Self-Led Infection Control Evaluation
IPC Consultation & Education
The SLICE Tool
The Self-Led Infection Control Evaluation (SLICE) tool is designed to assist Infection Preventionists in small, rural, and critical access hospitals in evaluating and improving their Infection Prevention and Control Programs. SLICE empowers Infection Preventionists by:
- Providing customizable IPC assessments based on standardized criteria to assess their IPC programs.
- Providing specific, vetted resources to aid in improvement efforts.
SLICE was initially funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Project Firstline and is currently supported by the Region VII Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center (RESPTC), through funding from the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
Take a peek at The SLICE Tool here:
Topics currently available through SLICE:
Infection Prevention & Control Program
Non-critical Device Reprocessing
Semi-critical Device Reprocessing
Critical Device Reprocessing
Injection Safety
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Standard & Transmission-Based Precautions
Environment of Care
Environmental Cleaning
Healthcare-associated Pneumonia (Non-ventilator)
Ventilator-associated Events
Clostridioides difficile (CDI)
Surgical Site Infections (SSI)
Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)
Surveillance
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The Function of the Tool
Choose Your Assessment Type
Complete the Assessment
Review Your Summary Report
The summary report provides a specific score for each domain. The summary report will also provide generalized and question-specific guidance and resources to assist in gap mitigation and identifying areas of opportunity.
Access Resources For Remediation
Resources vetted by IPC subject matter experts are linked to individual questions and domains for the IP to access directly. The resources provided include guidelines, regulatory requirements, standards, and professional organization recommendations.
Please note our SLICE Tool was created prior to the ADA Title II compliance deadline and may not meet Title II regulations. We have created accessible SLICE Tool PDFs which can be accessed here: ADA Accessible SLICE Tool.
Acknowledgements: Kate Tyner BSN, RN, CIC; Jody Scebold MSN, RN, CIC; Salman Ashraf MBBS, Richard Hankins MD, QAT Global, Dynamo; Jacqueline Zikmund BSN, RN a-IPC; Terry Micheels MSN, RN, FAPIC; , Project Firstline