotic resistant report.
What is Candidozyma auris?
or
What is C. auris?
300
These three team members do not live in the PNW
Who are Mike, Angela, Lisa?
400
Penicillin was discovered in 1928 and first used to treat a human infection in 1941. What notable event involving penicillin occurred in 1942?
What is the first penicillin-resistant infection was identified?
In 1942 four strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospitalized patients were resistant to penicillin.
400
This term indicates the amount of time a disinfectant must remain wet on a surface to be effective against germs.
What is contact time?
400
This healthcare facility type is required to report respiratory illness and vaccination data to NHSN, including COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.
What are skilled nursing facilities?
(Starting in 2025, they are required to report resident vaccination status for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV, confirmed resident cases of COVID-19, influenza, and RSV (overall and by vaccination status), and hospitalized residents with confirmed cases of COVID-19, influenza, and RSV (overall and by vaccination status)).
400
This mobile genetic element is a loop of DNA that can be transferred between bacteria, leading to the proliferation of antimicrobial resistance.
What is a plasmid?
400
Name an HAI team member born in Oregon
Who is Liz?
500
Between 2018 and 2022, this Region 3 county had the highest antibiotic prescribing rate per visit for acute respiratory infections in Oregon.
What is Douglas county?
(Multnomah county had the lowest rate)
(Based on Oregon outpatient claims data from 2018 to 2022)
500
This series of actions includes: hand hygiene, using personal protective equipment, practicing respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette, proper patient placement, environmental cleaning, safe injection practices, and appropriate handling of textiles and linens.
What are standard precautions?
500
Within 20, this is the number of healthcare-associated infections reported by Oregon hospitals in 2024 (Hint: the number is a Colorado area code, range is 950-1050)
What is 970?
500
This class of beta-lactam antibiotics is typically reserved as a “last resort” for the treatment of multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms.
What are Carbapenems?
500
Six HAI team members have lived in 5 or more states. Name 2
Who are Mike, Roza, Therese, Pam, Heather, Kristen